Ep. 146 | Ryan Kennedy - Exploring The World of Natural Functional Medicine

Ryan is a Functional Medicine Practitioner, Traditional Naturopath, and Board-Certified Clinical Nutritionist who helps people improve their health through lifestyle and dietary changes. He is passionate about educating his patients to make the proper modifications to their lifestyles to avoid and reverse obesity/weight gain, depression, fatigue, digestive issues, hormone imbalances, and chronic diseases. Unlike conventional medicine, Ryan doesn’t address symptoms but rather uses natural approaches to support and enhance your body’s ability to heal. His holistic approach utilizes the best and most appropriate techniques to help you feel and function at your best.

In this episode, we explore the world of natural functional medicine. We talk about the significance of water, the intricacies of nutrition macros, and the problematic nature of vegetable oils. The conversation touches on unlocking natural testosterone, the impact of stress, and the distinctions between vegetarian and vegan diets. We explore the future of health, discuss coffee and alcohol's health benefits, delve into intermittent fasting, and shed light on gut health and the mind-gut connection. They wrap up with insights on breathwork and the importance of having the right mindset. 

Highlights: 

00:00 - Ashish introduces this week’s guest, Ryan Kennedy
00:54 - Ryan talks about how he got into natural functional medicine, recalling his mom’s battle with cancer
04:46 - The baseline requirements before someone goes deep into functional medicine
07:39 - Why is water so important in functional medicine
11:30 - Discussion on the cadence in keeping your nutrition macros in check 
15:25 - The problem with vegetable oils and why it is bad for your health
18:40  - How can we unlock more testosterone naturally and can oil affect our testosterone levels 
19:52 - Chronic stress vs acute stress
23:45 - Healthy nutrition between vegetarians and vegans
25:50 - The future of health and how more and more people are waking up from the push on disease management vs getting to the root cause of illness
27:46 - Health benefits and reminders about coffee and alcohol
30:22 - Intermitted fasting - benefits and tips to optimize results
34:46 - Ryan shares some insights about gut health and the gut-brain connection, and how we can improve our gut health
39:36 - What is breathwork and how it is one of the most fundamental things to improve health
42:55 - The knowing-doing gap - why we know what to do but don’t do it which may be due to self-identity and self-image

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You can connect with Ryan through his Website, Podcast, LinkedIn, Instagram, and  Facebook. You can also learn more about his online Transformational Breathwork class. 

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