In this episode, you meet the hosts of the podcast and hear their stories and backgrounds and get an overview of the podcast and the topics we will cover. 

We give our view on what Functional Medicine is and how it can apply to families and their goal of improving the health of the ones they love. We discuss upstream versus downstream medicine and how there is a shift occurring. 

We touch on the six pillars of health and focusing on the fundamentals of nutrition, sleep, mental health, exercise, connection and environment. 

We try to set the stage for upcoming episodes that will cover the six pillars and host of other health related topics. 

This is a brief introduction to the Aware Families Podcast. Outlines the subject matter and gives a brief bio of your hosts, Brittany Coburn NP-C and Tom Flass MD.