Immediately putting a patient on medication with 1 or 2 pills has been normalized, but Dr. Efrat Lamandre (Dr. E) maintains that it should not be. Healthcare professionals frequently overlook the initial course of treatment recommended by pharmacological guidelines—dietary lifestyle changes—because the system doesn't leave enough time for it. Before, she considers the patient as fine if the test results don't point to any diagnosis. Now, symptoms meant something is wrong, so her goal is to provide interventions before the symptoms develop into disease.She believes there is a place for both conventional and functional medicine and she practices both. She calls this the KNEW method, a reassurance for the patients that the symptoms they experience are not just in their heads. In this episode, she shares her story of how she started her functional medicine practice, how she has taken more time to listen to her patients than before, and why she'd check nutrition and sleep first before any exercise recommendation.Quick Guide:01:21 Introduction05:32 Her wife’s autoimmune issues09:04 How her practice as a nurse practitioner changed15:29 There’s a place for both conventional and functional medicine23:29 Lifestyle modifications that lead to improvement28:48 The self-selecting patients and the right patients for her34:41 Inflammation is the root cause of the autoimmune disease39:26 The process of treatment, from diet and sleep54:20 Take the time to listen55:55 Closing questions and contact informationGet to know our guest:Dr. Efrat Lamandre is a nurse practitioner with a Ph.D. in integrative medicine. She practices both conventional and functional medicine."Do I want everyone moving? Of course. But I have to first make sure you can move. Because if moving depletes you, then I'm just sending you back. So yes, movement is important. It is. So, I discuss nutrition, sleep, always discuss exercise, always discuss sleep, and then there's like, I'm sorry, and stress, right? But exercise. While movement is so important for so many reasons, I can't start there if my patient is depleted." - Dr. EConnect with her:Website: https://theknewmethod.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheKnewMethodbyDrE/aboutTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theknewmethodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theknewmethod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theknewmethodPodcast: https://theknewmethod.com/podcastEpisode snippets:11:33 - 12:25 - The symptoms count even if the labs aren’t showing anything17:27 - 19:04 - A time and place for conventional and functional medicine27:06 - 28:11 - Modification in nutrition comes first31:19 - 32:11 - The right patients for her36:16 - 38:13 - The body is assaulted by so many things45:28 - 46:01 - Sleep is important too58:20 - 59:37 - Her viewpoint on exerciseConnect with Dr. Ovadia:TwitteriFixHearts WebsiteStay Off My Operating Table WebsiteAmazon Theme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey(c) 2016 Mercury Retro RecordingsProduced by 38atoms & Jack Heald