Are you a health professional or nutrition student wanting to get your foot in the door of functional medicine? Want to know how Ali got started and what programs are worth checking out? Curious about what Ali and Becki do on a daily basis? Tune in to learn all about the difference between conventional and functional medicine and how being an RD allows Ali to have one foot in each modality. Learn about the difference between being a nutritionist and a Registered Dietitian and the pros and cons of each and get resources for starting your journey or advancing your education!

 

In this episode, Ali shares her background in functional medicine and the decisions that led her to her current career as an RD along with tips for navigating various programs and certification pathways. Hear from both Ali and Becki on what the most helpful parts of their training have been so far, the importance of finding a great mentor and why context is so important!

 

Also In This Episode:

Ali’s Background

Episode 1: Who is Ali Miller?Bastyr University

Linus Pauling

Dr. Ben Lynch Episode 70: Dirty Genes

Functional vs. Conventional MedicineEpisode 4: What is Functional Medicine

How Functional Medicine Approaches DiseaseEpisode 93: Getting Autoimmune Disease into Remission

Neurohormone Complete Pus Panel

Episode 87 Gut Brain Axis

Calm and Clear

The Anti-Anxiety Diet

Advanced Education in Functional MedicineGeorge Washington University M.S. in Health Sciences in Integrative Medicine

Georgetown University M.S. in Human Physiology

University of Western States M.S. in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine

University of Bridgeport M.S. in Human Nutrition

Maryland University of Integrative Health

Approaches to Certification and Education OpportunitiesHelpful resource for finding out what is recognized in your state

Institute of Functional Medicine

A4M American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

Functional Nutrition Academy

Next Level functional Nutrition: Susan Allen

Nutritional Therapy Association

Additional Resources for Getting Started:

Virtual Food As Medicine Ketosis Program

AliMillerRD Webinars

20 Minute Q&A with Ali

Clinical Nutrition: A Functional Approach

 

This episode is sponsored by Further Food, a female owned and operated company that provides the highest quality food as medicine supplements.