GrassRoots Functional Medicine

You no longer have to cover up your migraines with ibuprofen! If you're frustrated and exhausted from hiding out in a dark silent room every time a migraine strikes, Dr. Meg Mill wants you to know that there are other options available.

She chose chronic migraines and headaches as a focus of her practice because she saw the enormous difference it made when her patients were finally liberated from the debilitating pain and able to get back to their lives.

She joined Dr. Seth Osgood in this episode to share how you can examine your diet, hormones, stress levels, and environment to prevent and minimize migraines and headaches.

Dr. Meg Mill is a Functional Medicine Health Consultant and Clinical Pharmacist. She sees patients in her virtual Functional Medicine Practice healing the root cause of their health struggles through advanced diagnostic testing and personalized support.

Dr. Meg helps her patients improve their health naturally while still understanding and respecting conventional practice protocols.

In this episode, Seth and Dr. Meg discuss:

• ❓The difference between a headache and a migraine
• ☝The true cost (economic, time out of work, quality of life) of migraines and headaches
• 💥The role stress plays in chronic headaches
• 💁Precautions you should take if you are using headache medicine frequently
• 💫When should people seek out care for their headaches
• 😷What to expect when visiting a functional medicine practitioner about your migraine
• 🚪Natural ways to find relief from chronic headaches or migraines
• 🍲The top food triggers for headaches and migraines
• 🌏The most common environmental causes amongst the headache population
• 👩How women can handle hormonal migraines

Dr. Meg's health tip: See food as information and listen to your body as to how it feels when you eat certain things. More About Dr. Meg Mill and Enlightened Wellness

Dr. Meg Mill is a Functional Medicine Health Consultant and Clinical Pharmacist. She sees patients in her virtual Functional Medicine Practice healing the root cause of their health struggles through advance diagnostic testing and personalized support. Before practicing Functional Medicine, Meg spent almost two decades practicing as a Clinical Pharmacist. She graduated with a PharmD from Duquesne University and continued her education with a residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Meg then practiced in various clinical settings before pursuing a Functional Medicine certification. With her conventional and functional medicine expertise, she can help her patients improve their health naturally while still understanding and respecting conventional practice protocols. She is particularly passionate about helping professionals suffering from chronic headaches or migraines find relief and increase productivity and energy to enjoy their life again with her proven 8 step HEADACHE protocol.

To learn more about Dr. Meg Mill and Enlightened Wellness, head over to www.megmill.com

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This week, Dr. Osgood steps into the hot seat to cover all things related to Small Intestinal Overgrowth Bacteria (SIBO), including what triggers SIBO, how to get the right testing and ways to treat SIBO.

Dr. Seth Osgood is the founder of GrassRoots Functional Medicine, where he works with patients in-person and virtually to get to the root of their symptoms and restore their natural ability to heal.

He discovered early in his career that Functional Medicine was his true passion after a functional approach helped transform his own health and the health of his family, who struggled needlessly for years with digestive problems. In his practice, he and his team use advanced lab testing, nutrition counseling, personalized protocols, and mindset coaching to help patients build a life that revolves around physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

In this episode, Seth discusses:

• The fundamentals of SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)
• Why bloating, bowel irregularity, weight loss/weight gain are not 'normal'
• What's the difference between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and SIBO?
• Ways SIBO can affect your health
• Triggers of SIBO, including infections, NSAIDs, chronic stress and adrenal dysfunction
• How to test for SIBO
• The difference between a conventional and functional medicine approach to SIBO
• Why stress plays an important role in SIBO
• Why spore-forming probiotics can be used to support treatment
• When hormone imbalances, food intolerances and enzyme deficiencies can be misdiagnosed as SIBO

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Low-dose immunotherapy (LDI) represents a breakthrough in the treatment of allergies, autoimmunity, and chronic infections.

In today's episode, Seth interviews Jana Roso about how LDI helps restore immune tolerance and decreases the need for allergy shots and steroids in patients with immune-mediated conditions.

Jana Roso is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner who has been trained through the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs. She is also a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine. She obtained her baccalaureate degree in Human Development and Family Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin and later obtained her master's degree in nursing with a pediatric nurse practitioner focus.

In this episode, Seth and Jana discuss:

• What is Low-Dose Immunotherapy (LDI)?
• How Jana uses this therapy with her pediatric patients
• How LDI differs from allergy shots or drops
• The benefits of restoring natural tolerance instead of pharmaceutical drugs
• How LDI helps patients with autoimmunity, food sensitivities, eczema, and Lyme
• What are the risks and benefits of LDI?
• A real-life patient case study

Jana's health tip: Get outside and get some fresh air!

More About Jana Roso

Jana Rosso, MSN, APRN, CPNP, is the founder of Neuronutrition Associates in Austin, Texas. A is also the co-author of the book A Parent's Roadmap to Autism: A Functional Medicine Approach.

Jana is passionate about providing holistic healthcare to children with chronic illness through an integrative and functional medicine approach. She specializes in helping children on the autism spectrum and those who have been diagnosed with PANS or PANDAS.

You can find out more about Jana and her practice at www.neuronutritionassociates.com/practitioners/

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Why is eating healthy so confusing? Many times we don't know where to start or if we do start and pick a plan, we are then told this way of eating is out and some new diet is best.

Wading through the mountain of information online leads to even more confusion as we find ourselves asking: is gluten bad, what kind of dairy is good for you, what's the deal with natural or unrefined sugars?

In this episode, Seth is joined by Taylor Morgan to discuss what functional nutrition is and how to use it to bring clarity to your food choices.

Taylor is a certified physician's assistant who also has her bachelor's degree in nutritional science. She discovered her passion for functional medicine at the beginning of her dietetics career, after using a functional approach to overcome hormonal imbalances, digestive complications, and thyroid issues.

Taylor describes herself as a lifelong learner and is dedicated to staying up to date with the latest evidence-based research in order to provide the best possible care for her patients. She has completed coursework through the University of Arizona and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. She is an integrative and functional nutrition certified practitioner (IFNMT) and is currently undergoing certification to become an Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) certified practitioner. Taylor currently practices in Fort Worth, Texas at Taylor Dukes Wellness

In this episode, Seth and Taylor discuss:

• How Taylor used diet and nutrition to treat her digestive issues
• How to use food as medicine
• Why what is optimal for your body right now and what's optimal for your body long term can be two different things
• How functional nutrition plans are individualized and personalized
• Why it is important to keep your stress levels low when it comes to following a food plan
• What is blood sugar dysregulation and what are the long-term effects of uncontrolled insulin levels?
• Where to find hidden sugar on processed food labels
• How cocaine and sugar are similar
• Who should avoid gluten?
• Tips for ordering gluten-free at a restaurant
• How dairy impacts autoimmune diseases
• Why food sensitivities can create a delayed inflammatory response

Taylor's health tip: The first thing you should drink in the morning is water. Staying hydrated throughout the day is essential to great health.

More About Taylor Morgan, PA-C, RDN and Taylor Dukes Wellness

Taylor is both a functional medicine physician assistant (PA-C) and a registered dietitian (RDN) with over 8 years of experience. She uses an integrative approach to address the root causes of her patients' symptoms, pulling from her nutritional, functional, and conventional training.

Tayloe works with patients on an individualized basis to help them achieve their ultimate goals. As a trained clinician, her aim is to prevent illness, assess the whole person, and treat the root cause of disease, not just manage a specific set of symptoms.

To learn more about Taylor and Taylor Dukes Wellness, head over to https://www.taylordukeswellness.com/

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@taylor.morgan.pac

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To learn more about Dr. Seth Osgood and the GrassRoots Adaptation Program, head over to www.grassrootsfunctionalmedicine.com

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Many times the symptoms we experience aren't coming from where we think, and the true source of dysfunction can be surprising. For instance, your pelvic muscles impact so many different areas in your body and can create issues like constipation, gut imbalances like SIBO, or even back pain.

Pelvic floor therapy has been ignored and even stigmatized for years, but women (and men!) are starting to demand better care and the health community is responding with treatments that can make a real difference in patients' quality of life.

In this episode, Seth is joined by Amy Healy, PT to discuss everything you need to know about pelvic floor therapy but were afraid to ask.

Amy is a lymphedema therapist, a pelvic rehabilitation therapist, and physical therapist. She is based in Lebanon, NH where she runs her own practice, True North Pelvic PT.

She specializes in John Barnes Myofascial release and uses pelvic floor therapy to treat many ailments like constipation, incontinence, and pelvic pain.

In this episode, Seth and Amy discuss:

• The evolution of Amy's career and the eye-opening experience that led her to pelvic floor therapy
• The silence & stigma that usually surrounds pelvic floor therapy
• Amy's own story of how she used pelvic floor therapy to treat her constipation
• What myofascial release is and how Amy utilizes this therapy in her practice
• What a pelvic floor therapy session looks like
• Using breath as an intervention for bladder and rectum issues
• Developing listening skills as a clinician
• Treating SIBO (Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) without antibiotics
• Using pelvic floor therapy to treat digestive issues
• The muscles of the pelvic floor and why they are so important

Amy's health tip: Make self-care obligatory. Truly take care of yourself and do things you enjoy.

More About Amy Healy, PT and True North Pelvic PT

Amy has been a physical therapist for 30 years and has never stopped her pursuit of continuing education.

She became certified as a lymphedema therapist in 2005 and as a pelvic rehabilitation therapist in 2019, she believes in the art of manual therapy, myofascial release, and the science of exercise progression. Amy is extremely passionate about helping women maintain vibrancy and to facilitate a healthy transition through perimenopause and menopausal years.

But Amy also loves helping men and women, with a host of other symptoms and conditions related to pelvic floor dysfunction. She works with people who have chronic constipation, gastrointestinal dysfunction, incontinence, pelvic pain and so much more.

To learn more about Amy and True North Pelvic PT, head over to Truenorthpelvicpt.com

Check out Amy on Facebook: TrueNorthPelvicPT

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To learn more about Dr. Seth Osgood and the GrassRoots Adaptation Program, head over to www.grassrootsfunctionalmedicine.com

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The last year has done a number on our stress levels and it may be wreaking havoc on your gut health without you realizing it.

Everything from emotional stress to poor sleep and consuming too much caffeine, sugar, and alcohol can damage your gut health. Because the gut is so complex and impacts so many other areas of health, this can create a snowball effect on your immune function, skin health, mood, cardiovascular health, thyroid function, and more.

In this episode, Seth and registered dietitian Megan Gerber discuss the long-term effects stress can have on your gut and why eating a nutritious and balanced diet is so important for your overall health.

For full show notes, head over to www.grassrootsfunctionalmedicine.com

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Have you ever been hypnotized?

Many people have been exposed to hypnosis on TV, at their local fair, even driving the same route to work every day but what many people don't know is how effective Hypnotherapy can be to help optimize your health and combat chronic disease.

Hypnosis is a natural process that enables your mind to be more receptive to positive suggestions, insight, and can empower you to create real and lasting changes.

In today's episode, Dr. Osgood is sitting down with Karen Gray, RN, to discuss Hypnotherapy.

Karen is the Founder of Green Mountain Hypnosis and she specializes in empowering everyday people to effectively navigate life's challenges. Her background in nursing brings a unique perspective to the mind-body connection, allowing her to give her clients the tools they need to better manage stress, weight, and chronic disease, as well as overcome limiting beliefs that stand in the way of their success.

In this episode, Seth and Karen discuss:

• Karen's story and why she loves hypnotherapy
• What is hypnotherapy?
• How effective is hypnotherapy in combating chronic disease?
• How our conscious and subconscious mind affect our body and emotions
• Why reframing your experiences with hypnotherapy is so powerful
• The misconceptions of hypnotherapy
• Using hypnotherapy to treat common conditions like stress & chronic pain
• Can hypnotherapy be done remotely and is it effective?

Karen's health tip: Breathe. Breathing opens up your lungs and drops your diaphragm. This sends a signal to your body that everything is okay.

More About Karen Gray & Green Mountain Hypnosis

Green Mountain Hypnosis is a client-centered hypnosis practice that uses evidence-based hypnotic techniques to promote and empower health and wellness.

To learn more about Green Mountain Hypnosis and schedule a session, head over to GreenMountainHypnosis.com

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The number of prescriptions for antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications is through the roof, but there are other treatment options that are much safer and more effective!

My guest today is Ashley Mannell. Ashley is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Registered Dietitian in Richmond, Virginia. She's certified in functional medicine, and recently became certified in mind-body medicine.

Listen today as Seth and Ashley discuss a functional medicine approach to mental health and how looking at all of the interconnected systems in your body can uncover what's really behind anxiety and depression.

In this episode, Seth and Ashley discuss:

• Getting to the root cause and fixing the issue is what leads to long-term resolution.
• Doling out medication just suppresses the symptom. When you take the medication, the symptoms go away, but when you stop, the symptoms come back.
• Your brain and neurotransmitters need the right fuel to function. Some nutrient deficiencies, including zinc, B vitamins, and magnesium are linked to depression.
• 90% of serotonin is made in the gut. If patients have an imbalance in the digestive tract from poor nutrition, lack of enzymes, an infection, an overgrowth, or an allergy, they often feel substantially better after addressing it.
• There is a very complex relationship between estrogen, progesterone, neurotransmitters, and the brain. Fixing issues in one area can restore balance in another.

Ashley's health tip: Get up and move your body. Exercise is the best antidepressant! Get out for a walk 15 minutes a day.

More About Ashley Mannell

Ashley is the owner and a practitioner at Nourish Health & Wellness and her areas of expertise include the impact of childhood and adult trauma on physical and mental health.

You can find more information about Ashley and Nourish Health & Wellness at www.nourishhealthandwellness.com

Find out more information about Mind-Body Medicine, head over to: www.cmbm.org

Connect with Ashley on Facebook: @richmondfoodandmood

Follow Ashley on Instagram: @rvafoodandmood

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To learn more about Dr. Seth Osgood and the GrassRoots Adaptation Program, head over to www.grassrootsfunctionalmedicine.com

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Are you getting the full story when it comes to your thyroid? Do you know if your thyroid labs are normal, abnormal, or optimal? Or if you're on the right medication and dose for thriving energy and an ideal weight?

This week, Dr. Osgood steps into the hot seat to cover all things related to thyroid medications, including when they are needed (and when they're not), how to get the right testing, and signs it's time to make a change.

Dr. Seth Osgood is the founder of GrassRoots Functional Medicine, where he works with patients in person and virtually to get to the root of their symptoms and restore their natural ability to heal.

He discovered early in his career that Functional Medicine was his true passion after a functional approach helped transform his own health and the health of his family, who struggled needlessly for years with digestive problems. In his practice, he and his team use advanced lab testing, nutrition counseling, personalized protocols, and mindset coaching to help patients build a life that revolves around physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

In this episode, Dr. Seth Osgood discusses:

• What is your thyroid gland?
• When are thyroid medications needed?
• How to get the correct thyroid testing
• When can patients come off of thyroid medications?
• What are the different types of thyroid medications?
• How to choose the correct medication and dosage
• Types of thyroid problems and treatments

If you've been thinking about getting your thyroid checked or don't feel your best with your current treatment, you'll want to listen to this episode!

Dr. Osgood's health tip: Be your own advocate. Be ready to make some difficult choices and make sure you are exercising daily and get the rest you need.

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To learn more about Dr. Seth Osgood and the GrassRoots Adaptation Program, head over to www.grassrootsfunctionalmedicine.com

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT, is a safe and powerful tool to speed up healing that is finally starting to gain traction in the U.S.

In today's episode, Dr. Grace Johnstone shares what hyperbaric oxygen therapy is, how it promotes regeneration, and how it can be used to treat chronic illnesses.

Dr. Grace is the founder and president of Hyperbaric Vermont and is certified in Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine. Grace came to hyperbaric medicine through her own experience with Lyme disease which resulted in meningitis and radiculoneuritis. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy brought her from being completely incapacitated back to the chiropractic practice she loves, the active lifestyle she enjoys, and the energy and determination to share this powerful healing modality with others. She is committed to educating people about hyperbaric therapy and is working to make it more affordable and readily available to people in the community who can benefit from it.

In this episode, Seth and Dr. Grace Johnstone discuss:

• Dr. Johnstone's own experience with Lyme disease and how HBOT helped her get her life back
• What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and how does it regenerate tissue & mobilize stem cells?
• How long HBOT has been around and its track record
• Why HBOT normalizes immune function in patients with autoimmunity & inflammation
• How HBOT promotes the growth of new brain vasculature
• Why it's beneficial for patients with chronic infections & toxic mold illness
• What to expect in a hyperbaric oxygen therapy session
• How big pharma's role in clinical trials is keeping it from becoming a mainstream treatment
• An incredible success story from a patient with MS

You can learn more about GrassRoots' hyperbaric oxygen therapy services here.

Please help us to spread the word on how powerful hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be to help people achieve a better state of wellness.

Dr. Grace Johnstone's health tip: Create time to really drop into a state of self awareness on a physical, mental, emotional level. Take stock and identify what you're feeling, how you're feeling, and where all of those feelings, physical, mental and emotional come together.

Connect with Dr. Grace Johnstone

To learn more about Dr. Johnstone's organization, head over to www.hyperbaricvermont.org

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To learn more about Dr. Seth Osgood and the GrassRoots Adaptation Program, head over to www.grassrootsfunctionalmedicine.com

Join the GrassRoots Facebook community at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/grassrootsfuntionalmedicine