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427: Unconventional Medicine: Reverse Chronic Disease, Take Your Health Back, And Create A Life You Love with Chris Kresser

You’ll Learn

Chris Kresser

Chris Kresser M.S., L.Ac., is the CEO of Kresser Institute and the co-director of the California Center for Functional Medicine. He’s also the creator of ChrisKresser.com and is the New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Cure. Chris was named one of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness by Greatist.com, and his blog is one of the top-ranked natural health websites in the world.

You’ll Learn

  • What is functional medicine (2:56)
  • How Chris restored his health (4:43)
  • Two Reasons Conventional Medicine Will Never Solve Chronic Disease (7:16)
  • Why American healthcare is so bad (8:56)
  • The difference between acute and chronic disease (9:17)
  • Why doctors are sick of their profession (11:00)
  • The root cause of the chronic disease (11:51)
  • It’s not normal to have a chronic disease (14:00)
  • How the Tsimane tribe in Bolivia have 80% less heart disease (15:37)
  • These 6 Alarming Stats Show Just How Bad the Average American Eats (19:36)
  • Yes, We’re All Susceptible to Food Advertising (25:10)
  • How “decision fatigue” leads to poor eating habits (28:30)
  • How the government supports your junk food habit (30:00)
  • How Chris lives an Ancestral lifestyle in the city (32:06)
  • Why you should read Chris’ book “Unconventional Medicine” (36:15)
  • Why being evidence-based is important when seeking health information (41:50)
  • The functional medicine approach to high blood pressure (46:24)

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