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Spill the Tea with Dr. T | Biological Medicine vs. Functional Medicine — and Why We Don't Chase Symptoms
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- Connecting with the Thom's
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- Sep 16, 2026
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Spill the Tea with Dr. T | Biological Medicine vs. Functional Medicine — and Why We Don't Chase Symptoms If you've ever walked out of a doctor's appointment with a prescription that addressed what you felt but not why you felt it... this conversation is for you. In this episode of Spill the Tea with Dr. T, Julie sits down with her father Dr. Dickson Thom — biological medicine practitioner with over twenty years of clinical experience — to answer one of the questions they get asked most: What is biological medicine? And how is it different from functional medicine? It's a question that deserves a real answer. Because the difference isn't just semantics. It changes everything about how you assess the body, how you prioritize treatment, and whether you're actually getting to the root of what's going on — or just managing how it feels. In this episode: What biological medicine actually is and where it comes from How it differs from functional medicine — and why that distinction matters for your healing Why biological medicine does not chase symptoms — and what it focuses on instead How the body communicates dysfunction before symptoms ever appear Why treating the terrain changes outcomes that symptom-focused care can't reach What to look for when choosing a practitioner who actually works this way This is the episode to share with anyone who has ever felt like their care was missing something. Who has done the labs, followed the protocol, and still felt stuck. Who is starting to wonder if there's a different way to look at health entirely. There is. And this is where that conversation starts. 🌿 Resources & Next Steps: Learn more about terrain-based healing and find a practitioner: https://www.biomed-drainage.org Workshops and courses with Dr. Thom: https://biomed.think…