Evolution of Medicine Podcast
Episodes
Senior Living & Precision Brain Health
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Evolution of Medicine podcast, we're exploring what may be the most natural, and most underutilized, home for precision brain health:...
Can Functional Medicine Help With ALS, MND?
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast we feature Dr. Kirstie Lawton, Founder of Food for the Brain Foundation and a virtual brain health clinic in the UK focused o...
Immune Resilience and COVID Truth
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Season 2, Episode 7 of the Evolution of Medicine, we take a deeper and more personal dive into immune resilience and the COVID vaccines, ...
Anderson Cooper & Sanjay Gupta Are Lying
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Evolution of Medicine podcast, we dive into a topic that weaves together many of the threads we've been exploring over the last few w...
The Primary Care Renaissance
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Evolution of Medicine podcast, we dive into one of the most exciting developments in healthcare – the Primary Care Renaissance. Sta...
Grokipedia Deep Dive and More!
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, I shared the differences in entries between Wikipedia and Grokipedia and why that shift represents a turning point for functional medicine....
Everyone's Brain Needs Primary Prevention
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Evolution of Medicine Podcast, we dive into primary prevention – and why it's the future of health. Dr. Eric Topol recently publis...
The Consumer Lab Wars
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Evolution of Medicine podcast returns with a deep dive into the seismic shifts reshaping healthcare – from the explosion of direct-to-consumer l...
Network Sufficiency
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Evolution of Medicine podcast is back – weekly, longer-form, and laser-focused on giving practitioners the news, tools, and frameworks to revers...
Reclaiming Kidney Health: A Functional Medicine Journey
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When experienced integrative physician Dr. Robin Rose discovered she had a kidney tumor and early signs of kidney disease, she was shocked—but dete...
How Foodom Is Transforming Healthcare: Chef-Powered Food as Medicine
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if health plans could cover in-home chef services to improve patient outcomes? In this episode, James Maskell sits down with Renata Jenik, found...
The Global Transformation of Functional Medicine
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Javier Galvis, the first Latin American physician certified by the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), to ...
Scaling Health Practice Theory
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a thriving, scalable functional medicine practice in today's healthcare landscape? In this episode of the Evolution of Me...
The Transformational Power of Dance – Tasha Blank on Healing, Embodiment and Community
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode of the Evolution of Medicine podcast, James Maskell sits down with Tasha Blank—DJ, movement catalyst, and founder of Power...
From Soil to Soul: Transforming Health through Farming
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Transforming Cancer Care with Dr. Nasha Winters
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Nasha Winters shares her powerful journey with cancer and the urgent need for a paradigm shift in oncology. She explores the lim...
Vision Health and Cognitive Function with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary In this episode, James welcomes back Dr. Bryce Appelbaum to the Evolution of Medicine podcast to continue their previous discussion abou...
Business of Functional Medicine: Entrepreneurial Tools with Ari Meisel, Part II
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Business of Functional Medicine episode is the second part of podcast episode #349, hosted by Kristen Brokaw with guest and business coach, Ari ...
Transforming Healthcare: Hands on Peru
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast guest is Katie Baric, Executive Director at Hands on Peru—a nonprofit organization in Peru and the US, created as a response t...
Environmental Medicine: Leading the Charge with Dr. Jeffrey Morrison
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James Maskell is joined by Dr. Jeffrey Morrison, the newly elected president of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM...
Water Fluoridation: A Holistic Dentist's Take
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James Maskell speaks with Dr. Staci Whitman, a holistic pediatric dentist who shares her transformative journey from advocating for f...
Improving Cancer Outcomes with Group Care
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Dr. Alaina Gair delves into her approach to cancer care through group support, inspired by the transformative principles of ...
A Personal Journey to Integrative Pediatrics
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joel Warsh is an integrative pediatrician who has built a successful practice in Los Angeles. He discusses his journey into integrative medicine,...
Functional Medicine Psychiatry and Group Care: The Healing Depression Project
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Achina Stein and Silvia Covelli share their experience leading the Healing Depression Project, a holistic approach to treating d...
Business of Functional Medicine: Four Entrepreneurial Mindsets for Practice Owners
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Business of Functional Medicine: Four Entrepreneurial Mindsets for Practice Owners [OM1] Guest: Ari Meisel Host: Kristen Brokaw Episode # 349 ...
Reversing Autism – A Journey of Hope
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Evolution of Medicine Podcast, we dive deep into the groundbreaking work of Beth Lambert, executive director at Documen...
Business of Functional Medicine: A Journey from Conventional to Functional Medicine with Rising Tide Wellness
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this inspiring episode, Erin and Gene share their powerful journey from the world of conventional medicine to founding their thriving functional me...
Addressing Flaws in Medicine with the Broken Science Initiative
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Evolution of Medicine podcast, James Maskell speaks with Emily Kaplan of the Broken Science Initiative. They dive deep into th...
Men's Health in Crisis
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Kress, with a background in pharmacy and herbology, joins James for a compelling discussion on the critical need for men's health-focused medical...
The Social Prescribing Movement
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Hotz is a journalist and author, who wrote a book called The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service and Bel...
Inside VagusFest
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
VagusFest launched in spring 2024, and Dr. Kelly Livingston took the concept and ran with it, creating a sucessful event that engaged her local commu...
Brain Health: Reversing Alzheimer's
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expanding upon the July 2024 Functional Forum about reversing cognitive decline, this podcast episode offers the full conversation between Dr. Hea...
Unifying Brain and Body for Mental Health
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kirkland Newman is the founder of MindHealth360, host of the London Functional Forum Community, and is organizing the Integrative Medicine for Ment...
Managing Emotional and Mental Energy: Business of Functional Medicine
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Business of Functional Medicine episode, Kristen Brokaw hosts a conversation with Dr. Jarrod Spencer, a sports psychologist who also works wi...
Nervous System Regulation
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, our guest is Mastin Kipp, a best-selling author and creator of Functional Life CoachingTM. Mastin joined the podcast to talk about h...
The Unity of Metabolic and Mental Health
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Lustig, MD joins James for this information-packed episode that unifies mental and metabolic healthcare. Dr. Lustig is a pediatric endocrinol...
The Best Healthcare System in the World
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Darrell Moon, founder of Aspirational Healthcare, discusses the Nuka System of Care in Anchorage, Alaska, which has been called "the...
Cardiometabolic Disease, Fatty Liver & Weight Loss
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode James Maskell is joined by returning guest, Dr. Shilpa Saxena, MD to continue exploring the use of GLP-1 agonists, specifically Semag...
VagusFest Debut
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In James Maskell's first-ever solo podcast, he introduces Evolution of Medicine's upcoming event, VagusFest. On May 29, 2024, listeners can join the...
Cleveland Clinic Functional Medicine Update
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. James Carter, the director of the Center for Functional Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, discusses his journey to functional medicine and his role ...
Anthroposophic Medicine
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we learn about anthroposophic medicine from James Maskell's guest, Adam Blanning, MD. Anthroposophic medicine takes a holistic approa...
Toxicity in Children: Protecting Future Generations
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Maskell's guest on this episode is Dr. Elisa Song, a holistic pediatrician whose mission is to educate clinicians and parents alike about enviro...
Business of Functional Medicine: Unifying Direct Private Care Providers
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Zak Holdsworth, CEO of Hint Health In this Business of Functional Medicine episode, we hear from Zak Holdsworth, a leader in the health techn...
Clearing Confusion Around Botanical Medicine with Dr. Guilliams
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Tom Guilliams rejoins the podcast to explore the complexities and misconceptions surrounding botanical medicine and how clinicia...
The Vagus Nerve: The Organ of Unity
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, James Maskell interviews Dr. Navaz Habib about the importance of the vagus nerve in healing and overall health. Dr. Habib e...
Detox: What You Need To Know with Dr. Jeffrey Morrison
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Maskell's guest on this episode is Jeffrey Morrison, MD, whose clinical approach is to use nutrition to prevent or reverse degenerative and chr...
Functional Optometry with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James interviews Dr. Bryce Appelbaum, a neuro-optometrist. For the first time ever on the podcast, we learn about the field of funct...
The Future of Integrative Medicine: A Conversation with Dr. Andrew Weil
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James' guest on this episode is Dr. Andrew Weil, the founder and leader of a fellowship program for integrative medicine through the University of A...
Business of Functional Medicine: Live Life by Design
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Joan Rosenberg discusses her book, 90 Seconds to A Life You Love, and the concept of living life by design. Many believe their...
Health Care Post-Pandemic: From the ICU to Functional Medicine
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Mollie James shares her experiences during and after the pandemic. She transitioned from being a critical care physician in an I...
How Detoxification and Gut Health Make or Break Emotional Well-Being
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Kozlowski, MD is a functional medicine physician based in Chicago, Illinois. In this episode, we discussed the importance of detoxification and...
Heart, Mind and Body: The Power of Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode's guest is Dr. Michelle Thompson, the medical director of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Cen...
Health Medicine and Community Connections
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joe Pizzorno, a prominent naturopathic doctor and Board Chair at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), joins James to discuss the unifying...
Business of Functional Medicine: Trust-Building, Self-Recovery and Connection
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ummary Our guest, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Scott Mann is a former U.S. Army Green Beret, and he now shares his skills and experience as a sto...
When and How to Use Vitamin K2 with Your Patients: From Aesthetics to Bone Health
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, James Maskell speaks with Swathi Rao, PA-C. She is the owner of Be Well Family Care in Indianapolis, and she was featured...
How Capitation with Group Medical Visits Evolves Healthcare
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our podcast guest, Michael Mabry, DO, works in a fully capitated medical group in Johnson City, Tennessee. Capitation is a fee-per-patient model, whi...
Plant Polyphenols for Fat Loss
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast guest is Jonathan Jones, PhD, a plant polyphenols researcher and the Chief Scientific Officer at Monteloeder, a company that prov...
Environmental Medicine and Medical Censorship
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zandra Palma, MD practices what she calls "sub-diagnostic analysis and disease reversal," which is primarily environmental medicine with a touch of fu...
Transforming Healthcare: Working Within and Beyond the System
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest for this episode is Zeev E. Neuwirth, MD, an advocate for transforming healthcare delivery. He is a healthcare executive with over 15 year...
Mitochondrial Support for Post-Infection Syndromes
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Jon D. Kaiser, MD taught us about the mitochondrial health and chronic disease connection. Dr. Kaiser is a mitochondrial speciali...
Incretin Agonists: Safety, Optimization and Support
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we address a hot and controversial topic in medicine: weight loss pharmaceuticals. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependen...
Connecting to Your Spark
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Maloof, MD joins the Evolution of Medicine podcast to discuss a shared vision: connection as a critical pillar of healthcare. Dr. Maloof rece...
How Functional Pharmacies Are Evolving Medicine
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Strause is the president and CEO of Hometown Pharmacy, which is a network of 70 independent functional pharmacies across Wisconsin and Upper Mic...
Payment Models That Support Lifestyle Medicine
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week on the podcast is Robert Pearl, MD, a lifestyle medicine champion and leader. He is the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Gro...
Connecting Mental Health to HPA Axis Function
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Izabella Wentz, PharmD is an author and pharmacist who previously spoke on the Functional Forum and specializes in helping patients overcome thyro...
The Functional Medicine Approach to Mental Health
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Carrie Jones rejoins the Evolution of Medicine podcast to discuss the functional medicine approach to depression, anxiety and attention issues. ...
Business of Functional Medicine: Operational Strategies for Your Practice
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Brokaw hosts this episode which features Andy Sutton, CEO of Kare Health & Wellness. Andy and his wife, Keri Sutton, cofounded and grew a ...
Transforming Alcohol Use Disorder with VR Wearables and Community
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Amanda Wilson, MD, CEO, Founder In this episode, we learned about emerging, research-based treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD) that ...
Best Clinical Practices for Musculoskeletal Health
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian den Boer, DC, ND joins the podcast this week to share his clinical success with collagen. As a functional medicine practitioner with extensive...
Connection Focus: Forum Community Meetups
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Functional Forum Local Communities connect like-minded practitioners, enabling dialog, information sharing, interdisciplinary discussion, and communi...
Business of Functional Medicine: Activate Your Prey Drive
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Everyone needs a good coach in life," according to our podcast guest this week. For this Business of Functional Medicine episode, Kristen Brokaw in...
IFM Conference Preview: Environmental Toxins and Autoimmunity
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, James is joined by two doctors from the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) to learn about their upcoming annual c...
Connecting Patient Data and Killing the PDF
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores Kalibra, a new healthcare AI tool. It aggregates patient data from multiple sources and helps clinicians and patients alike pr...
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Approximately one quarter (25%) of the United States population has non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Patients with this reversible conditio...
Nitric Oxide: The Key to Heart Health
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan S. Bryan, PhD is an academic and entrepreneur who has focused his career on the study of nitric oxide for nearly 25 years. He joins the podcas...
Success Leaves Clues: Virtual Practice & Groups
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Patricia Restrepo is a Practice Accelerator alumna who joins the podcast to share her experience growing two businesses with the help of the Acce...
Reintroducing the Practice Accelerator
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yaa Boakye, CPT, RDN from the Practice Accelerator team joins James on this special episode to announce an upcoming resource that will help practition...
Prescribing Mushrooms: What You Need to Know
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tom Guilliams, a longtime friend of the podcast, returns to share his experience researching and foraging for mushrooms. Dr. Guilliams also speaks...
The Critical Nature of Reconnection
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first podcast episode of the 2023 year of connection. How can we employ connection to advance the functional and lifestyle medicine moveme...
The Year of Growth in Review
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of 2022, James reviews key topics from the year of growth and provides a sneak peek of what is to come in 2023, the year of conn...
The 7 Frequencies of Communication
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Business of Functional Medicine series, our guest, Erwin Raphael McManus, is a pastor, author, filmmaker and thought leader at ...
Dysautonomia and Cardiometabolic Dysfunction
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dysautonomia is a condition where the nervous system becomes dysregulated, causing disruption in the functions of various organ systems. Common sympto...
Group Coaching for Mental Health Services
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Scheinbaum, PhD is the founder and CEO of Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. As a leader in the field of integrative psychiatry, she joins J...
Fostering Community and Functional Joy
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are all familiar with functional medicine and perhaps even functional fitness, but have you heard of functional joy? Our guest for this podcast epi...
Preventing Alzheimer's with Functional Medicine
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Holford is the author of 46 books on nutrition and lifestyle factors for wellness. He is also the founder of a charity, Food for the Brain Fou...
The Web of Long COVID
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Leo Galland, MD, who outlines a systems biology approach to understanding and treating post-COVID syndrome. Dr. Galland created ...
Transforming Pharmacy into Functional Healthcare
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Business of Functional Medicine: Declutter Your Mental Space
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Funt is the CEO of Juliet Funt Group and author of A Minute to Think, which describes the importance of metaphoric white space in everyone's reg...
The Vaginal Microbiome with Greg Leyer, PhD
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode, Greg Leyer, PhD, has an academic background in deadly pathogenic bacteria, such as botulism and other foodborne illnesses. ...
Success Leaves Clues: Building a Functional Medicine Practice from Scratch
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Shane Holland joins this week's podcast to share his experience with the Practice Accelerator. Shane's story is one we hear over and over amongst ...
Controversies in Nutrition Part II: Vitamin D, Methylation and More
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tom Guilliams, our go-to expert for anything related to nutrition research, returns to the Evolution of Medicine podcast for the second part of ou...
Building & Integrating Functional Medicine into a Hospital System
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sandi and Steve Amoils are Medical Doctors who built a multi-disciplinary functional medicine clinic in Cincinnati, which includes chiropractors, ener...
Tackling PCOS with a Functional Medicine Approach
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Shilpa P. Saxena adds to her series of Evolution of Medicine interviews with a discussion on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). With both personal ...
Growing Your Functional Medicine Business with On-Point Messaging
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Fishman is a top advisor on marketing and business growth, aiding successful health and wellness companies. He leads the Consumer Health Summi...
Nutrition, Lifestyle and Supplementation Support for Osteoarthritis with Thomas G. Guilliams, PhD
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Functional medicine providers have the best tools and scientific understanding of topics like immunology, the microbiome and mitochondria. This conste...
Getting to the Root of Chronic Pain with the Foundation Pain Index
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gunn, PhD is the Chief Scientific Officer for Ethos Laboratories. Ethos began with the mission to incorporate more functional medicine principles...
Improving Healthcare with The Institute for Natural Medicine
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
James interviews Michelle Simon, PhD, ND, president and CEO of the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM). Dr. Simon sees an increasing awareness that o...
Bringing Functional Medicine into Health Systems
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast is a series of interviews with a handful of physicians who are involved with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). Dr. Luby...
Lipid Replacement Therapy for Any Fatigue-Related Illness
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on this episode, Dr. Michael Ash, is a researcher who discusses lipid replacement therapy. The applications for this treatment include all f...
The Power of Personal Growth in Reversing Chronic Illness
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mary Pardee, who specializes in fecal macrobiotic transplantation (FMT), explores how personal history with trauma (emotional or physical) often c...