
Pathways to Well-Being
The Institute for Functional Medicine
4.4from 71 ratings
- 97
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 71
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Pathways to Well-Being
Functional medicine uses the latest advances in the areas of genomics, epigenetics, nutrition, and lifestyle to find personalized solutions that lead to improved patient outcomes. Now, more than ever, the functional medicine approach is critical to address the rising tide of chronic disease and increase resilience among the most vulnerable populations in the time of a pandemic. Everyone deserves to find their own pathway to optimal health, which requires expanding access to high quality medical care for all individuals. Pathways to Well-being is a clinician-focused podcast that will feature leading practitioners and researchers from around the world engaged in conversations about the foundations of health, the latest medical advances from the front lines of health care, and the ways in which we can all help increase access to quality functional medicine care for everyone.
- Publisher
- The Institute for Functional Medicine
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Mar 2019
- Latest episode
- 16 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 97 episodes have a transcript.

16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sleep, Mitochondria, and Energy Balance With Dr. Lisa Portera

6 Aug 2026
Nutrition, Brain Health, and the Gut-Brain Axis With Megan Lyons

10 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Gut Microbiome, Aging, & Optimizing Healthspan with Tom Fabian, PhD, CNTP
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Sleep, Mitochondria, and Energy Balance With Dr. Lisa Portera
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They are that and more because it's not either or. Right. And it's the fact that we now understand our mitochondria as signaling systems, that they're like antenna that are reading what's happening in our physiology in all systems through the systems biology lens, I think, gives us one of the most beautiful ways to imagine and also understand how mitochondria are central to the communication between all systems. So they're reading what's happening in each system. They're reading our levels of oxidative stress and inflammation. And when we have imbalances in various systems, it's impacting our mitochondria. […]
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- Lisa Portera
- Megan Lyons
- Tom Fabian
- James Carter
- John Neely MD
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 59 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 12 ratings
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- 71
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- YouTube
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- Engagement
- 98
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