In this episode of Beyond the Basics Health Academy, Dr. Meaghan Kirschling and Dr. Mark LaScotte, both practitioners from One Agora Health, come together to delve into the intriguing realm of functional medicine and its perspective on anxiety. With a comprehensive and integrative approach, they shed light on how ongoing fight or flight responses from the nervous system can contribute to anxiety, ultimately offering insights into managing and overcoming these symptoms that occur with physical, chemical, or emotional stress on the body.

Discussion Highlights:

1. Introduction and Background:

   • Dr. Meaghan Kirschling and Dr. Mark LaScotte introduce themselves and their expertise in functional medicine.
   • The significance of functional medicine as a holistic approach to understanding and treating anxiety.

2. The Fight or Flight Response:

   • An in-depth exploration of the body's fight or flight response, a primal survival mechanism triggered by perceived threats.
   • How chronic activation of this response can lead to anxiety and various physiological imbalances.
   • The impact of modern lifestyle factors, such as stress, sleep deprivation, and poor nutrition, on perpetuating the fight or flight response.
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3. Functional Medicine Approach to Anxiety:

   • Understanding the underlying root causes of anxiety through functional medicine assessments.
   • The significance of addressing imbalances in hormones, gut health, inflammation, and adrenal function

4. Comprehensive Treatment Strategies:

   • Exploration of integrative approaches for managing anxiety, including nutrition, supplementation, lifestyle modifications, and stress management techniques.
   • Mind-body practices and their effectiveness in rewiring the nervous system and reducing anxiety symptoms.

5. Resources that we talk about

   1. DARE by Barry McDonagh

   2. Molecules of Emotion by Candace Pert

   3. Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman
   4. Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess by Carolyn Leaf
   5. Supplements by Xymogen
      1. Can purchase by going to www.wholescripts.com
      2. Use the following to purchase
         1. code: Wellness, Practitioner's last Name: Lascotte
         2. Favorite supplements
            1. OptiMagNeuro
            2. MonoPure (Fish oil)
            3. LMNT Electrolyte Drinks

As the episode draws to a close, viewers gain valuable insights into the functional medicine approach to anxiety and why traditional medicine gets it wrong many time.  This podcast is to help to grasp a deeper understanding of the ongoing fight or flight responses from the nervous system and their impact on mental health. Dr. Meaghan Kirschling and Dr. Mark LaScotte's shared knowledge, personal experience and expertise to pave the way for individuals to explore comprehensive treatment strategies and embark on a journey toward reclaiming their mental well-being.