The Way We Think Can Affect Our Genetics — Dr. Ann Shippy

Key Takeaways: Dr. Ann was an engineer for IBM but had a career transformation and became a doctor, after facing serious health challenges. Dr. Ann works with a wide variety of people: young people who are losing hope with their health and people inspired to have the best health they can; she also helps women have the healthiest babies possible. Dr. Ann shares her process and how she begins to treat a patient. It's important to take a look at everything, including health and sleeping patterns. Dr. Ann also takes a look at ways her patients can better manage stress. She tries to bridge the best of traditional allopathic medicine with functional medicine. One of the most common infections Dr. Ann sees is mold exposure. How can we best grow older while also feeling younger? Dr. Ann runs a series of tests. She shares what she is looking for to help optimize your health. We have an epidemic of autoimmune disease in this country. Dr. Ann likes to do a screening on these to help her patients incorporate best practices before they occur. What is epigenetics? Our genes can be modified just by the way we're thinking. How is that possible?   Episode Summary: Dr. Ann Shippy combines both traditional medicine and functional medicine to help her patients discover what's really holding them back health-wise. Dr. Ann shares the types of tests she likes to run on her patients, how to best grow older while also feeling younger, and discusses how epigenetics is actually showing us that we're in control of our own health.   Guest Bio: Dr. Ann Shippy began her career in medicine when the traditional approach and the application of allopathic medicine could not solve her own health issues. At the time, she was working as an IBM engineer for over a decade, but when she became so frustrated with her healthcare situation she decided to leave the field of engineering and attend The University of Texas Medical School.   Dr. Ann's approach to medicine is a unique blend of measured, precise data with a heartfelt and sympathetic attitude towards all of her patients. This method stems from her engineering background and her own failed experience as a patient of traditional medicine. Currently, she treats patients suffering from any combination of physical, environmental, or genetic issues.   Resources for a Younger Lifestyle: Dr. Robyn Benson's Free Youthful Aging eGuide Biofieldhealinginstitute.com Connect with Dr. Ann: Annshippymd.com & Dr. Ann's free offer: Free Environmental toxicity guide and a 15% coupon on Liposomal glutathione.   Quotes:   "It's really about bridging the best of traditional allopathic medicine with functional medicine."   "I really do think we can get better with age, especially the more we learn about our specific bodies."   "If you're not doing as good as you did in your teens, 20s, 30s, that's something to really look at."   "Meditation is one of the best things we can be doing to help ourselves. Even people who think they're not good at meditating get a huge benefit from meditation."