58. Functional Medicine for Psychiatric and Neurological Issues with Dr. Achina Stein
Aug 10, 2025
Functional Medicine, unlike conventional medicine, treats psychiatric and neurological issues as not just silo-ed conditions associated with the brain but as whole body conditions.
Dr. Stein in her podcast breaking analogy talks about chronic inflammation affecting the body and the brain as the continual war between India and Pakistan!
Conventional Medicine addresses acute infection. Dr. Stein brings in her comprehensive SHIFT model to describe how functional medicine addresses chronic infection and inflammation.
Stress
Hormones
Infections
Food
Toxins
make up the SHIFT model.
Dr. Stein gives us a peek into how puberty might shift the immune system.
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