Episode #63: How Functional Medicine Is Contending With Diabetes and Chronic Illness

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week is Dr.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Frank Tortorice of Bay Area Wellness Center.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Frank Tortorice</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and I discuss</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">diabetes (or diabesity) </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">and his comprehensive approach to addressing the chronic diseases that face people today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn more about  Dr.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tortorice at his website</span> <a href="http://www.diabesitydoc.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.diabesitydoc.com/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Nat</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.natniddam.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/biohackingsuperhumanperformance"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Facebook Group</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nathalieniddam/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://calendly.com/nniddam/intro-call?month=2021-08"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Work with Nat: Book Your 20 MInute Optimization Consult</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:00] About Dr. Tortorice and what brought him to where he is now…</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[18:00] Insulin resistance.. Is it at the base of most every major disease? What is causing this epidemic?..</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[23:00] What role does genetics play in your overall health?.. What is the best diet?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[26:25] How important is early detection of insulin resistance? What tests should we be running?..</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[32:30] Are “normal” lab numbers really what we should be striving