As healthcare continues to evolve, more people are gaining an interest in functional medicine, which is gradually increasing in popularity thanks to a more health-conscious population. In today’s episode, Dr. Minni Malhotra talks about where conventional medicine can go wrong, and why she has taken the journey from conventional medicine to functional medicine, which focuses on the root cause of an issue, creating a lifestyle of health and vibrance for her patients, and producing more positive results. In this episode, Dr. Minni shares six points where conventional medicine can go wrong and explains the methods she uses that have helped thousands of patients get their health back and regain control of their lives. Tune in today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Dr. Minni tells a story about a friend who was on numerous prescription drugs, but still considered himself healthy.
• Medications also have side effects that can cause other diseases and health concerns.
• Six points where medicine can go wrong: When it adopts a one-size-fits-all solution.
• Functional medicine is more evidence-based, where an individual is treated as a whole.
• Order the right tests – a combination of conventional and functional medicine may be needed.
• Treat the cause, not the symptom – Dr. Minni uses the COPE model to treat patients.
• Ordering your labs with drugs – prescription medications alter results, but aren’t the cure.
• Address the body as a whole – functional medicine doesn’t divide the body into organs.
• A systematic approach or methodology is required to get results for chronic health issues.
• COPE stands for cellular detoxification, optimization of hormones, performance nutrition, and enhance mind mastery.

Tweetables:

“I understand conventional medicine is really great to understand the disease. But when it comes to resolving or reversing the disease, it doesn't give you a solution for that.” — Dr. Minni Malholtra [0:02:30]

“To understand functional medicine, to get deeper into your body, to take an approach where you will create a lifestyle that will create vibrant health, create an environment for your body to self-heal. That is what you really want if you want that or you’re committed to that kind of thinking.” — Dr. Minni Malholtra [0:05:19]

“At Anchor Wellness Center, we use the COPE, Dr. Minni's methodology, which is COPE: cellular detoxification, optimization of hormones, performance nutrition, and enhance mind mastery, which has helped thousands of our patients get their health back.” — Dr. Minni Malholtra [0:12:50]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Anchor Wellness Center