The Myers Way Episode 1: Dr. Myers’ Journey To Functional Medicine
Take Back Your Health · Amy Myers, MD
April 22, 201344m 59s
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Show Notes
[Originally published on April 22nd, 2013]
Before Med School
- Dr Myers’ first interest in medicine
- How you can be eating “health” food but they may be the wrong foods for you.
- What she learned during in the Peace Corps in Paraguay?
The Med school years
- Why she went to medical school instead of a naturopathic school
- What medical school is actually like
- How medical school does not focus on nutrition or getting to the root cause of disease
Getting Sick
- Dr. Myers’ autoimmune condition, Graves’ disease, and what she did about it
- How her conventional doctor thought her autoimmune condition was in her head
- How she helped patients overcome Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease
The Discovery of Functional Medicine
- What is functional medicine? Is it alternative medicine?
- The core principles of functional medicine
- How functional medicine doctors are different than conventional doctors
Practicing What She Preaches
- What Dr. Myers eats (She was a vegetarian for over 20 years)
- Dr. Myers’ personal daily meal plan
Connect with Dr. Myers:
Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/
Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/