You're listening to the Wellness Herway podcast. I'm your host, Gracie Noren, and I'm so excited to

provide you with the space where you get to shape what wellness feels like to you. Wellness Her Way is

where we make a home of our body, mind, and soul, instead of jumping on trends for short-term results.

We've got one body. We're going to nourish it, love it, respect it, and embrace it through all its forms.

Before I went to see Dr. Amic and Dr. Pablo, I went to several different doctors,

most of which recommended solutions like birth control, metformin, and spironal lactone to help with my

symptoms. Not once were hormones part of the conversation. In fact, most doctors made me feel like

my irregular periods, bloat, digestive issues, and constant fatigue were all just part of womanhood.

I became so frustrated with not being able to find a long-term solution, which is what led me to look into integrative healing.

After I was diagnosed with PCOS, you were the first doctor to really listen to my symptoms, guide me through lifestyle changes, and ultimately completely transform my health.

I'm so happy to have you here as our first guest, and I kind of want to start just by having you explain what integrative medicine is for those who aren't familiar with it. Yeah. So thanks so much for

having me. What a treat this is. So the easiest way that I can explain integrative medicine

for me and for Dr. Pablo, for us, it's really opening our minds to understand that there are some things outside of

traditional medicine that are very effective for patients.

And so it's truly integrating the best of Western medicine, American medicine, with other

things that can be beneficial for patients.

And we work outside that traditional

Western medicine model, but while still retaining quite a bit of the Western tradition and

things that we understand, things that work well. Yeah. And one of the things that I loved about

being your patient was that before I even stepped foot into my appointment. You guys ran a full

analysis and had me fill out a ton of paperwork and you really tried to understand all my

symptoms before you even saw me as opposed to waiting until the appointment to be like,

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