A Functional Medicine Guide To Longevity And Health Span

About this episode

Dr. Jim McMinn and Coach Lindsay Mathews discuss a functional medicine approach to longevity and healthspan with Dr. Jerry Kitchens.

Aging is universal — but how we age is anything but. In this powerful episode of Wellness Connection MD, Dr. Jim McMinn and Coach Lindsay Mathews welcome Dr. Jerry Kitchens to explore a functional medicine approach to longevity and healthspan. Dr. Kitchens, a Birmingham native and former general surgeon, practiced for 23 years before osteoarthritis in his hands led to early retirement. That turning point — combined with his father’s diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment progressing to Alzhei...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Jerry Kitchens

Topics covered

• longevity
• healthspan
• functional medicine
• aging

Keywords

• osteoarthritis
• cognitive impairment
• Alzheimer's

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Birmingham

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