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Dr. Jacey Folkers w/ Rise To Wellness

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Dr. Jacey Folkers, a functional wellness practitioner, shares his evolution from traditional chiropractic care to functional wellness medicine. The conversation explores his faith-based approach to healing, personal health struggles that shaped his practice, and cutting-edge treatments he now offers including regenerative medicine and peptide therapy.

  • Journey from traditional chiropractic to functional medicine driven by family autoimmune diagnoses
  • Overcoming career idolatry and ego through faith and humility
  • Personal neck injury recovery using alternative treatments including stem cells and peptides
  • Integration of prayer and intentionality in patient care
  • Functional medicine approach to addressing root causes vs symptoms
  • Regenerative medicine including exosomes for joint pain and brain injuries
  • Peptide therapy for healing, hormone optimization, and cognitive function
  • GLP-1 weight loss medications as catalysts for lifestyle change
  • Nutrition priorities for men over 50: protein, creatine, probiotics
  • Building a practice around meeting patients where they are

    • Resources mentioned: BPC-157 peptide, TB-500 peptide, C-Max for focus, exosome therapy, Myers cocktail IV therapy, DEXA scans for body composition

    Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Nick & Nick: Royalty Roofing and Siding
    • (00:00:20) - Dr. J.C. Folkers
    • (00:01:02) - Experiencing Functional Medicine in the First Year
    • (00:05:52) - One doctor's experience in the ministry
    • (00:09:21) - Nick's first chiropractor experience
    • (00:11:35) - Where did your faith come from?
    • (00:14:19) - Reasons for staying in the chiropractic office
    • (00:17:23) - How to Live With Chronic Conditions
    • (00:20:57) - How a chiropractor turned to functional wellness for his kids
    • (00:24:10) - Nebraska chiropractor brings functional medicine back to life
    • (00:27:54) - Hypothyroidism and digestion on Facebook
    • (00:28:33) - How I Learned To Heal My Neck From a Disc Herniation
    • (00:32:35) - One man's quest to do 100 crunches in one minute
    • (00:36:52) - What would you attribute your ability to overcome those struggles?
    • (00:41:35) - Adam Levine on His OCD
    • (00:46:28) - Lean Into Your Own Faith
    • (00:46:57) - Exogenous Medicine
    • (00:52:26) - How to Regenerate a Brain Injury with Nebulized Therapy
    • (00:55:12) - Tom Cruise on Sharing Things That He's Never Shared Before
    • (00:59:13) - Podcasters on Podcasting
    • (00:59:34) - How to Keep Your Muscle Solid Through Your 50s
    • (01:01:14) - Peptides in the New World
    • (01:04:48) - Peptides in People's Body
    • (01:06:21) - Weight Loss, GLP1s
    • (01:10:16) - How to Lose Weight with IV Medicine
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