Eating Disorder Treatment: A Functional Medicine Approach: Episode Rerun
In this episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, Dr. James Greenblatt—psychiatrist, educator, and author—shares his personalized, functional medicine approach to supporting individuals with eating disorders.
Drawing from over 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Greenblatt explains how nutrient deficiencies, malnutrition, and genetic individuality play a major role in mental health conditions like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. He also discusses the importance of lab testing and how personalized supplementation and nutrition strategies can be used alongside therapy and medication.
You’ll learn:
Why micronutrient testing is important in eating disorder care
How deficiencies in zinc, omega-3s, and B vitamins may impact brain function
What role genetics, celiac disease, and gut health might play
How to use testing to guide individualized support plans
Why the “nutrition by addition” approach can be a game-changer for recovery
This episode offers a compassionate, science-backed perspective for clinicians, families, and anyone interested in integrative mental health care.
Order tests through Rupa Health, the BEST place to order functional medicine lab tests from 30+ labs - https://www.rupahealth.com/reference-guide
--------
52:25
Food Sensitivities with Brandy Zachary, DC, IFMCP, Clinical Director at Body Love Cafe: Episode Rerun
In this episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, Dr. Anthony Crifase is joined by Brandy Zachary, DC, IFMCP, Clinical Director at Body Love Cafe. They discuss the root cause of food sensitivities, the difference between food sensitivities and allergies and the future of food sensitivity treatment.
--------
43:24
The Power of Personalized Medicine: Exploring Compounding with Sara Hover, RPh
In this episode of the Root Cause Medicine Podcast, Dr. Carrie Jones sits down with seasoned compounding pharmacist Sara Hover, RPh, to demystify the world of personalized medications. They dig into how compounding pharmacies offer tailored solutions for hormone therapy, acne, hair loss, weight loss, and more—and why this approach can be life-changing for patients who’ve hit dead ends with conventional medicine.
Sarah shares eye-opening stories, from hormone creams and sublingual weight loss medications to pediatric popsicles and custom thyroid solutions, showing just how flexible and powerful compounding can be.
What You’ll Learn:
- What compounding pharmacies actually do—and why it matters
- Why the finished compounded meds aren’t FDA-approved (and why that’s okay)
- How bioidentical hormone therapy transforms women's health
- Solutions for allergies to common fillers like red dye or peanut oil
- Fun and effective delivery forms: lozenges, topical creams, even popsicles
- Hair loss, acne, eczema, and anti-aging compounding options
- The surprising science behind sublingual GLP-1s for weight loss
- How to find (or help your doctor become) a compound-friendly provider
Sara Hover, RPh is a compounding pharmacist with 30 years of experience and a specialty in hormone replacement therapy. She serves as a lead educator at PCCA, where she trains pharmacists and providers on the latest in compounding innovations. Sarah is passionate about personalized, patient-centered care—and believes no one should be told they're "crazy" when a tailored medication might be the real solution.
Order tests through Rupa Health, the BEST place to order functional medicine lab tests from 30+ labs - https://www.rupahealth.com/reference-guide
--------
45:44
Expert Insights to Protect Your Brain Starting Now with Louisa Nicola: Episode Rerun
In today's episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, we navigate the importance of brain health and preventing cognitive decline with Louisa Nicola. You’ll hear us discuss:
1. How women in their 30s and 40s can prevent Alzheimer's
2. Why exercise is the best preventive tool against Alzheimer's disease
3. The surprising benefits of resistance training for your brain health
4. Nutrition insights for enhancing brain health
5. Why the best thing for a healthy aging brain is social connections
Louisa is a neurophysiologist and human performance coach. She is the Founder of Neuro Athletics, a consulting firm that works with top athletes worldwide, leveraging EEG scans, lab tests, and cognitive assessments to optimize performance. Louisa's insights delve deep into the minds of elite NBA and MLB stars. Additionally, she serves on the board of Momentous, Tonal, and Klora.
Order tests through Rupa Health, the BEST place to order functional medicine lab tests from 30+ labs - https://www.rupahealth.com/reference-guide
--------
42:31
Anatomy of Anxiety with Integrative Psychiatrist, Dr. Ellen Vora
In today’s episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, Dr. Kate Kresge sits down with Dr. Ellen Vora to discuss a revolutionary framework for understanding anxiety—not as a disorder, but as a message from the body or soul.
They explore the difference between false anxiety, which stems from physiological imbalances like blood sugar crashes, sleep disruption, and inflammation, and true anxiety, which often points to deeper emotional or existential truths.
You’ll hear them discuss:
- Why anxiety is the beginning of an inquiry—not a final diagnosis
- The difference between “false” (body-based) and “true” (purpose-driven) anxiety
- How nutrient deficiencies and gut imbalances can mimic psychiatric symptoms
- The surprising mental health effects of hormonal birth control
- How to use food as medicine to support neurotransmitter balance and calm
- The dangers of benzodiazepines—and how to taper with the help of functional medicine
- The power of psychobiotics, circadian rhythm, and inflammation reduction
- Why GABA, inositol, and phosphatidylcholine are key to recovery
- How to approach anxiety with both compassion and curiosity
In each episode, we’ll meet renowned medical experts, specialists and pioneers who’ve influenced the way certain conditions and diseases are understood and treated. We focus on giving you the information you need to understand the root cause, symptoms and treatments available for specific medical conditions.
Ireland