Stephen Anderson has been an Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine practitioner for nearly 20 years. He's had over 2500 patients and upwards of 40,000 consultations (that would be over 3/4 million acupuncture needles, but who's counting). In 2016, Steve went through the Kresser Institute's Practitioner Training Program for Functional and Evolutionary Medicine, completing the ADAPT Level 1 Framework. Since then, his focus has shifted to working more with clients who are ready to make a deeper commitment to their health.

Steve is on the podcast today talking about his transition into Functional Medicine and his practical application of our Blood Chemistry Calculator to guide treatment decisions and keep clients motivated. Steve is currently running his busy clinic in Australia and is now introducing an easy way for Aussies to get lab work done locally and try the calculator for themselves.

Here's the outline of this interview with Stephen Anderson:

[00:00:12] The Holistic Practitioner (THP) Podcast.

[00:00:25] THP Podcast: Dr. Tommy Wood - Reframing Insulin Resistance.

[00:02:07] Taichi.

[00:03:30] Chinese Kung Fu Academy; Grandmaster Henry Sue.

[00:03:58] Cheng Man-ch'ing.

[00:04:29] Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis.

[00:07:48] Accelerated learning.

[00:07:54] Book: How to Develop a Super Power Memory, by Harry Lorayne; Peg memory system.

[00:08:09] Podcast: Learning to Learn with Jonathan Levi. Course: Become a SuperLearner.

[00:09:28] Acupuncture.

[00:10:52] Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

[00:12:30] Dr. Michael D. Fox at the Jacksonville Center for Reproductive Medicine.

[00:17:13] Functional Medicine.

[00:18:57] Simon Marshall, PhD. Podcasts: How to Create Behaviour Change and Why We Self-Sabotage (And What to Do Instead).

[00:20:25] Kresser Institute for Functional and Evolutionary Medicine; ADAPT Practitioner Training Program.

[00:23:16] Dr. Amy Nett.

[00:24:11] Hierarchy of treatment.

[00:25:52] THP Podcast: A Patient's Perspective of Functional Medicine Treatment.

[00:29:26] Blood Chemistry Calculator.

[00:29:37] THP Podcast: Chris Kelly On Becoming An Effective Health Coach.

[00:29:41] Dr. Bryan Walsh; Podcasts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

[00:29:42] Megan Roberts; Podcast: Why Your Diet Isn't Working: Under Eating and Overtraining. Blog post: What We Eat and How We Train Part 1: Coach and Ketogenic Diet Researcher, Megan Roberts.

[00:31:06] 7-Minute Analysis.

[00:36:39] 5-year wellness score; Intermountain Risk Score. Study: Horne BD, May HT, Muhlestein JB, Ronnow BS, Lappé DL, Renlund DG, et al. Exceptional mortality prediction by risk scores from common laboratory tests. Am J Med. 2009;122: 550–558.

[00:39:14] Thomas Dayspring, Peter Attia; LDL-P.

[00:42:13] Familial Hypercholesterolemia.

[00:44:17] Mediterranean diet, B-vitamins, Thorne Choleast-900 (Monacolin K), Ubiquinol, Glutathione.

[00:46:35] Feedback via lab results as the incentive to change behaviour.

[00:49:58] Coronary artery calcium scan; Podcasts: How Not to Die of Cardiovascular Disease, with Ivor Cummins; The True Root Causes of Cardiovascular Disease, with Jeff Gerber.

[00:52:12] Podcast: Optimal Diet and Movement for Healthspan, Amplified Intelligence and More with Ken Ford.

[00:53:14] stephenanderson.com.au/nbt.