Functional Blood Test Analysis
In this episode, Andrea walks us through two blood tests that are very common: a CBC with Differential and a Complete Metabolic Panel, and tells us how she interprets these from a functional perspective.
Fatigue
Fatigue is a common side effect of autoimmune disease, but it can have many other root causes as well. For some people, it’s mild and manageable. For others, it can be disabling. Yet it’s not a diagnosis in itself – it’s a symptom. In this episode, we take a detective’s perspective on fatigue. If symptoms are messengers, what is our fatigue trying to communicate about our own unique body? How can we restore our vitality again?
Hashimoto’s Disease
Andrea is a woman living with Hashimoto’s herself, who is also an expert in the field professionally. In this episode, learn what tests are included in a complete thyroid panel, how to find a good doctor, and how to manage ever-changing symptoms in a way that feels empowering, rather than disheartening. Even if you don’t have thyroid issues, this show is worth a listen. A surprising number of symptoms can have undiagnosed thyroid issues at their root.
Owning Your Health Journey
Each of us has a unique health journey. In this episode, Andrea reveals part of her personal journey to health. As Andrea shares her story she empowers you to take back your health and gives a big, bold reminder that you are so much more than your diagnosis!
3 Tiers Of Poor Sleep - Part 1
In this episode you will learn the 4 ways that sleep supports the healing paradigm and the 8 aspects that constitute tier 1 aspects of sleep deficiency. Andrea synthesizes art and science, empathy and physiology, intuition and problem solving, into a system that truly helps people get to the root cause of their illness, create a path towards wellness, and find their way back to life.
3 Tiers Of Poor Sleep - Part 2
How do you modulate between deficiency and toxicity to arrive at sufficiency? How do you dose vitamin D to avoid deficiency and toxicity? What are possible deficiencies that impact sleep? When do we need to consider sleep challenges a tier 3 where we might need a diagnosis?
How Purpose Promotes Health
If you asked me what my passion is, it would be difficult to capture with one word. My passion is an assortment of interests that have manifested in “nutrition”.
How a Noble Prize Winner in Economics Informs Our Self-Health Care
I have a reframe for you. It's inspired by the Nobel Prize-winning Israeli-American economist and Princeton University professor emeritus Daniel Kahneman.
In Support of Gender-Affirming Care
This week was sort of a “coming out” for me. I was interviewed on the Life (Un)Closeted podcast with Rick Clemons to discuss my interests in expanding the reaches of Functional Medicine and Functional Nutrition to meet the unique needs of transgender patients.
How-To Move On after Being Gaslit by Your Doctor
We haven’t yet established any of the How-Tos, and we definitely can’t gloss over these practicalities. They’re how we develop the skills of awareness and self-care.
The Cycle of Chronic Illness
Elusive symptoms. No clear diagnosis. You can’t get the right lab tests run (or the right person to read them). You’re frustrated. But you can’t just abandon your doctor. Time. Resources. It’s just not an option.
On Gut Feelings and Moral Insult
Think about the last time your gut told you not to do something. Was it right or wrong?
Medical Gaslighting
I’ve seen more accounts of medical gaslighting on social media and popular news channels lately. And that’s a good thing! We need to bring more awareness.
Individuality in Healthcare
There are so many terms used to explain individuality in healthcare today. Yet it can be confusing to know what any signifier in front of the word “medicine” actually means.
Mapping Healing Mindset with Eileen Laird
In this episode I welcome back my friend Eileen Laird to discuss her new book, “Healing Mindset.” Using her own experiences and deep research, Eileen explores concepts of psychoneuroimmunology and does a brilliant job of outlining a vast array of tools we can employ to help clients and patients on their healing journeys.
Mapping Nutrition with Andrea Nakayama
We’re re-releasing a foundational episode where I come to the mic to map Nutrition. Why? Because I still believe we are getting nutrition all wrong. Tune-in to learn more and ensure that you’re not making diet and lifestyle recommendations without this paradigm-shifting perspective.
Mapping Satiety with Andrea Nakayama Part 1
In this solo episode, I invite you into the world of satiety. In Part One of this two-part series on satiety, I focus on three of the five influencing factors involved in satiety. Tune-in to learn what those five physiological factors that impact our feelings of fullness are, and what we can do to help support them.
Mapping Satiety with Andrea Nakayama Part 2
For the final episode of the 15-Minute Matrix (sad, but true!) I finalize our deep dive into the topic of satiety, continuing the conversation from my first episode on the topic. As a bonus, I answer questions I received regarding the what, why and how of satiety.