I'm Erin Holt, and this is the Functional Nutrition Podcast where we lean into intuitive

functional medicine. We look at how diet, our environment, our emotions, and our beliefs

all affect our physical health. This podcast is your full-bodied, well-rounded resource.

I've got over a decade of clinical experience, and because of that,

I've got a major bone to pick with diet culture and the conventional health care model.

They're both failing so many of us. But functional medicine isn't the panacea that it's made out

to be either. We've got some work to do, and that's why creating a new model is my life's work.

I believe in the ripple effect, so I founded the Functional Nutrition Academy, a school and mentorship for practitioners

who want to do the same. This show is for you if you're looking for new ways of thinking about

your health and you're ready to be an active participant in your own healing. You'll get things

here that you won't get other places.

Please keep in mind this podcast is created for educational purposes only

and should never be used as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment.

I would love for you to follow the show, rate, review, and share

because you never know whose life you might change.

And of course, keep coming back for more.

Now give me the mic so I can take it away. Hello, my friends. I am really excited for you all to get

to hear today's conversation. I got to sit down and chat with Dr. Maya Chetri. She is an MD. She's a neurologist. She's an herbalist, an urban farmer. She's

the author of the Dirt Cure. So I share with her and you'll hear me say that I found that book

a few years back. And I absolutely believe it is recommended reading for everybody, whether you're a practitioner,

if you're in the health field or just somebody who's interested in, you know, health in human

bodies. Really, really, really great book. So I've been a super fan since I read that book six

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