Field Notes: An Exploration of Functional Medicine

Rob Downey, MD, IFMCP

Bringing you the leaders in Functional and Integrative Medicine, Dr. Rob Downey explores the cutting edge protocols and strategies to reclaim health and create a better life, from the inside out.

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Field Notes: An Exploration of Functional Medicine

Episodes (100)

Wednesday You Can't Supplement Your Way Out of This: What most people miss when they're "doing everything right" with Christine Ruch
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Field Notes: An Exploration of Functional Medicine

Apr 1, 2026
51 minutes
47 MB

In this powerful episode of Field Notes, Dr. Rob sits down with Christine Ruch to explore one of the most overlooked pieces of true healing: the nervous system. Christine shares her own journey from being diagnosed with MS and doing everything "right" in the world of diet, supplements, and holistic health—yet still getting sicker—until she discovered that deeper healing required more than a perfect protocol. Together, she and Dr. Rob unpack how unresolved stress, trauma, hypervigilance, and emotional suppression can quietly block recovery, and why embodiment, surrender, and nervous system regulation may be the missing link...

Field Notes: An Exploration of Functional Medicine

You Can't Supplement Your Way Out of This: What most people miss when they're "doing everything right" with Christine Ruch

Rob Downey, MD, IFMCP

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