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The delineation that we like to make between mind and body is really an illusion. It\u2019s one complete circuit.\n-Dr. Cynthia Li\n\nIn\xa0Brave New Medicine: A Doctor\u2019s Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness\xa0Dr. Cynthia Li, an internal medicine physician by training, writes about how her world came crashing down after developing an autoimmune thyroid condition and how she had to journey beyond what Western medicine has to offer to truly heal. Join Diana for a fascinating and important discussion with Dr. Li about functional medicine, a client-centered, science-based approach to looking at and treating the root cause of chronic imbalances in our body.\n\n\nListen and Learn:\n\n \tHow functional medicine differs from both Western and Integrative medicine\n \tWhat are the five main causes of chronic imbalance according to Functional Medicine\n \tTips on specific classes of foods that promote optimal wellness\n \tHow healing emotional wounds impact physical healing\n \tSuggestions for detoxifying your house, re-inhabiting your body, and more!\n\nAbout Dr. Cynthia Li\nCynthia Li, MD is a physician, functional medicine practitioner, and author of\xa0Brave New Medicine: A Doctor\u2019s Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness,\xa0a memoir about chronic illness and return to wellness that challenges the current healthcare system model. Dr. Li has a private practice in integrative and functional medicine in the San Francisco Bay Area and serves as faculty at the University of California San Francisco Medical School. She is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine, the Institute for Functional Medicine, and Integrative Medicine for the Underserved. Dr. Li is also a contributing author to the\xa0Huffington Post\u2019s \u201cThrive Global\u201d\xa0and\xa0Psychology Today.\xa0Dr. Li received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.\nResources:\n\n \tBrave New Medicine: A Doctor\u2019s Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness\xa0by Dr. Cynthia Li\n \tThe Institute for Functional Medicine\n \tDr. Cynthia Li\u2019s website, where you can access her blog and links to Functional Medicine resources\n\n__________________________\nThank you for joining us on this episode of Psychologists Off The Clock. We appreciate your feedback. Please take a moment to leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcasts. It helps us spread the word to more folks like you!\nSubscribe for free where you listen to podcasts!\nApple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Deezer, iHeartRadio\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices