Episode 217: Complex Cases, Simple Truths

The EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals

Valerie Gysberts, Functional and Nutritional Medicine Therapist, Beingwell Clinic, Melbourne, Australia and Jonathan Upfal, Integrated General Practitioner, National Institute of Integrative Medicine, Melbourne, Australia, discuss their medical practice with a diverse range of patients who have often been through the medical system but have seen no improvement and have complex conditions such as chronic fatigue, ADHD, and depression.

Use the following timestamps to navigate the episode:

(00:00)-Introduction

(2:36)-From pageant queen to Functional and Nutritional Medicine Therapist

(8:10)-How the pair met

(10:50)-Working with patients with chronic fatigue, ADHD, and depression

(19:25)-Postnatal anxiety and depression

(25:05)-Zinc and copper testing

(29:50)-What can healthcare professionals do?

(32:29)-Ozempic

(36:40)-The importance of responsible use of social media

(41:15)-Jonathan and Valerie’s three wishes for healthcare