Wellness Connection MD
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsWelcome to the Wellness Connection MD podcast, where Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsey become your partners on a quest for optimal wellness. Simply stated, our goal is to bring to you up-to-date, honest, vetted, unbiased, evidence-based information about health and wellness, along with practical solutions, in order to empower you to overcome your healthcare challenges, and to optimize your health in mind, body, and spirit.
As our population ages, and we are faced with an alarming epidemic of chronic diseases. Clearly, the current drug-based sick-care model of healthcare is simply not working. The cost of healthcare is skyrocketing for patients, and for our society at large, and legions of patients with chronic diseases are falling through the cracks of modern medicine. These people are often desperate to be heard, to be taken seriously, and to have their concerns adequately addressed. On the Wellness Connection MD podcast we will focus more on a preventive, lifestyle-based, functional, and integrative approach to optimal wellness. We challenge the medical community to "think different," while remaining evidence-based, while opening our minds to other viable therapies beyond drugs and surgery. We also advocate that this shift in thinking be accompanied by a renaissance of "loving kindness" in healthcare. Providers and patients would all benefit.
We are hopeful for the future of health care. Patients are demanding a new approach, and big medicine is beginning to listen. Fifteen years ago when we embarked on this journey integrative and functional medicine were hardly on the radar screen. However we now see that many of our most esteemed healthcare institutions have dedicated integrative or functional programs, such as Harvard, Duke, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Vanderbilt, UCSF and many others. Integrative and functional medicine are gaining credibility across the nation and around the world. We will all be better off for the change.
We hope that you will join us on this journey to optimal wellness on Wellness Connection MD. Take care and be well.
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Episodes
Fibromyalgia
July 15, 2020 20:50 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBFibromyalgia may be the silent killer preventing you from achieving optimal wellness. This episode, Dr. McMinn and Coach Laurel discuss common misconceptions, causes, and treatments that coincide with fibromyalgia. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on the following...
18 - Gut Skin Connection
May 08, 2020 16:03 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBDr. McMinn's favorite saying is "There is a gut-everything connection". This episode focuses on the gut-skin connection, and features Dr. Mary Brittain Blankenship, founder of Spruce MD in South Carolina. Discussion topics include the cause and treatments of skin conditions that originate in the gut.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the ...
Gut Skin Connection
May 08, 2020 16:03 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBDr. McMinn's favorite saying is "There is a gut-everything connection". This episode focuses on the gut-skin connection, and features Dr. Mary Brittain Blankenship, founder of Spruce MD in South Carolina. Discussion topics include the cause and treatments of skin conditions that originate in the gut. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at ...
Functional Medicine Chart Review 01 - Optimization
April 20, 2020 15:20 - 8 minutes - 6.15 MBFunctional Medicine Chart Review is a new mini-series where Dr. McMinn will use real patients (anonymously) to explain popular topics among his experiences at McMinn Clinic. Episode 1 is about "optimization". Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on the following link fo...
16 - Pelvic Floor Health for Women
February 04, 2020 22:21 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBThis episode, Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay speak with guest Nikki Woods, who is a physical therapist specializing in pelvic health. Together, they explain all aspects of pelvic floor issues and how they are handled by the team in the outpatient setting.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpf...
Pelvic Floor Health for Women
February 04, 2020 22:21 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBThis episode, Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay speak with guest Nikki Woods, who is a physical therapist specializing in pelvic health. Together, they explain all aspects of pelvic floor issues and how they are handled by the team in the outpatient setting. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "H...
15 - Thyroid
December 19, 2019 21:54 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBFunctional Medicine Podcast is back to talk about the variety of ways to effectively manage the issues that involve your favorite gland: the thyroid. Dr. McMinn is a thyroid expert, and today he opens up on his favorite treatment protocols, including medication types and lifestyle changes that can best help alleviate symptoms of thyroid disease.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including ...
Thyroid
December 19, 2019 21:54 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBFunctional Medicine Podcast is back to talk about the variety of ways to effectively manage the issues that involve your favorite gland: the thyroid. Dr. McMinn is a thyroid expert, and today he opens up on his favorite treatment protocols, including medication types and lifestyle changes that can best help alleviate symptoms of thyroid disease. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, includ...
14 - Sleep
November 18, 2019 21:06 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBThis episode of the Functional Medicine Podcast features a special guest: Christina Pierpaoli Parker, MA, who is a fifth-year graduate student in the Clinical Geropsychology doctoral program at the University of Alabama. Mrs. Parker joins us today to discuss SLEEP and help us better understand how it can be improved and how it interacts with the many parts of our lives.To help you better navigate the podcast, see the following notes:1:14 Introduction of Christina Pierpaoli Parker, a 5th year ...
Sleep
November 18, 2019 21:06 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBThis episode of the Functional Medicine Podcast features a special guest: Christina Pierpaoli Parker, MA, who is a fifth-year graduate student in the Clinical Geropsychology doctoral program at the University of Alabama. Mrs. Parker joins us today to discuss SLEEP and help us better understand how it can be improved and how it interacts with the many parts of our lives.To help you better navigate the podcast, see the following notes:1:14 Introduction of Christina Pierpaoli Parker, a 5th year...
Hormones
August 26, 2019 21:23 - 26 minutes - 18 MBThis podcast covers one of the most frequently used tools in the McMinn toolbox: Hormones. Dr. McMinn is here with nurse Laurel Roberts to tell you how to take control of your hormones so they don't control you. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on the following li...
13 - Hormones
August 26, 2019 21:23 - 26 minutes - 18 MBThis podcast covers one of the most frequently used tools in the McMinn toolbox: Hormones. Dr. McMinn is here with nurse Laurel Roberts to tell you how to take control of your hormones so they don't control you.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on the following link f...
Brain Health
May 23, 2019 18:28 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBToday, Dr. Kristine Lokken, PhD takes some time out of her busy schedule at the Brain Health Institute, to discuss the topic of brain health with us. Dr. Lokken is a renowned neuropsychologist, and the perfect person to tell us the best practices to keep our minds sharp. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page un...
12 - Brain Health
May 23, 2019 18:28 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBToday, Dr. Kristine Lokken, PhD takes some time out of her busy schedule at the Brain Health Institute, to discuss the topic of brain health with us. Dr. Lokken is a renowned neuropsychologist, and the perfect person to tell us the best practices to keep our minds sharp.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under ...
11 - Stress
May 07, 2019 18:05 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThis episode is a special stress edition featuring McMinn Clinic's own Donna Mullinax. Donna is a licensed counselor and hypnotherapist, and today she and Dr. McMinn discuss the realities of stress, and share the tools that they use to deal with it.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful L...
Stress
May 07, 2019 18:05 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThis episode is a special stress edition featuring McMinn Clinic's own Donna Mullinax. Donna is a licensed counselor and hypnotherapist, and today she and Dr. McMinn discuss the realities of stress, and share the tools that they use to deal with it. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpf...
10 - Nutrition
March 29, 2019 21:21 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode we bring on Dr. Suzanne Judd, PhD to talk with us about nutrition. Dr. Judd is a professor at UAB, and is currently a program manager for a large scale stroke study. Today, we got the opportunity to pick her brain about the importance of nutrition and what we can do to improve ours.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bo...
Nutrition
March 29, 2019 21:21 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode we bring on Dr. Suzanne Judd, PhD to talk with us about nutrition. Dr. Judd is a professor at UAB, and is currently a program manager for a large scale stroke study. Today, we got the opportunity to pick her brain about the importance of nutrition and what we can do to improve ours. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at th...
Dysautonomia
February 14, 2019 20:51 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBIn this episode, we discuss the invisible illness, dysautonomia. Dizziness, brain fog, anxiety, fainting, racing heart... All being treated under the blanket of "stress". We are here to tell you about a treatable condition that might be the diagnosis that the other guy's are missing. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the...
9 - Dysautonomia
February 14, 2019 20:51 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBIn this episode, we discuss the invisible illness, dysautonomia. Dizziness, brain fog, anxiety, fainting, racing heart... All being treated under the blanket of "stress". We are here to tell you about a treatable condition that might be the diagnosis that the other guy's are missing.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the mai...
8 - Bio-identical Hormone Replacement and Compounding with Mary Ann Davis, Pharm.D
November 29, 2018 15:17 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBThis episode of Functional Medicine Podcast features our first guest, Mary Ann Davis from Wellness Pharmacy! She is the PCCA Pharmacist of the year, and comes to offer her professional insight into the benefits of compounding and bio-identical hormones, while clearing up some common misconceptions.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bo...
Bio-identical Hormone Replacement and Compounding with Mary Ann Davis, Pharm.D
November 29, 2018 15:17 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBThis episode of Functional Medicine Podcast features our first guest, Mary Ann Davis from Wellness Pharmacy! She is the PCCA Pharmacist of the year, and comes to offer her professional insight into the benefits of compounding and bio-identical hormones, while clearing up some common misconceptions. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at th...
Gut Health Finale
October 11, 2018 17:24 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBThe final installment of the Gut Health Series is an explanation of our approach to healing the gut, as well as maintaining your gut health. Every person is unique, even at the gut level; however, there are some helpful tips that all of our guts will thank us for. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the...
7 - Gut Health Finale
October 11, 2018 17:24 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBThe final installment of the Gut Health Series is an explanation of our approach to healing the gut, as well as maintaining your gut health. Every person is unique, even at the gut level; however, there are some helpful tips that all of our guts will thank us for.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the hea...
6 - Gut Health Series: Episode 4
July 11, 2018 20:32 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBThe fourth installment of the Functional Medicine Podcast's Gut Health Series is a feature about the gut lining. This episode takes the listener into the healthy gut, and explains why a "leaky gut" can be the root cause of dozens of crippling autoimmune diseases.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the head...
Gut Health Series: Episode 4
July 11, 2018 20:32 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBThe fourth installment of the Functional Medicine Podcast's Gut Health Series is a feature about the gut lining. This episode takes the listener into the healthy gut, and explains why a "leaky gut" can be the root cause of dozens of crippling autoimmune diseases. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the ...
Gut Health Series: Episode 3
June 07, 2018 21:23 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBThe third installation to our Gut Health Series is a feature on one of the hot topics of the medical world, the gut microbiome. Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay show us the relationship between our body and the bugs that inhabit it. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on...
5 - Gut Health Series: Episode 3
June 07, 2018 21:23 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBThe third installation to our Gut Health Series is a feature on one of the hot topics of the medical world, the gut microbiome. Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay show us the relationship between our body and the bugs that inhabit it.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "Helpful Links." -Click on th...
4 - Gut Health Series: Episode 2
April 26, 2018 21:28 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBThe second installment of our Gut Health Series is a look inside the anatomy of the gut. Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay delve in to the science behind digestion, and speak about some of the bacteria and processes that keep us healthy, or give us signs that we are not.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the h...
Gut Health Series: Episode 2
April 26, 2018 21:28 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBThe second installment of our Gut Health Series is a look inside the anatomy of the gut. Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay delve in to the science behind digestion, and speak about some of the bacteria and processes that keep us healthy, or give us signs that we are not. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under t...
3 - Gut Health Series: Episode 1
March 26, 2018 18:12 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBOur third podcast is the first part in our Gut Health Series. This mini series will act as a crash course on gut health and the many gut connections that control so much of what goes on inside us. Episode 1 is the introduction to the gut and sets us up for the detailed episodes in the coming weeks.Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bo...
Gut Health Series: Episode 1
March 26, 2018 18:12 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBOur third podcast is the first part in our Gut Health Series. This mini series will act as a crash course on gut health and the many gut connections that control so much of what goes on inside us. Episode 1 is the introduction to the gut and sets us up for the detailed episodes in the coming weeks. Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at th...
Fatigue
March 01, 2018 21:35 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBOur second podcast gives you some insight on how fatigue is addressed in the functional medicine setting. Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay talk about how fatigue appears in the patients that they see, and where they start to get the mojo back for their patients! Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the headi...
2 - Fatigue
March 01, 2018 21:35 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBOur second podcast gives you some insight on how fatigue is addressed in the functional medicine setting. Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay talk about how fatigue appears in the patients that they see, and where they start to get the mojo back for their patients!Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at the bottom of the main page under the heading "...
Introduction to Functional Medicine
January 08, 2018 18:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBOur first podcast is an introduction to functional medicine, integrative medicine, and The McMinn Clinic. Topics discussed include how Dr. McMinn defines integrative and functional medicine, Dr. McMinn's Four Axes of Care, wellness, and a backstory to the creation of The McMinn Clinic. We hope you enjoy! Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these...
1 - Introduction to Functional Medicine
January 08, 2018 18:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBOur first podcast is an introduction to functional medicine, integrative medicine, and The McMinn Clinic. Topics discussed include how Dr. McMinn defines integrative and functional medicine, Dr. McMinn's Four Axes of Care, wellness, and a backstory to the creation of The McMinn Clinic. We hope you enjoy!Support the show Please CLICK ON THIS LINK to support the show. -Check out our website at https://mcminnmd.com for other IMPORTANT LINKS, including social media links. You can find these at...