Episode

Functional Medicine vs “There’s a Pill for That” (85)

Podcast: Uncle Marv's Unhealthy Podcast
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Duration seconds: 2551
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Summary

I sit down with Dr. Kevin Smith, a chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner, to unpack what functional medicine really is and how it’s different from the quick “there’s a pill for that” approach. We dig into lab testing, supplement quality, and why chasing symptoms keeps so many of us stuck in chronic pain, fatigue, and those “everything looks normal” doctor visits.