What If Weight Gain Is Just a Symptom?

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What if weight gain, depression, and chronic illness are symptoms rather than the real problem?Ethan sits down with Dr.Josh Redd, a functional medicine doctor, to explore why treating symptoms alone often fails. On this episode of American Glutton, Ethan Suplee and Dr. Redd dig into inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, mental health, and why personalized care matters more than one-size-fits-all diets or pills. They discuss real patient stories, overlooked root causes, and what true healing can look like.Want more insights like this? Subscribe to Ethan’s newsletter here: https://ethansuplee.substack.com/subscribeSHOW HIGHLIGHTS00:00 - What Functional Medicine Really Means04:10 - Treating Root Causes Instead of Symptoms09:05 - Why One Size Fits All Diets Fail14:40 - When Weight Is a Symptom, Not the Problem20:30 - Brain Inflammation and Mental Health27:15 - The Emotional Cost of Chronic Illness32:40 - A Child’s Drawing That Changed Everything38:20 - Why Patients Feel “Crazy” When Labs Are “Normal”45:10 - Food, Inflammation, and Modern Lifestyles52:35 - Why Healing Requires Education, Not Just Treatment59:40 - What Real Health Transformation Looks Like Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What if weight gain, depression, and chronic illness are symptoms rather than the real problem?Ethan sits down with Dr.Josh Redd, a functional medicine doctor, to explore why treating symptoms alone often fails. On this episode of American Glutton,...

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