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Brendan Vermeire takes a deep dive on the stigma around mental health and how mental illness is a comorbidity, his concern with functional and conventional medicine, as well as his personal journey of overcoming ADHD and depression. Brendan is a Functional Medicine Consultant, Mental and Metabolic Health Researcher, Educator, Writer, and Speaker. He is a Board-Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Master Nutrition Coach, Master Personal Trainer, USAW Sports Performance Coach, and Crossfit Trainer. *SHOW NOTES:* 1:21 Welcome to the show 3:40 Brendan’s Bio 5:06 Hello to Brendan! 7:41 His wild story into Functional Health 8:08 Navy Seal training 9:36 Diagnosis with ADHD & Depression 14:16 Functional Medicine industry 15:15 Story about failing his Chemistry exam 16:42 His battle with depression as a teen 19:30 His OD 7-Yr Anniversary 21:47 The stigma around mental health 22:56 Renee’s story about medication 23:52 The issue with destigmatization 28:15 Mental illness as a comorbidity 29:57 Explaining Yin-Yang 30:48 Psychosomatic work + root cause work 32:55 Renee’s “commorbidities” 33:27 Where to begin with clients? 34:05 Nicole LePera’s school of thought 35:12 Discussing our conventional health model 37:38 Everything is a spectrum 38:52 20-year gap with clinical practice & research 40:11 Monoclonal-Antibody drugs for depression 43:26 Pharmaceuticals in action 46:47 Discussing homeostasis 50:02 *INSIDE TRACKER AD* 52:46 Microglial Cells 101 57:00 Mapping out root causes 59:00 Functional Fitness movement 1:02:21 Stereotypical bloodwork experience 1:03:28 Customizing & streamlining lab testing 1:04:11 *ANNOUNCEMENTS!* 1:06:06 The functional health obsession with stool testing 1:10:15 What should the microbiome look like? 1:15:40 Brendan’s basic roadmap for coaching 1:18:43 Vagal toning vs just getting back to nature 1:19:15 Emotional constipation! 1:20:14 Advice from Renee’s cats & Lauren’s dog 1:21:02 “Returning to Symbiosis” & Zach Bush 1:23:48 His one piece of advice 1:25:14 Thanks for tuning in! *RESOURCES:* Website: Metabolic Solutions ( https://www.metabolicsolutionsllc.com/ ) IG: Holistic Savage ( https://www.instagram.com/the_holistic_savage/ ) Facebook: Brendan Vermeire ( https://www.facebook.com/brendan.vermeire ) InsideTracker ( https://info.insidetracker.com/biohackerbabes ) - Get 25% off with this link! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donations