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Exhaustion, weight gain, poor concentration, anxiety etc. These are just a few symptoms of adrenal fatigue; caused by too much stress in the body. In this episode we will discuss how to prevent this common syndrome and how to fix it through diet and lifestyle. Dr. Moday also encourages certain testing that most of us are not receiving from our primary care doctors and we should be!Dr. Heather Moday is an Integrative Physician and Functional Medicine Specialist. She is also the owner and medical director of the Moday Center for Functional Medicine in Philadelphia. Her focus is on empowering people through education, and offering comprehensive lifestyle programs through her center, which focuses on reversing chronic disease, as well as creating optimum wellness.
Dr. Moday found Functional medicine after becoming increasingly frustrated by the way conventional medicine handled chronic diseases and preventive medicine in general. She believes that everyone, if given the right education and tools can live longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives.
Dr. Moday received her MD from Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, LA. She then completed a residency in Internal Medicine in NYC and a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology. She is board certified in both specialties.
After years of working as an allergist and immunologist in private practice, she enrolled in the Arizona Center of Integrative Medicine’s -fellowship in Integrative Medicine led by the founder of Integrative Medicine – Dr. Andrew Weil, MD.
Dr. Moday is now board-certified in Integrative and Holistic Medicine by the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine (ABIHM).
She has also completed training through the Institute for Functional Medicine in the fields of cardiometabolic medicine, immunology, detoxification, GI medicine , hormones and others. She is also a graduate of Functional Medicine mentorship with Dr. Dan Kalish of the Kalish Institute.
Andrea
Hi,
Which city and state is your practice located? Thanks!
Ali Shapiro
Hello Andrea,
I am in Pittsburgh, PA yet do most of my work online, with clients all over the world.
Medical Matt
Thanks for this sharing this conversation. A great topic that deserves plenty of attention. I sometimes describe adrenal fatigue as a “special kind of being stressed out.” A lot of people spend a huge part of their day, or their entire day, in fight-or-flight mode, and this is one of the things that can commonly occur in the body over time. And you’re right, they don’t have time to think about what’s really going on. That’s why I think describing the condition to them in this way helps to unlock some of their own insights into their individual situation and what they can do to change it.
Ali Shapiro
Yep! Giving a name to something is powerful. Because then we can choose differently!
Dr. Patrick Lovegrove
Integrating Eastern and Western medical philosophies in restoring the body back to its balance giving the body its correct ingredients for its restoration so that people feel better naturally. This is the best way to do a holistic approach medicine.
Ali Shapiro
Yes. The challenge is to know when to use what, when. And it’s so important to be agnostic about what works so we can see the truth of what that is. Both systems have their pros and cons.
Vanessa
Amazing resource and information you’ve shared. I really appreciated this stuff. Keep sharing.
Ali Shapiro
Thanks Vanessa.