Functional “Medicine” - Magical Cures & Dangerous Supplements (Part 2)

Wellness: Fact vs. Fiction

Danielle Belardo

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Join Dr. Danielle Belardo for part two of the fiery conversation about “functional” medicine with her expert guests, registered dietician Dr. Kevin Klatt, and board certified family physician Dr. Spencer Nadolsky. With the countless marketing scams and supplements to choose from, it’s easy to fall under the spell of predatory practitioners who claim to have the “magical” cure for all your ailments. Today’s episode is packed full of advice to help you fight off these functional medicine sharks and make informed decisions when it comes to your health. Danielle, Spencer and Kevin discuss the red flags to watch out for, which (if any) supplements are worth your money, and they review the ridiculous products found on Mark Hyman’s website. It’s time to put your wallet away and step away from the unregulated supplements! Dr. Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD is a nutrition researcher and registered dietitian who provides individualized medical nutrition therapy and health coaching to patients/clients. Dr. Klatt completed his doctoral work in nutrition at Cornell University and his dietetic training at the National Institutes of Health. He is currently a researcher at the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Spencer Nadolsky is an obesity and lipid specialist physician who focuses on exercise and nutrition as medicine. He earned a degree in Exercise Science from the University of North Carolina and completed his medical degree at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (Virginia Tech Campus). His residency training was done through the VCU-Riverside Family Medicine program. He is also the creator of LiftRx. Myths and misconceptions discussed include: So-called magical probiotics and lifelong detoxes Metabolic supplements and false claims Functional nutrition tests and gluten-free diets Thank you so much for taking the time to contribute to a generation that values fact over fiction! Be sure to rate, review, and follow on your favorite podcast app and let us know which not-so-wellness trend you’d like to hear debunked. Follow your host on Instagram @daniellebelardomd and the podcast @wellnessfactvsfiction. Follow Kevin @kcklatt and Spencer @drnadolsky. Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible. Check out these deals just for you: POLICYGENIUS - Head to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quotes HELLOFRESH - Go to hellofresh.com/drdanielle16 and use code drdanielle16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts! TALKSPACE - visit talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month when you use promo code drdanielle at sign-up. DIPSEA - go to dipseastories.com/drdanielle for a free 30 day trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by PodcastNation.
0:09.0	It comes down to probably making extra money.
0:12.0	You know, it's a marketing thing.
0:13.0	Want to make more money.
0:14.0	You start marketing what's kind of sexy and cool out there.
0:17.0	Oh, book.
0:18.0	Okay, so how are we going to get more patience?
0:20.0	How are we going to make some more money?
0:21.0	Well, how about we market this new kind of hit progressive angle,
0:26.0	functional medicine.
0:27.0	We're going to be the ones that fix you.
0:29.0	Yeah, I think a lot of the things they make on their site are
0:32.0	be on ethical and there's some scary stuff like doing all these detox diets
0:37.0	and whatnot and marketing that at folks with cancer and things.
0:40.0	But it comes down to money at the end of the day.
0:44.0	And you can be the most preeminent place where lots of clinical trials are being done.
0:48.0	But it doesn't change the fact that the system is run by MBAs and they have the bottom line.
1:00.0	Welcome to wellness fact versus fiction.
1:05.0	I'm Dr. Danielle Bellardo.
1:07.0	And I'm a cardiologist who loves evidence based medicine and nutrition science.
1:11.0	But as a millennial, I've watched endless wellness fads take over social media.
1:15.0	It's my mission to get to the bottom of things by bringing on the top expert physicians and scientists
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