96. You Deserve to Feel Healthy. How to Feel Your Best By Treating the Root Problem, Not the Symptoms

Did you know that diseases are better off treated from the root cause? And that many diseases are reversible, and you have the responsibility to take care of your mental and physical health. That is the meaning of functional medicine, which unlike, Western medicine, takes a look at the cause and history of your illness rather than treating the symptoms.   In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Lindsey Elmore, a speaker, author, and world-renowned wellness expert. She helps people achieve lasting health and unshakeable wellness.   Listen in to learn how to get healthy by first learning to love yourself to allow health to come to you naturally.   Sponsored by Athletic Greens. Get 5 free travel packs and a year’s supply of Vitamin D with your subscription here: www.athleticgreens.com/liveyourpb    Key Takeaways: How to avoid illnesses by eating healthy, exercising, and taking care of yourself seriously. Understanding that the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t really care whether you’re healthy or not. Why you can heal some chronic illnesses like type two diabetes. How functional medicine looks for the dysfunction that leads to multiple disease states. How antecedents, triggering events, and mediators set the stage for diseases for your entire life. The power of taking the first step towards better health and building on it overtime. Learn to love yourself and allow health to come at you naturally and at ease. Episode Timeline: [2:09] Lindsey Elmore explains how she shifted from treating diseases to finding the root cause of the problem. [7:04] The meaning of functional medicine and its difference from western medicine. [17:34] Why it is your responsibility to take care of your physical and mental health. [18:58] How to start by taking one step towards good health and then building it up. [21:06] Lindsey on how she got into functional medicine. Quotes: “We think that self-care is an Instagrammable moment instead of it being a radical act of self-love.”- Lindsey Elmore [4:34] “You’re never going to heal diabetes or hypertension with medication because all it’s doing is tapping down the symptoms.”- Lindsey Elmore [6:17] “If you’re stressed out, you’ll never be healthy; find a way to not be as stressed out.”- Lindsey Elmore [14:51] “Start making good decisions and then let one good decision lead you to the next.” [20:45] Connect with Lindsey Elmore: https://lindseyelmore.com   Join the community! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMiCYot1soCZKP8lBkl1cIA  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourpb/  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/personalbesties  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices