Andrew Lenhardt, MD and patient Sharon discuss what functional medicine is, and how it can help people with complex multi-systemic illnesses such as ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), fibromyalgia, long Covid, and chronic Lyme disease.
The featured speaker, Andrew Lenhardt, M.D., is a board-certified family doctor with a background in functional and integrative medicine. He has long experience treating people with complex, chronic diseases. He practices in Beverly, MA. He is the author of two books: The Best of Both Worlds and Emotional Intelligence in a Complex World. Dr. Lenhardt is on the faculty of Tufts Medical School, Endicott College and Yale University and has been teaching medical students and nurse practitioner students for over 15 years. He has developed the algorithms used for the RootFinder tool at Complex Health Solutions. In his personal life, he is married with three sons and two Pomeranians. His interests include pickleball, bridge and exotic travel.
The event moderator is Kerry Lang, LMHC, Wellness and Mental Health Program Manager at the Dean Center for Tick Borne Illness at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
This program is part of “Sunday Conversations with MassME,” a monthly speaker series with discussion on a wide variety of topics. For more information about the Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association, visit: [ Ссылка ]
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00:00 Introduction
1:49 Introduction to Functional Medicine
6:07 Case Study #1
14:22 Case Study #2
19:21 Case Study #3
22:16 Two Worlds that Don't Collide
26:04 Chronic Fatigue vs. ME/CFS
29:03 Lessons from Long Haul Covid for ME/CFS
39:10 Summary
41:11 Patient Perspective
50:09 Q&A
