Brendan Vermeire takes a deep dive on the stigma around mental health and how mental illness is a comorbidity, his concern with functional and conventional medicine, as well as his personal journey of overcoming ADHD and depression. Brendan is a Functional Medicine Consultant, Mental and Metabolic Health Researcher, Educator, Writer, and Speaker. He is a Board-Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Master Nutrition Coach, Master Personal Trainer, USAW Sports Performance Coach, and Crossfit Trainer.SHOW NOTES: 1:21 Welcome to the show3:40 Brendan’s Bio5:06 Hello to Brendan!7:41 His wild story into Functional Health8:08 Navy Seal training9:36 Diagnosis with ADHD & Depression14:16 Functional Medicine industry15:15 Story about failing his Chemistry exam16:42 His battle with depression as a teen19:30 His OD 7-Yr Anniversary21:47 The stigma around mental health22:56 Renee’s story about medication23:52 The issue with destigmatization28:15 Mental illness as a comorbidity29:57 Explaining Yin-Yang30:48 Psychosomatic work + root cause work32:55 Renee’s “commorbidities”33:27 Where to begin with clients?34:05 Nicole LePera’s school of thought35:12 Discussing our conventional health model37:38 Everything is a spectrum38:52 20-year gap with clinical practice & research 40:11 Monoclonal-Antibody drugs for depression43:26 Pharmaceuticals in action46:47 Discussing homeostasis50:02 *INSIDE TRACKER AD*52:46 Microglial Cells 10157:00 Mapping out root causes59:00 Functional Fitness movement1:02:21 Stereotypical bloodwork experience1:03:28 Customizing & streamlining lab testing1:04:11 *ANNOUNCEMENTS!*1:06:06 The functional health obsession with stool testing1:10:15 What should the microbiome look like?1:15:40 Brendan’s basic roadmap for coaching1:18:43 Vagal toning vs just getting back to nature1:19:15 Emotional constipation!1:20:14 Advice from Renee’s cats & Lauren’s dog1:21:02 “Returning to Symbiosis” & Zach Bush1:23:48 His one piece of advice1:25:14 Thanks for tuning in!RESOURCES:Website: Metabolic SolutionsIG: Holistic SavageFacebook: Brendan VermeireInsideTracker - Get 25% off with this link!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donations