The Keto Answers Podcast 017: Why You Should Know What Functional Medicine Is - Chris Kresser [W9pmeYissIU]

The Keto Answers Podcast 017: Why You Should Know What Functional Medicine Is - Chris Kresser [W9pmeYissIU]

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Ditch the keto confusion and get simple, reliable answers in my NEW book, Keto Answers. Did you know that 7 out of 10 deaths in the U.S. are due to chronic diseases? A chronic disease is one that lasts three months or longer, such as diabetes, arthritis, and dementia. Not only are chronic conditions killing us faster, they’re emptying our pockets in the process too. According to the National Health Council, more than 75% of all health care costs are due to chronic conditions. Four of the five most expensive conditions are chronic: heart disease, cancer, mental disorders, and pulmonary conditions. However, there is good news: Most chronic diseases are preventable and even reversible through lifestyle changes. That’s right. Adopting a healthier diet and an exercise regime can be more effective at treating disease than popping pills. This makes perfect sense when you consider why chronic conditions happen. Most of our modern ailments — obesity, diabetes, heart disease — are triggered by lifestyle factors, such as eating junk food, not exercising, overworking, and sleeping poorly. If traditional health providers focused on improving these factors in people’s lives instead of relying on prescriptions drugs, chronic disease rates would drop dramatically. The problem is our modern healthcare system is not designed to treat the lifestyle causes of diseases, only the visible symptoms. That’s why today’s guest, Chris Kresser, believes the key to healing chronic disease is functional medicine. Functional medicine is focused on finding the root causes of disease and addressing them directly to completely prevent and eradicate symptoms. Chris Kresser is a leader in functional and integrative medicine, one of the most influential people in the health space, author of the book Unconventional Medicine, and wildly successful entrepreneur. Today we delve deep into what functional medicine is, why it’s vital for treating chronic disease, the role that genes and lifestyle play on diseases, and the powerful habits you can adopt to prevent chronic conditions. In this episode, we go over: What functional medicine actually means How functional medicine is different from traditional healthcare Why our modern healthcare system is ineffective at treating chronic disease The underlying causes of chronic disease Chris’ Functional Medicine Systems Model The core of our health: genes and gene expression What you can do in the areas of nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress to prevent lifestyle-induced chronic disease Why you should prioritize nutrient density when it comes to nutrition The most nutrient dense foods How our ancestors worked out Why nutrition and exercise should go hand-in-hand Why going to the gym may not be enough to achieve optimal health How to stay physically active even when you’re super busy What our “default mode” is and how technology interferes with it Chris’ top tips for sleeping better and reducing stress #are keto luxe gummies a scam #keto blast gummy bears scam #buy weight loss pills