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The Functional Medicine Approach To Gallbladder Disease | This episode is brought to you by Essentia and Paleovalley
The gallbladder is an organ we don’t often pay much attention to, but if you or a loved one has had gallstones, you know they can be very painful. About 6-9% of adults experience gallstones and their associated symptoms which can include nausea and vomiting. The gallbladder plays a vital role in our digestive process by storing bile which helps us break down fats. If your bile is imbalanced, gallstones may form. The conventional approach to relieving gallbladder pain and discomfort is through the use of medication or surgery to remove the gallbladder, whereas the Functional Medicine approach seeks to uncover the root cause of the problem and approaches treatment from that place.
In this episode, Dr. Hyman discusses gallbladder disease with Dr. George Papanicolaou. They talk about how they work with patients to determine what is causing the disease, and how an imbalance in the composition of bile can also result in gut problems like dysbiosis and SIBO. They also provide tips on supporting your body to optimize digesting fats if you’ve had your gallbladder removed.
George Papanicolaou is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital. He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner. Upon graduation from his residency he joined the Indian Health Service. He worked on the Navajo reservation for 4 years at the Chinle Comprehensive Medical Facility where he served as the Outpatient Department Coordinator. In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family Practice in Rowley, MA. He practiced with a philosophy centered on personal relationships and treating the whole person, not just not the disease. He called that philosophy “Whole Life Wellness”. Over time as the healthcare system made it harder for patients to receive this kind of personal care Dr. Papanicolaou decided a change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established Cornerstone Personal Health—a practice dedicated entirely to Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou joined The UltraWellness Center in 2017.
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In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Papanicolaou discuss:
Additional Resources:
Digesting Fat, Optimizing Your Health, and My Daily Supplements
https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/04/28/digesting-fat-optimizing-health-daily-supplements/
A New Roadmap for Treating Disease
https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/05/16/a-new-roadmap-for-treating-disease/
Healing Psoriasis from the Inside Out with Dr. Todd LePine
https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/10/16/podcast-hc27/
How to Prevent and Reverse Fatty Liver Disease with Functional Medicine
https://drhyman.com/blog/2021/08/02/podcast-hc67/
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0:00.0 | Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy. |
0:03.0 | Everybody says, you know, a lot of people know, |
0:05.0 | it's my gallbladder, now I'm not gonna have to get it taken out. |
0:07.0 | Your thought is the only cure for the gallbladder |
0:10.0 | is to take it out. |
0:11.0 | There's no thought to their lifestyle, their nutrition, |
0:14.0 | and the impact that Bio is having on a gut microbiome, |
0:18.0 | which might be causing some other symptoms in their GI tract. |
0:24.0 | Hey everyone, it's Dr. Hyman here. |
0:26.0 | Now, so many of my patients ask me how I manage to work multiple jobs, |
0:29.0 | travel frequently, well not so much anymore, |
0:32.0 | and spend time with my family and still focus on my health. |
0:35.0 | I know it can seem hard to E.L. when you got a lot going on, |
0:38.0 | but the trick is to never let yourself get into a food emergency |
0:42.0 | and to stay stocked up with the right things to support your goals. |
0:46.0 | So recently I discovered paleovalid beef sticks. |
0:49.0 | I keep these beef sticks at home and at the office, |
0:51.0 | so I know that whenever I'm in a food emergency, |
0:53.0 | I have a healthy and delicious option to keep me on track. |
0:58.0 | It's no secret that I've high standards when it comes to what I put my body |
1:01.0 | and paleovalid beef sticks checks all the boxes. |
1:04.0 | They're gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and non-gimo. |
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