In this week's episode, Dina sits down with Andrea Nakayama and unpacks her journey of starting the Functional Nutrition Alliance, arriving at this major pivot in her career in the most unique and unexpected of ways. After losing her young husband to a brain tumor in 2002, she discovered a passion for using food as personalized medicine and is now regularly consulted as the nutrition expert for the toughest clinical cases in the practices of many world-renowned doctors. She trains nearly four thousand practitioners each year in her methodologies so that they too can become the last stop for their clients and patients as well as a trusted referral partner for doctors in their area.

Andrea is a Functional Medicine Nutritionist and educator, who has led thousands of clients, and now teaches even more coaches and clinicians around the world in a revolution reclaiming ownership of both their own and their clients’ health. As the host of the 15-Minute Matrix Podcast and the founder and former CEO of Functional Nutrition Alliance, Andrea draws on systems biology, mental models, root cause methodology and the therapeutic partnership to offer long-awaited solutions for the rapidly growing chronic illness epidemic.

To follow Andrea's amazing work, follow her on Instagram at @functionalnutritionalliance or @andreanakayama and learn more about her amazing work at www.andreanakayama.com/

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