I think that's the place we are in healthcare today. We're always looking for the root. And

there is never one root. There is never one reason. We are complex beings with multifactorial instances

that lead to our signs, our symptoms, and our diagnoses.

We are talking about poop, constipation, mental health, anti-diet culture, all of the things in today's episode.

Welcome back, guys, to The Digest This episode.

I'm your host, Bethany Cameron, and today on the show, I have Andrea Nakayama. She is the founder of Functional Nutrition Alliance and leads thousands of students and practitioners around the globe in a revolution to offer better solutions to the growing chronic illness epidemic. By highlighting the importance of systems, biology, and root cause mythology and therapeutic

partnerships, she has helped thousands of people reclaim ownership of their health.

And she's here today to share her knowledge with you all.

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