FMP Essentials: Functional Medicine Practitioner Show
The Functional Medicine Practitioner (FMP) Essentials Podcast, hosted by Dr. Yousef Elyaman, serves as a comprehensive educational resource for functional medicine practitioners worldwide. Each episode explores specific health conditions and topics through insightful interviews with top-tier practitioners and thought leaders, as well as solo episodes featuring cutting-edge research, case studies, and practical applications. The show aims to equip practitioners with the tools and knowledge to enhance their success and transform patient outcomes. Exclusive bonus content is available for FMP Essentials Mastermind members, with more information at www.FMPessentials.com.
Episodes
Understanding the PMOS and MASLD Connection: Early Detection of Fatty Liver Disease Through Functional Medicine
PMOS, Insulin Resistance & Fatty Liver: Detecting MASLD Before Advanced Liver Disease
A patient can live with metabolic dysfunction for years while liver disease progresses quietly in the background. For women with PMOS, formerly PCOS, the connection between insulin resistance, hormonal dysfunction, and fatty liver may be especially important.
This episode is deeply personal. Dr. Elli
Beyond Birth Control: A Functional Medicine Approach to Teen Hormone Health with Dr. Wendy Warner
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. Wendy Warner, MD, Board-Certified OB-GYN, Functional Medicine Physician, IFM Educator, Herbal Medicine Educator, and Women's Hormone Health Expert.
Episode Overview
Many teenage girls are prescribed birth control pills as the first treatment for painful periods, ac
Preventing Kidney Stones with Functional Medicine: Root Causes, Oxalates, Citrate & Integrative Nephrology with Dr. M Isreb
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. M Isreb, Nephrologist & Functional Medicine Specialist, Founder of Integrative Kidney
Episode Overview
Kidney stones are becoming dramatically more common, yet many patients leave the emergency room with little guidance beyond drinking more water and hoping they never expe
Approaching PMOS (Formerly PCOS) Through Functional Medicine with Dr. Melody Hartzler
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman | Functional Medicine Primary Care Physician
Guest: Melody Hartzler | PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, ABAAHP
Episode Description
In this FMP Essentials episode on functional medicine for PMOS (formerly PCOS), Dr. Melody Hartzler shares her personal health journey and explains why the condition was recently renamed from Polycystic Ovar
The Real Root Causes of Anxiety | Functional Medicine Explained | Everest Goldstein
Episode Description
🧠 Anxiety isn't always just a mental health issue.
In this FMP Essentials episode on functional medicine for anxiety, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with functional psychiatric nurse practitioner Everest Goldstein to explore the hidden physiological causes of anxiety that are often overlooked in conventional care.
Together they discuss how blood sugar imbala
Boundaries & People Pleasing: Root Causes of Burnout with Natalie Lue
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Natalie Lue, Author & Boundaries Expert
Episode Overview
In this functional medicine episode, Natalie Lue explains how people pleasing and lack of boundaries can impact your health, stress levels, and long-term wellbeing.
Dr. Elyaman and Natalie explore how these patterns sh
Functional Medicine Approach to Reverse Biological Aging with Kara Fitzgerald
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMCP — Functional Medicine & Epigenetics Expert
Episode Overview
In this episode, Dr. Kara Fitzgerald explains how biological age vs chronological age works and how you can reverse aging naturally using diet, lifestyle, and epigenetics. We break down real
Functional Medicine Approach to Alzheimer's Disease with Dr. Joshua Helman
In this episode of the FMP Essentials Show, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with Dr. Joshua Helman, MD, a Harvard-trained physician to explore how functional medicine, systems biology, and precision diagnostics are changing what’s possible in cognitive decline.
Rather than viewing Alzheimer’s disease as a single, untreatable condition, this conversation reframes it as a multi-factorial, biol
Understanding Perimenopause Through Functional Medicine with Dr. Tara Scott
Episode Description
In this FMP Essentials episode on functional medicine and women’s hormone health, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with Dr. Tara Scott, a triple board-certified OB/GYN and internationally recognized expert in perimenopause, progesterone therapy, and integrative hormone optimization.
With over 20 years of experience transitioning from traditional OB/GYN to functional and in
Burnout to Breakthrough: Reclaiming Purpose, Performance, and Balance as a Practitioner | Adam Lamb
Episode Description
In this episode of the FMP Essentials Show, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with Adam Lamb, healthcare entrepreneur, executive coach, and founder of The One Percent Doctor, for a candid, high-impact conversation on clinician burnout, business overwhelm, and personal misalignment.
Adam has worked with hundreds of physicians and healthcare practitioners across the country—m
Precision Medicine in Real Life: Genetics, N-of-1 Care & The Future of Healthcare with Dr. Anil Bajnath
Welcome to another FMP Essentials Express episode — fast, focused, and packed with high-yield insights for practitioners, health coaches, and functional medicine fans who want powerful takeaways in just minutes.
In this episode, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with Dr. Anil Bajnath, a physician at the forefront of precision medicine, genomics, epigenetics, and individualized care, to b
Decoding Hashimoto’s & Hypothyroidism Through Functional Medicine with Dr. Datis Kharrazian
In this episode of FMP Essentials, Dr. Yousef Elyaman breaks down the deeper root causes behind hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s disease, and the patients who continue to struggle even when their labs appear “normal.”
Using the FMP Essentials tree framework—knowledge as the trunk, wisdom as the roots, leadership as the branches, efficiency as the leaves, and outcomes as the fruit—t
Postpartum Depletion Explained | Dr. Lauren Davis on Hormones, Fatigue & Breastfeeding Health
Are you—or your patients—still feeling drained months after giving birth?In this FMP Essentials episode, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with Dr. Lauren Davis, DO — a double-board-certified family physician and osteopathic neuromuscular medicine expert — to reveal the root-cause science behind postpartum depletion and how functional medicine can restore energy, hormone balance, and gut healt
🎙️ FMP Essentials Show: Balancing Menopause Naturally with Phytochemicals with Dr. Deanna Minich
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. Deanna Minich, PhD, CNS, IFMCP — Nutritionist, Author, and Functional Medicine Educator
Episode Description
In this inspiring FMP Essentials episode, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with renowned nutrition scientist and functional medicine leader Dr. Deanna Minich to explore how
Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease Through a Functional Medicine Lens with Dr. M Isreb
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. M Isreb, Nephrologist & Functional Medicine Specialist, Founder of Integrative Kidney
Episode Overview
Discover the root causes, conventional blind spots, and integrative strategies for managing chronic kidney disease (CKD). Dr. M Isreb, a seasoned nephrologist and functional medici
A Functional Medicine Approach to Ulcerative Colitis with Dr. Dawn Beaulieu
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. Dawn Beaulieu, Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Board Certified Gastroenterologist; Certified in Functional Medicine
Episode Overview
Dr. Dawn Beaulieu, a trailblazing gastroenterologist and functional medicine educator, joins Dr. Elyaman to explore the nuanc
Eating the Rainbow for Brain & Gut Health with Dr. Deanna Minich
Host & Guest
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman – Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. Deanna Minich, PhD – Nutritionist, Author, and Expert in Functional Nutrition & Phytochemicals
Episode Overview
In this FMP Essentials Express episode, Dr. Yousef Elyaman speaks with functional nutrition expert and researcher Dr. Deanna Minich about the clinical power of phytochemicals, fo
The Future of AI in Functional Medicine with Dr. Cheng Ruan
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. Cheng Ruan, MD, Internist, Health Technologist, AI Developer, and Founder of Synaptic and the Physician Transformation Institute
Episode Overview
In this episode of FMP Essentials, Dr. Cheng Ruan joins Dr. Elyaman to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping functional medicine.
Breast Cancer & Functional Medicine: A Survivor’s Clinical Blueprint with Dr. Elizabeth Boham
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD, Medical Director at the UltraWellness Center, IFM Certified Practitioner, Breast Cancer Survivor, Author
Episode Overview
In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Dr. Elizabeth Boham shares her journey from a healthy 30-year-old medical reside
Hormone Health, Sexual Wellness & Age Management with Dr. John Carrozzella
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. John Carrozzella, MD, MS, FAARM, Expert in Hormonal Health, Sexual Medicine, and Age Management
Episode Overview
In this episode, we dive deep into the transformative intersection of hormone replacement therapy, sexual medicine, and integrative age management with nationally r
Chronic Lyme Symptoms & Functional Medicine Approach – Dr. Tom Sult
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine PhysicianGuest: Dr. Tom Sult, MD, IFM Educator, Functional & Integrative Medicine Expert, Author of Just Be Well
Episode Overview
In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with Dr. Tom Sult to explore the functional medicine approach to Lyme disease and complex tick-borne illness. You'll hear h
Approaching Rheumatoid Arthritis & Autoimmunity with Functional Medicine – Dr. Rajka Milanovic Galbraith
Host & Guest Details
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. Rajka Milanovic Galbraith, MD, IFMCP, Longevity & Autoimmunity Expert, Founder of Simply Health Institute
Episode Overview
In this insightful conversation, Dr. Yousef Elyaman is joined by Dr. Rajka Milanovic Galbraith to explore how functional medicine offers a deeper, mor
APPROACHING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) & AUTOIMMUNITY WITH FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE With Dr. Terry Wahls
Host
Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care Physician
Guest
Dr. Terry Wahls, Functional Medicine Physician, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Autoimmunity Expert, Creator of The Wahls Protocol
What You’ll Get in This Must-Listen EpisodeIn this powerful Express episode, Dr. Terry Wahls joins Dr. Yousef Elyaman to share how she defied the odds after being diagnosed with secondar
IBS Uncovered: Diagnosing the Undiagnosable with Dr. Jill Carnahan
Description
In this episode of the FMP Essentials Podcast, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with world-renowned functional medicine expert Dr. Jill Carnahan to go deep into one of the most misunderstood diagnoses in medicine: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
They explore the real root causes behind IBS symptoms, including SIBO, SIFO, IMO, dysbiosis, immune dysfunction, mold toxicity, food into
Functional Medicine Health Coaching and Root Cause Strategies for Parkinson’s Disease with Jodi Franklin
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine PhysicianGuest: Jodi Franklin, Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach
Episode DescriptionIn this episode of the FMP Essentials Show, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach Jodi Franklin to explore the powerful role of health coaching in transforming patient outcomes. Jodi shares her persona
AI in Functional Medicine: Friend or Foe? With Chat GPT
🎙️ FMP Essentials Show: "AI in Functional Medicine: Friend or Foe?"
🌟 Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care Physician
🌟 Guest: ChatGPT (Artificial Intelligence Assistant)
💥 What You’ll Get in This Must-Listen Episode 💥
AI is rapidly changing healthcare—how should Functional Medicine Practitioners adapt? Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with AI itself—ChatGPT—to explore th
The Hypertension Breakthrough: The Oral - Systemic Connection You’ve Never Heard Of
A Must-Listen for Anyone Who Cares About Heart Health and Functional Medicine
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care Physician
Guest: Dr. Ellie Campbell, Family Physician & Cardiovascular Expert
Episode Description
High blood pressure is more than just a number—it’s a warning sign that something deeper is happening in your body.
In this episode of the F
Revolutionizing Heart Health: A Functional Medicine Approach to Coronary Artery Disease with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj
FMP Essentials Show: The Functional Medicine Key to Beating Coronary Artery Disease
Host: Dr. Yousef Elyaman, Functional Medicine Primary Care PhysicianGuest: Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, Cardiologist & Functional Medicine Expert
What You’ll Get in This Must-Listen Episode
Get ready to rethink everything you know about heart health! In this episode, Dr. Yousef Elyaman sits down with Dr. Sanjay
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