Autoimmune Disease Questions Answered
In this episode, Andrea discusses autoimmune disease including dispelling common myths and highlighting truths. She also explains the Functional Nutrition Matrix and how it can support you on your healing journey.
Understanding Your Midlife Health And Hormone Balance
In this episode, we delve into many topics including everything we need to be focusing on in between doctor visits; how to find and begin to work on the root causes of health issues; hormone balance and the hormone pyramid in midlife; and our responsibility as the expert of ourselves and our bodies.
Getting to the Root of Autoimmunity
In this episode, Andrea outlines the three root causes of autoimmunity that she sees in her practice and how to differentiate between signs and symptoms so you can make the best decisions for your health. If you want to learn how genes, gut health, and blood sugar balance are connected to autoimmune conditions, then you won’t want to miss this episode!
Poop, Constipation, Anti-Diet Culture + Individual Healing
In this episode, Andrea talks all things poop! From the perfect poop to tips to get regular and stay regular, this episode is a "must listen to" for your health and well-being. We also chat on anti-diet culture, stress and the 3 roots of any chronic condition plus so much more!
Process Not Protocol Getting to the Root of Chronic Disease
In this episode, Andrea talks about her process-oriented approach to healthcare, based on Functional Medicine principles. She emphasizes the importance of looking at all aspects of our lives, both external and internal, to achieve optimal health. Andrea shares practical strategies and frameworks, to help you take control of your health. This info-packed episode offers insights for anyone seeking a more effective approach to healthcare.
[Tough Times], Finding Your Way to Post Traumatic Growth
For the last 20+ years, Andrea helped those with chronic and autoimmune illnesses identify the healing protocol that will help them finally feel better and become the expert that they’ve been looking for. She has an incredible personal story but she's also worked with people for decades now to help them do something that we don't tend to focus on enough: experience Post Traumatic Growth.
Navigating Medical Appointments
In this episode, Andrea shares how to navigate medical appointments and get the most from them, despite the biases that many people experience while in appointments. You’ll learn about how to navigate conventional medical appointments as well as functional and what it truly means to be your own advocate.
Mapping Story with Andrea Nakayama
In the 100th episode of the 15-Minute Matrix podcast I take you to the heart of the matter. To story. A patient’s story is a critical part of how we understand them and determine our next steps in care.
Reclaiming Ownership of Your Health
Andrea is leading thousands of students, practitioners, and individuals around the globe in a revolution to offer better solutions to the growing chronic illness epidemic. By highlighting the importance of systems biology, root cause methodology, and therapeutic partnerships, she helps historically underserved individuals reclaim ownership of their health.
The Most Important Question You Need to Ask Yourself
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what are your health non-negotiables? We need to get better at asking ourselves this question, especially when we are dealing with chronic symptoms or diseases. While everyone's approach to healing is different, we all need to get clear on what is 100% true for us in order to heal our bodies and create agency over our health.
The Nutrition and Mental Health Connection
What we eat is deeply connected to our brain chemistry, our hormonal balance and our mental and emotional health. And it’s different for everyone. Andrea discusses the connection between nutrition and mental health and how we can make mindful choices that support our health and happiness.
Developing a Holistic Self Awareness
Andrea's passion for functional nutrition began when her husband, Isamu, was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. It was through the trying experience of prolonging his life for another 2 years that she discovered a burning passion to transform the health industry. In this episode, you'll discover the power of functional nutrition and how you can use holistic self-awareness to heal your body.
3 Pillars of Health
In this episode, Andrea discusses what she calls the 3 Pillars of Health: Genes, Digestion, and Inflammation. Andrea is a Functional Medicine Nutritionist, educator, speaker, founder of Functional Nutrition Alliance, and the host/producer of the 15-Minute Matrix podcast.
Creating Energy and Abundance
Andrea leads individuals, coaches, and clinicians around the world in a revolution reclaiming ownership of both their own and their clients’ health. Andrea draws on systems biology, mental models, root cause methodology and the therapeutic partnership to offer long-awaited solutions for the rapidly growing chronic illness epidemic.
Biases in Health Care and Medical Gaslighting
Systemic biases can have profound impacts on how we receive medical care and support. Members of marginalized communities may be brushed off, misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and mistreated within the medical system, sometimes with catastrophic effects. In this episode, Andrea discusses bias, medical gaslighting, a systems approach to health, and how to advocate for yourself in medical settings.
Crash Course in Functional Nutrition
In this episode, Andrea discusses the state of chronic health conditions in the United States, gut health tests (when to test and why a diagnosis is just one piece), what is pre-diabetes and why 1 in 3 Americans has it, and finding diet health in a way that nurtures & includes instead of removes foods.
Become the CEO of Your Own Health
Are you tired of feeling like you don’t have your health under control or given answers or solutions that don’t really solve your problems? Then this is the episode for you! Andrea is determined to empower patients to exercise their own self-health and become the CEO of their journey. In this conversation, Andrea discusses how our health is more than a simple quick fix and ways in which we can look at all parts of our systems to find methods and practices that work best for us.
Using the Big Picture to Identify the Roots
In this episode, Andrea talks about how she helps people understand what’s going on within their bodies with functional nutrition, precision medicine, omics, and Epigenetics.
Functional Blood Test Analysis
In this episode, Andrea walks us through two blood tests that are very common: a CBC with Differential and a Complete Metabolic Panel, and tells us how she interprets these from a functional perspective.
Fatigue
Fatigue is a common side effect of autoimmune disease, but it can have many other root causes as well. For some people, it’s mild and manageable. For others, it can be disabling. Yet it’s not a diagnosis in itself – it’s a symptom. In this episode, we take a detective’s perspective on fatigue. If symptoms are messengers, what is our fatigue trying to communicate about our own unique body? How can we restore our vitality again?