132: Stop Chasing Diagnoses and Start Fixing the Root Cause with Reed Davis

About this episode

Dr. Jenn Simmons and Reed Davis discuss the pitfalls of diagnosis-chasing and the importance of addressing root causes of health issues.

In this episode of Keeping Abreast, Dr. Jenn Simmons sits down with Reed Davis, founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN), for a no-comfort conversation about why so many women are told they’re “fine” while they feel anything but. Together, they unpack the lie hiding inside “normal labs,” why diagnosis-chasing keeps you stuck in symptom management, and what Reed calls metabolic chaos - the slow breakdown that happens when chronic stress, inflammation, hormone disruption, digestion issu...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jenn Simmons

Guest: Reed Davis

Topics covered

• diagnosis
• root cause
• metabolic chaos
• chronic stress
• women's health

Keywords

• diagnosis
• metabolic chaos
• chronic stress
• hormone disruption
• inflammation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

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