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

Simple Tips to Deal with SAD

Season #1

Seasonal Affective Disorder is the real deal- and where there is no one cure all- aside from jaunting off to warm and sunny climates in the Southern Hemisphere with the days are longer- there are a number of simple...
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Having a captain of the ship

Season #1

Staring down the barrel of a devastating disease can be overwhelming. Hearing everyone and their mothers different opinions...overwhelming. Dealing with individual 'experts' biases, whom you need to trust for your...
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Thoughts on Cancer

Season #1

Cancer, the big C...quite a devastating disease state to go through, for the patient, friends, family...everyone involved. On this episode I wanted to share an experience on cancer...still in the process, although...
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Why and How We Self-sabotage Our Health

Season #1

One of the reasons people allow themselves to get sick, and for that matter, not meet goals in life, is due to self sabotage. So pull up a chair, let's take a few minutes to chat about how and why people self sabotage...
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5 Things that Are On My Mind...That Your Pharmacist Wont Talk About

Season #1

I am going a bit of course here, although, tune on in, I really think you will dig this podcast as I go into a, I guess you can say, eclectic mix of personal stuff to make you healthier, and for darn sure...a better...
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For the Love of Coffee...and the Benefits to Boot

Season #1

As I mentioned in an Instagram post @rootpharmacist , I love coffee, and it is vice which I cannot imagine I will ever give up. There seems to be misconceptions of whether coffee is good or bad for you, and here, I...
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Not So Common Breast Cancer Prevention Tips

Season #1

October is breast cancer prevention month. Did you know there are a lot of lifestyle strategies that we can do to help prevent breast cancer. In this episode I share four of my favorite strategies
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Stress, Inflammation and Your Immune System

Season #1

Tune on in and listen to how both stress and inflammation are double edged swords- when in the right amounts, they strengthen our bodies, although when become chronic, they can impair our immunity and more.
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Episode 51: The Morning Ritual

Season #1

The morning ritual...if I could have a few minutes of your time, I would love to share with you the morning ritual that gets my day rolling, and provides me the grounding to keep on keeping on throughout the day,...
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To Flu Shot or Not to Flu Shot? Is that the question?

Season #1

OK...to make this clear, I am not for or against...I am for the freedom of choice while making health lifestyle choices in any case... That being said, I think it is important to ask the right questions to decide if a...
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The Self Care Prescription

Season #1

Too many people are suffering from a lack of self care- they are ignoring the fact that they need to care for themselves- often avoiding to care for others first, and neglecting their own needs. Or, for whatever...
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Part II: Going Beyond Cholesterol- A Healthier Look at Heart Health

Season #1

In the last episode we addressed how and why we are not winning the war on heart disease- by using a cholesterol only approach. In this episode I wanted to share with you optimal testing and assessing options along...
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