Why did you decide to kind of have this departure from Western medicine and head into focusing primarily on functional medicine approach?

I started out studying functional medicine and seeing what it really meant to help the body be able to absorb nutrients,

to be able to clear toxins, to be able to support the immune system,

to rid itself of chronic infections, and to see what happens when you give the body the tools

it needs to support and nourish and heal itself. It's extraordinary. And once you start seeing

that possibility, it was very difficult to have one foot in both worlds. And the other thing that

I realized was Western medicine is doing is what I would call the early detection model. We're looking

for early cancer, early heart disease, early diabetes, early osteoporosis so we can then give you a drug to prevent worsening of it. But what we're not

doing is looking at why did this occur in the first place? And I was completely not on board with any

of this. In the first decade and a half of my career, I really thought the answer to everything was a

prescription pad. I really did.

We didn't spend a lot of time on really supporting a root cause and looking at what's happening

that's making the body sick. Welcome to the Bone Coach Show dedicated to helping you understand

all things related to diet,

lifestyle, bone health, and how you can live and thrive with low bone density and osteoporosis.

I'm your host, Kevin Ellis, certified health coach, health and wellness speaker, and above all else,

your bone coach.

After being diagnosed with osteoporosis in my early 30s, I transform my health through diet and lifestyle and now help my

clients and community members do the same through my online coaching practice, bonecoach.com. Look,

there are no quick and easy cures for low bone density. But the choices we make every single day

can have a powerful impact on our bones, our health, and our general well-being. I'll share the research,

interview the experts, and help you figure out how to get the conditions right in your body

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