boredom is fertile ground for creativity. Pretty much any author or artist or true creator will tell you that.

But it's also scientifically backed. When we're bored, it creates new ways of thinking about things.

We get to see new possibilities. We get to create new connections. Welcome to the

functional nutrition podcast, spell it with a K, because we do things a little differently around here.

I'm your host, Erin Holt, and I've got 15 years of clinical experience as a functional

nutritionist and mindset coach, creating a new model that I call intuitive functional medicine,

where we combine root cause medicine with the

innate intelligence of your body. This is where science meets self-trust. Your body already knows

how to heal, and this show is going to show you how. If you're looking for new ways of thinking

about your health, be sure to follow and share with a friend because you never know whose life

you might change.

Hey friends, I'm beaming in with a quickie introduction for this episode.

Typically speaking, I record episodes weeks to even months in advance from when you're actually

listening to them when they're actually published.

And this gives our amazing team all the time they need to edit, schedule,

write show notes, update the website, all that jazz. Today's episode is no exception,

meaning that it was recorded weeks ago, meaning that it was recorded before things really started

happening in Minneapolis, before things really hit a fever pitch,

and social media started popping off as direct response to what's happening in Minneapolis.

I bring this up because I do mention social media on this episode, and I don't want you to think

that I'm trying to intentionally be vague or bypass

what is going on. If you've been here for a while, you know that I certainly don't shy away

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