Breast cancer is the number one cancer in women, and has reached epidemic proportions. However, women are not helpless victims in the fight against it. In this podcast, Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay share evidence-based information and strategies to empower you in the fight against breast cancer. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom o...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 7 min
On this episode of the FMP, Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay explore the root causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and repercussions of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). They also discuss conventional and integrative therapies to help women with PCOS achieve optimal outcomes. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the head...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 10 min
The topic of this podcast is toxins and detoxification! While not acknowledged by much of western medicine, toxins exist in many areas of our daily lives, and can wreak havoc on our bodies. Listen in to learn how to avoid and treat toxins! Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links.&qu...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Today's episode is about a frustrating topic for many women, HAIR LOSS. Many avenues lead to losing your hair, but Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay are here to educate you about options to help you keep a strong, full head of hair. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Cl...
Apr 09, 2021•27 min
This episode is an abbreviated cast where Dr. McMinn discusses one of the most serious, yet treatable conditions that he sees: osteoporosis. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on the following link for our FULLSCRIPT dispensary for a 10% discount on physician-grad...
Aug 13, 2020•10 min
Fibromyalgia may be the silent killer preventing you from achieving optimal wellness. This episode, Dr. McMinn and Coach Laurel discuss common misconceptions, causes, and treatments that coincide with fibromyalgia. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on the followi...
Jul 15, 2020•29 min
Dr. McMinn's favorite saying is "There is a gut-everything connection". This episode focuses on the gut-skin connection, and features Dr. Mary Brittain Blankenship, founder of Spruce MD in South Carolina. Discussion topics include the cause and treatments of skin conditions that originate in the gut. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find t...
May 08, 2020•39 min
Functional Medicine Chart Review is a new mini-series where Dr. McMinn will use real patients (anonymously) to explain popular topics among his experiences at McMinn Clinic. Episode 1 is about "optimization". Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on the fol...
Apr 20, 2020•9 min
This episode, Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay speak with guest Nikki Woods, who is a physical therapist specializing in pelvic health. Together, they explain all aspects of pelvic floor issues and how they are handled by the team in the outpatient setting. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Hel...
Feb 04, 2020•53 min
Functional Medicine Podcast is back to talk about the variety of ways to effectively manage the issues that involve your favorite gland: the thyroid. Dr. McMinn is a thyroid expert, and today he opens up on his favorite treatment protocols, including medication types and lifestyle changes that can best help alleviate symptoms of thyroid disease. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including soc...
Dec 19, 2019•44 min
This episode of the Functional Medicine Podcast features a special guest: Christina Pierpaoli Parker, MA, who is a fifth-year graduate student in the Clinical Geropsychology doctoral program at the University of Alabama. Mrs. Parker joins us today to discuss SLEEP and help us better understand how it can be improved and how it interacts with the many parts of our lives.To help you better navigate the podcast, see the following notes:1:14 Introduction of Christina Pierpaoli Parker, a 5th year PhD...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 6 min
This podcast covers one of the most frequently used tools in the McMinn toolbox: Hormones. Dr. McMinn is here with nurse Laurel Roberts to tell you how to take control of your hormones so they don't control you. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on the follo...
Aug 26, 2019•26 min
Today, Dr. Kristine Lokken, PhD takes some time out of her busy schedule at the Brain Health Institute, to discuss the topic of brain health with us. Dr. Lokken is a renowned neuropsychologist, and the perfect person to tell us the best practices to keep our minds sharp. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the...
May 23, 2019•54 min
This episode is a special stress edition featuring McMinn Clinic's own Donna Mullinax. Donna is a licensed counselor and hypnotherapist, and today she and Dr. McMinn discuss the realities of stress, and share the tools that they use to deal with it. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "He...
May 07, 2019•41 min
In this episode we bring on Dr. Suzanne Judd, PhD to talk with us about nutrition. Dr. Judd is a professor at UAB, and is currently a program manager for a large scale stroke study. Today, we got the opportunity to pick her brain about the importance of nutrition and what we can do to improve ours. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the botto...
Mar 29, 2019•34 min
In this episode, we discuss the invisible illness, dysautonomia. Dizziness, brain fog, anxiety, fainting, racing heart... All being treated under the blanket of "stress". We are here to tell you about a treatable condition that might be the diagnosis that the other guy's are missing. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the botto...
Feb 14, 2019•49 min
This episode of Functional Medicine Podcast features our first guest, Mary Ann Davis from Wellness Pharmacy! She is the PCCA Pharmacist of the year, and comes to offer her professional insight into the benefits of compounding and bio-identical hormones, while clearing up some common misconceptions. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the botto...
Nov 29, 2018•46 min
The final installment of the Gut Health Series is an explanation of our approach to healing the gut, as well as maintaining your gut health. Every person is unique, even at the gut level; however, there are some helpful tips that all of our guts will thank us for. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the headin...
Oct 11, 2018•38 min
The fourth installment of the Functional Medicine Podcast's Gut Health Series is a feature about the gut lining. This episode takes the listener into the healthy gut, and explains why a "leaky gut" can be the root cause of dozens of crippling autoimmune diseases. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page un...
Jul 11, 2018•36 min
The third installation to our Gut Health Series is a feature on one of the hot topics of the medical world, the gut microbiome. Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay show us the relationship between our body and the bugs that inhabit it. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click ...
Jun 07, 2018•27 min
The second installment of our Gut Health Series is a look inside the anatomy of the gut. Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay delve in to the science behind digestion, and speak about some of the bacteria and processes that keep us healthy, or give us signs that we are not. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the head...
Apr 26, 2018•25 min
Our third podcast is the first part in our Gut Health Series. This mini series will act as a crash course on gut health and the many gut connections that control so much of what goes on inside us. Episode 1 is the introduction to the gut and sets us up for the detailed episodes in the coming weeks. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the botto...
Mar 26, 2018•17 min
Our second podcast gives you some insight on how fatigue is addressed in the functional medicine setting. Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay talk about how fatigue appears in the patients that they see, and where they start to get the mojo back for their patients! Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading &quo...
Mar 01, 2018•25 min
Our first podcast is an introduction to functional medicine, integrative medicine, and The McMinn Clinic. Topics discussed include how Dr. McMinn defines integrative and functional medicine, Dr. McMinn's Four Axes of Care, wellness, and a backstory to the creation of The McMinn Clinic. We hope you enjoy! Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show . -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these a...
Jan 08, 2018•25 min
