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Pathways to Well-Being
By The Institute for Functional MedicineHealth & Fitness
Pathways to Well-Being episodes
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Modulating the Parasympathetic Response
On this episode of Pathways to Well-Being, Peter Staats, MD, MBA, discusses the role of the vaga
nerve is modulating the body’s response to chronic and acute stressors, and explores vagus nerve
stimulation therapies for restoring parasympathetic balance.45 min - Ketogenic Diets and Brain Health with Dr. Terry Wahls
On this episode of Pathways to Well-Being, legendary IFM educator Dr. Terry Wahls discusses how low-carbohydrate dietary plans like paleo and keto can provide the necessary nutrients to fuel the brain and help prevent cognitive decline and neurodegeneration, as well as how we can help patients implement and sustain these dietary changes to improve brain health.
49 min - Breath, Autonomic Balance, and Health with Sachin Patel, DC
On this episode of Pathways to Well-Being, we welcome AIC 2025 presenter Dr. Sachin Patel to discuss the importance of breathing, mindfulness, and achieving balance from within.
52 min - Whole Health and Transforming Healthcare Systems With Tracy Gaudet, MD
On this episode of Pathways to Well-Being, Whole Health pioneer and featured 2025 AIC speaker Tracy
Gaudet, MD, who has years of experience as an agent of change in healthcare systems, will explore what
healthcare transformation means and how practices and hospital systems alike can begin to achieve it.44 min - Healing the Physiological Effects of Trauma
On today’s episode of Pathways to Well-Being, AIC 2025 speaker Aimie K. Apigian, MD, MS, MPH, explores physiological dysfunction rooted in past trauma, differentiates between the body’s stress response and trauma response, and discusses how trauma affects mental, emotional, and physical markers of health.
43 min - Optimizing Protein Intake for Muscle Health and Improved Health Across the Lifespan
On today’s episode of Pathways to Well-Being, 2025 AIC speaker Donald Layman, PhD, FASN,
explores why muscle health is so important to overall health, the lifestyle-based approaches that
benefit muscle quality and preservation, and the important role that protein plays.51 min - Chronic Infections as an Underlying Cause of Persistent SymptomsOn today’s episode of Pathways to Well-Being, Tom Sult, MD, discusses the important clinical connections between chronic infections and common persistent symptoms and how to manage them using functional medicine strategies.Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/podcast/chronic-infections-persistent-symptoms50 min
- Pediatric Food Allergies & Intolerances with Rebecca Carey, MDPediatric gastroenterologist Rebecca Carey, MD, shares how childhood GI issues and sensitivities influence adult health.Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/podcast/food-allergies-intolerances-pediatric-health42 min
- Revisiting the Trending Topics in Functional Medicine of 2024As a systems-based approach, the functional medicine model looks all facets of health; evaluating why disease occurs and uncovering what each patients needs to thrive. Over the past year, we’ve discussed how this personalized approach to dysfunction and disease makes a difference in clinical outcomes. On this special episode of Pathways to Well-Being, we’re revisiting some of the trending topics and highlights of 2024. From brain health and thyroid health, to Long COVID, menopause, the gut microbiome and beyond, we’ll explore how the core concepts of functional medicine, such as precision nutrition, lifestyle modifications, and honoring the patient's story, can impact these diverse areas of care because they make health goals achievable and sustainable long-term.Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/podcast/2024-trending-topics-in-functional-medicine43 min
- Linking Stress and Inflammation to Chronic DiseaseMylene Huynh, MD, MPH, IFMCP, explores the connections between stress, inflammation, and disease and highlights ways to effectively transform stress to improve health.Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/stress-inflammation-chronic-disease/40 min
About Pathways to Well-Being
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Functional medicine uses the latest advances in the areas of genomics, epigenetics, nutrition, and lifestyle to find personalized solutions that lead to improved patient outcomes. Now, more than ever,…
the functional medicine approach is critical to address the rising tide of chronic disease and increase resilience among the most vulnerable populations in the time of a pandemic. Everyone deserves to find their own pathway to optimal health, which requires expanding access to high quality medical care for all individuals. Pathways to Well-being is a clinician-focused podcast that will feature leading practitioners and researchers from around the world engaged in conversations about the foundations of health, the latest medical advances from the front lines of health care, and the ways in which we can all help increase access to quality functional medicine care for everyone.
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