"Inflammation hunting" is a term we use often here at TFN, but what does it actually mean? Erin sits down with Rachel, the Lead Practitioner and Lead Clinical Mentor of FNA, to discuss all things inflammation - what it is, what causes it, and how we use functional labs in our practice to take a deeper dive. This episode is great for practitioners and clients alike!

Are you a practitioner interested in learning more about inflammation hunting with your clients? The fall cohort of our Funk’tional Nutrition Academy is open for enrollment. We’d love to see your application!

(3:27) Inflammation hunting - what does it mean & why do we do it

(9:32) Common symptoms & lab markers that signify inflammation

(14:20) Using functional labs to confirm inflammation

(19:50) How to keep inflammation at bay

(26:23) Food considerations to lower inflammation

(30:02) Case study examples of patients with chronic inflammation & how our team resolved it!

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Simply offering to run functional labs in your practice isn't what makes them valuable—it’s being able to use them to meet your clients' needs that does. Learn the bennies of running functional labs—from validating your clients' symptoms to figuring out the next best step in treatment, and using the results to make lasting changes for your clients…and so much more.

Overwhelmed by where to start? The fall cohort of our Funk’tional Nutrition Academy is open for enrollment. We’d love to see your application!

(9:38) Advice if you’re feeling overwhelmed by functional labs

(18:57) Using labs to validate client symptoms

(30:19) Using labs to encourage compliance with behavior change

(35:20) Showing client progress with biomarkers and lab data

(36:17) Connecting clients to deep inner work through functional labs

(38:00) The difference between worth and value

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Inflammatory title? Totally. In this think piece, Erin discusses the drawbacks, red flags and potential issues with certain functional medicine philosophies. She's getting honest with caveats to consider with functional lab testing — including how both the placebo and nocebo effects can play a role in a patient's healing process. This episode is not only geared for practitioners who are practicing functional medicine and analyzing lab tests, but also for the client on the receiving end.

The Funk’tional Nutrition Academy™, our 14-month functional nutrition certification program, is open for enrollment. We'd love to see your application!

(9:30) Is lab testing the only way to validate health?

(10:53) Interoception: what it is and why it's relevant

(20:54) Functional medicine fear mongering

(25:59) Understanding that lab tests are not perfect

(28:27) The Nocebo Effect: How you communicate lab results can impact your client’s ability to heal

(37:54) Using symptoms as a data point

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In a recent Instagram poll, Erin saw that 70% of practitioners want to run their own practice, while 30% do not. This week, Erin speaks to the 30% of practitioners who are looking to work for another company and offers some pointers from her perspective as someone in a position to hire. While credentials matter, being able to apply what you’ve learned and having the skillset to help your clients is non-negotiable. Leave this episode with tangible steps to approach a practice you'd like to work for.

The Funk’tional Nutrition Academy™, our 14-month functional nutrition certification program, opens for enrollment on September 1. We'd love to see your application!

(8:16) The beauty behind not wanting to run your own practice

(16:44) The reason behind why most practitioners want to hire

(19:46) The value behind continuing education

(23:30) Credentials versus having the skillset to help people

(27:39) How to approach a practice you’d like to work for

(34:48) Getting clear on what you do & how you can help

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Erin welcomes back Dr. Gregory Kelly, the VP of Product Development at Qualia Life Sciences, to discuss all things NAD+ - a super important molecule that is involved in cellular energy, cellular protection, repairing damage, and responding to stress. Erin is asking Dr. Kelly all your questions about NAD+, especially as it pertains to absorption, bioavailability and how best to supplement with it. Learn more about what NAD+ is, how it can support longevity, testing options, and ways to tell if your levels of NAD+ may be declining.

Gregory Kelly is VP of Product Development at Qualia Life Sciences naturopathic physician (N.D.), and author of the book Shape Shift. He was the editor of the journal Alternative Medicine Review and has been an instructor at the University of Bridgeport in the College of Naturopathic Medicine, where he taught classes in Advanced Clinical Nutrition, Counseling Skills, and Doctor-Patient Relationships. Dr. Kelly has published hundreds of articles on natural medicine and nutrition, contributed three chapters to the Textbook of Natural Medicine, and has more than 30 journal articles indexed on Pubmed. His areas of expertise include nootropics, anti-aging and regenerative medicine, weight management, sleep and the chronobiology of performance and health.

(4:13) What NAD+ is, its role in the aging process, and how to test your levels

(16:05) The best time of day to take NAD+

(19:40) Flushing with NAD+

(24:55) NAD+ pills versus IV drips

(28:05) Signs and symptoms of low or declining NAD+ levels

(33:46) Participants’ experiences from clinical studies

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This episode is unlike any other we’ve ever released. Rather than Erin interviewing a guest… SHE is the one being interviewed! This interview on Liz Wolfe’s Balanced Bites Podcast was such a banger, we couldn’t resist sharing it with our audience.

Hear Erin talk about her experience with a serious autoimmune disease diagnosis (and remission), where functional medicine can miss the mark, how to self-source your healing, and how your body is always trying to keep you safe - even when things may seem to be going “wrong”.

(10:42) How Intuitive Functional Medicine™ blends the science with the sacred

(17:24) How continuously looking for the “root cause” can be the crux of the problem

(23:14) How our mindset and our thoughts can influence our biology

(28:08) When reaching the “I am done feeling this way” moment can bring you to a deeper level of healing

(36:42) How your body uses symptoms to communicate with you

(53:21) What it means to self-source more of our answers than outsource

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In our last episode of the Manifest Your Health series, Erin shares a banger of a clip from the Beta round of Manifest Your Health. Hear about how your body regenerates on a daily basis and, while you can't go back and change your past, you most certainly can change your future. The cart is officially open for Manifest Your Health and we hope to see you there!

This week, Erin discusses how we can live in a hamster wheel of the same limited (usually negative) thoughts and beliefs day after day while wondering why nothing has changed. In order to live your biggest dreams (the ones you deserve, by the way), it’s important to start looking at and acknowledging the things that are working in your life. Erin leaves you with specific practices to help shift your energy into a healing frequency — immediately.

In our Manifest Your Health™ mini series, Erin continues to offer up new ways to think about your health. You'll walk away with perspective shifts to help you view your own healing potential!

(8:40) Where you resist is usually the place to start

(12:33) Start looking for what’s NOT wrong

(18:36) How 90% of our thoughts today are the same as yesterday

(20:31) How focusing on lack can trigger the stress response

(24:00) Catching your thought patterns before they become symptoms

(34:29) The science behind abundance mining & ways to start today

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