Functional medicine and metabolic health concept: a physician discusses the body's self-repair, natural whole foods and whole-body wellness
Healthcare, Metabolic Health

[Healthcare 520 Feature] Give Your Body a Chance to Repair Itself: Functional Medicine Physician Dr. Mark Hyman on the Roots of Chronic Disease

Functional medicine looks at chronic health problems from a whole-body, root-cause perspective. Dr. Mark Hyman believes that cutting back on ultra-processed foods and refined sugar, getting proper nutrition and keeping a regular routine can lighten the body's load and create better conditions for self-repair and metabolic balance.
Concept illustration of a Stanford physician and human metabolic health, showing the heart, blood vessels, blood sugar, blood pressure and digestive system with healthy eating, exercise and TCM wellness elements
Metabolic Health

Stanford-Trained Physician Dr. Casey Means: Fatigue, Obesity and Diabetes May All Stem From Metabolic Dysfunction

Stanford-trained physician Dr. Casey Means believes health problems such as fatigue, obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease may be linked to long-term metabolic imbalance and modern lifestyles. This article explores metabolic syndrome, TCM's whole-body view and the idea of "treating illness before it arises," and how diet, sleep, exercise and stress management affect metabolic health, with practical ways to improve it day to day.