Most people think food is just calories but every single bite you take sends instructions to your 37 trillion cells. Dr. Jeffrey Bland (drjeffreybland)--the founder of the field of functional medicine-- joined me on The BeingBrigid Show and he unpacked how food communicates directly with your biology at a cellular level. Dr. Bland was talking about using food as medicine in the 1990s when most doctors dismissed this concept. He identified chronic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, gut imbalances and insulin resistance as core underlying drivers of disease before most doctors had any awareness of this. 💬 Comment LISTEN and I’ll DM you the full episode! #FunctionalMedicine #FoodIsMedicine #MetabolicHealth #NutritionScience #Wellness