The Functional Pharmacy Podcast

The Functional Pharmacy Podcast

Hosted by: Robert Kress Functional RPh

Welcome to Functional Pharmacy, where we are putting the function back into pharmacy. In addition to my conventional pharmacy studies I have received by Certification In Clinical Nutrition, the art and science of...

Episodes

The Thyroid Conversation...Part II

Season #1

In the last episode we covered "about thyroid"- today we are diving into hypothyroidism (low thyroid activity) how prevalent it is- and all the different factors that can essential neuter your thyroid. Tune in..and...
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The Thyroid Conversation...Part I

Season #1

Considering the massive role thyroid plays in our bodies...we will be devoting a few episodes to a very common- while often under treated or ignored condition- hypothyroidism. So many times I have heard the...
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About Me

Season #1

Now that I am teaching continuing education classes to hundreds o pharmacists at a time...I have been getting a lot of the same question..."how did you get where you are? what classes or certifications should I take?"...
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Weekly Hotwire News

Season #1

With FunctionalPharmacy.com I work with pharmacists and practitioners to help grow their practice, enrich their career, and maximize their brand. Part of this is a free Weekly News Vlog.....which I have turned into a...
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10 Complements or Alternatives to Meditation

Season #1

Whether you meditate regularly and want to augment your results- or looking to switch things up...trying something new without losing the benefits...here are 10 different strategies that are in line with the benefits...
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Power of the Nap

Season #1

Let's face it- we are a sleep deprived society...and napping can be the solution. Some people are "nappers" where others say they cant nap as it makes them feel crappy. Listen in for just a few minutes to understand...
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The Power of Play

Season #1

Go Outside and Play! Remember when mom used to yell that to get us out of her hair? Well...she was doing us a tremendous benefit. Play is often associated with with childhood activities to pass the time- But the fact...
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How I became a Functional Pharmacist

Season #1

The question often comes up... "How did I become a functional pharmacist? or What path did I travel to get here" The truth is...it was a long road of self discovery and making it up as I went along- along with some...
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"Other" Factors to Health and Longevity

Season #1

Greetings! All to often people rely on a magic bullet- or buy into a belief that a supplement, or diet will give them the fountain of youth. In studying the healthiest populations of historical record, modern day...
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Hows your methylation going?

Season #1

Methylation has gain much attention with the research on nutrigenomics- and for good reason...it flips a lot of switches we need for out health, and if its not working to capacity...those switches don't get turned...
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Making the case for outcome based results

Season #1

Let’s make the case for outcome cases results. —evidence based medicine is key....but can come from other areas...not just studied — We must be wary of the confirmation bias which exists. That can influence designs of...
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How Do You Want to Age? Biological Age -vs- Chronological Age

Season #1

Tune on in and listen to how we can enhance our biological age regardless of our chronological age- thus reducing risk factors of chronic disease
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