00:50 Introduction Dr. Shania Lee.
02:37 Where does Shania get her drive, passion, and energy from?
03:27 Burnout as a problem for functional medicine practitioners...
03:58 Holistic patient care in functional medicine and the science behind being an empathetic doctor.
05:11 Shania's passion for functional medicine.
06:24 Getting the message out about functional medicine in the UK.
06:48 The groundswell for functional medicine in Europe.
08:32 There is a massive upswing of interest with general practitioners to learn more about functional medicine in the last 2 years.
09:08 The frustration of general practitioners in medicine that are burnt out and frustrated.
10:36 The right integrative medicine mindset to develop as a functional medicine practitioner and how to deal with prescription medication.
11:25 Shania's work in regards to mentoring functional medicine practitioners in Europe.
12:26 Why Shania still learns from every experience in her clinical work.
13:24 A recent client case of Shania.
14:56 Why her patients have to fill out 4 hours of paperwork online via "Living Matrix".
16:02 Why Shania shifted her client intake system completely online.
17:04 Why it is important to invest in good clinical case management software.
17:50 Practice building tips from the trenches.
19:05 How Shania hosted 1 hour-long in-person patient workshops when she started out in her community to grow her business.
21:17 Use analogies in your clinical work to justify testing that is maybe expensive but really necessary and will save money in the long run.
21:50 How to speak to your clients about the quality of food supplements you are prescribing in your clinical approach.
22:40 Why you need to use analogies in your clinical work to get better compliance.
23:24 Practice building tips for practitioners to ensure smooth delivery of care.
26:05 How Shania is working with a health coach in a team to get better patient results.
27:23 How to charge what you are worth.
27:17 The difference between training, coaching, and consulting in functional medicine.
29:26 Why functional medicine at times attracts unethical practitioners.
30:27 Shania's philosophy around testing in her functional medicine practice.
32:10 Genetic testing in your clinical work and the different ways of using them.
33:55 How to test for SIBO and gut health efficiently.
34:34 Urinary organic acid testing to find the root cause of fatigue.
35:00 Testing for mold allergies.
36:12 How to identify mold in your living environment.
36:44 Shania's own story is related to mold-induced illness.
39:24 Shania's testing protocol for mold exposure.
40:15 Many neurological diseases like MS can be related to mycotoxin exposure.
40:40 MS treatment and Shania's Research into MS.
41:56 Autoimmune disease and high dose vitamin D treatment protocol.
43:22 Shania's functional medicine mentors.
44:42 Don't be shy to approach leaders in the functional medicine community.
45:15 Shania benefitted herself from a functional medicine approach.
47:40 How Shania met Kristi Hughes, ND in South Africa.
47:51 How Shania met Dr. Daniel Meyersfeld Ph.D., founder of DNAlysis in South Africa.
49:10 The best teacher to learn functional medicine: your own journey to better health...
48:37 Matt's own journey applying functional medicine in his life.
50:50 All functional medicine pioneers do have a story...
51:32 What future does Shania see for functional medicine in Europe and what do we as a community pay attention to? Team effort at eye level!
52:57 Shania's top self-care tips for functional medicine practitioners.
Her passion is Functional medicine and she uses specialised functional testing in her practice to uncover the root cause of Dis-Ease. She also represents Nordic laboratories in the UK, Ireland and Netherlands, where she offers her experience as support and mentoring to her practitioners.
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