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The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

Prescribing Joy: A Clinical Perspective with Cynthia Libert, M.D.

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

Kate Kresge

Alternative Health, 810564, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.8581 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this inspiring episode of the Root Cause Medicine Podcast, Dr. Kate Kresge welcomes Dr. Cynthia Libert, a board-certified family physician, functional medicine expert, and creator of The Joy Prescription. Together they explore the biochemistry of joy, how gratitude reshapes brain connectivity, and how positive emotion can help to modulate inflammation, support neuroplasticity, and protect cognitive health. Clinicians will learn practical ways to integrate “joy prescriptions” into patient care, using evidence-informed tools to foster resilience and prevent burnout.

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0:00.0

Today on the root cause medicine podcast. When I say joy is medicine, I'm not being poetic.

0:07.5

Joy balances our biochemistry, restores coherence between the hearts and the brain,

0:14.1

and it reminds our body how to heal. Well, hello there and welcome to the root cause medicine

0:19.0

podcast. I'm your host for today, Dr. Kate Kresgey, and I'm joined by Dr. Cynthia Libert. She's here today to talk to us about Joy as a Prescription. Now, Dr. Cynthia is a board-certified family physician. She's also certified in functional medicine and integrative approaches in psychiatry and cognitive health, including things like the Breedison Protocol, the Psychiatry Redefine Fellowship. She's got amazing certifications and training and an incredible clinic where

0:41.8

she helps people live their best lives every day, and she has a big focus on longevity, aging,

0:46.6

and cognitive health. When we think about joy, so many of us think of it as a mood or a feeling,

0:53.2

but Dr. Cindy is using it as an actual prescription. She also

0:56.3

has a podcast by that name, the Joy Prescription. But Dr. Cindy does a really good job of

1:00.1

explaining the physiology of joy, why inducing joy-like states, positive affect, practicing

1:04.6

gratitude can actually shift our physiology in really meaningful and powerful ways. Before we get

1:10.2

started, though, I've got a special question

1:11.7

for the practitioners in the audience. Practitioners, what if your supplement dispensing,

1:16.1

patient education, and treatment planning all lived in one powerful platform built for whole person

1:21.6

care? And what if that platform was free for both you and your patients while saving you

1:26.7

hours each week on treatment

1:27.9

planning and follow-up.

1:29.3

Well, meet FullScript!

1:31.2

The comprehensive care delivery platform designed to reduce administrative burden and

1:34.6

enhance clinical impact.

1:36.5

From automated refills and lab ordering with interpretation, to evidence-based protocols

1:41.0

and built-in adherence support.

1:43.2

FullScript integrates the tools you need to streamline care and stay focused on what matters

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