Making functional medicine accessible and affordable. An interview with Dr. Lauren Castle.

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Lauren Castle is a pharmacist with a Masters of Science in Functional Medicine. She works as Market Health and Wellness Director for Walmart and serves as an influencer of the company. She’s the founder of the Functional Medicine Pharmacists Alliance, whose mission is to integrate pharmacists into the practice of pharmacy and vice versa. Dr. Castle shares why it is so vital that pharmacists be involved in the world of functional medicine, and how her own transformational journey led to her enlightenment on this topic. Dr. Castle believes that accessibility to functional medicine should be widespread and affordable, leaving no person unable to find what is causing them to be unwell. After that, Lindsey shares some reflections about her Institute of Functional Medicine training, which has proved to be a humbling experience. She states that seeking knowledge, pursuing passions, and continuing education should be something that every person should strive for.

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0:00.0	Welcome everybody to today's episode of the Lindsay Elmore show. First up, I interview my friend Dr. Lauren Castle.
0:07.5	She is a pharmacist like me and she also has a Masters of Science in Functional Medicine and we talk about her personal journey to make wellness more affordable because dang it, well should not be expensive and then i share
0:26.5	with you some of my reflections about doing the institute for functional medicine training
0:31.9	which has been a swift kick in the pants to say the least. And it has been a humbling experience. And I
0:41.5	encourage you all in that segment to continue your education for a whole bunch of reasons.
0:47.7	Let's get to the show. Welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast that helps you find
0:52.7	fulfillment amidst chaos. On this show, I
0:55.3	interview thought leaders, doctors, creatives, spiritual gurus, and game changers who
1:00.4	inspire you to pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles, and leave your mark.
1:19.1	Dr. Lauren Castle completed her doctorate of pharmacy from Ohio Northern University in 2013 and completed her Master's of Science in Functional Medicine and Human Nutrition from the University of Western States in 2018.
1:27.3	She currently works as market health
1:30.5	and wellness director for Walmart and serves as a social media influencer for the company.
1:36.1	She is the founder of the Functional Medicine Pharmacists Alliance whose mission is to integrate
1:42.4	pharmacists into the practice of functional medicine and functional
1:46.8	medicine into the profession of pharmacy. Today, we talk about why pharmacists need to be
1:53.9	involved in functional medicine and go through Lauren's own transformational journey
2:00.7	using functional medicine to get down to the root
2:04.8	causes of all of the issues that she and her husband were facing. She wants to ensure that
2:13.7	pharmacists have a seat at the functional medicine table. How can we make functional
2:19.1	medicine affordable and accessible for all people? Let's get to my interview with Dr. Lauren Castle.
2:28.7	Dr. Lauren Castle, welcome to the Lindsay Elmore show. Thank you for having you, Lindsay.
2:35.0	I'm so excited to have you here today to talk all things functional medicine.
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