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Functional Medicine Meets Faith
Do you feel like you've lost yourself somewhere in perimenopause or menopause?
Are you exhausted, not sleeping, gaining weight you can't explain, and tired of hearing "it's just your age"?
Are you on a GLP-1 or curious about peptides, and wondering what support you're missing?
Are you ready for an approach that looks for the root cause, fills you up instead of wearing you down, and keeps God at the center of your healing?
I'm Karin Allumbaugh, MS, a Christian functional medicine practitioner…
Episodes
- Functional Medicine Meets Faith
29. My Labs Came Back "Normal." So Why Do I Feel Like This?
You finally made the appointment. You told your doctor about the 3 a.m. wake-ups, the 2 p.m. crashes, and the moods that change by the day. Then the patient…
Functional Medicine Meets Faith28. Perimenopause- Am I Losing My Freaking Mind?
If you're a woman between 40 and 50 who's been feeling off and can't figure out why, this episode is for you. You're not losing your mind — the rules have…
- Functional Medicine Meets Faith
27. What's Actually Driving your Kidney Disease: The 7 Hidden Contributors Nobody Connected for You
If you are like most individuals diagnosed with kidney disease, rarely are any contributors uncovered. Today, we discuss the top 7 contributors to kidney…
- Functional Medicine Meets Faith
26. What Am I Supposed to Eat?! Meal Planning for Kidney Disease, Diabetes & Hypertension
If there’s one thing that creates confusion after a diagnosis of kidney disease, diabetes, or hypertension—it’s FOOD. What should you eat? What foods are…
- Functional Medicine Meets Faith
25. Inside the Kidney Care Blueprint: How I Help Clients Stabilize and Support Kidney Health. Inside the Kidney Care Blueprint: How I Help Clients Stabilize and Support Kidney Health
Kidney Care Blueprint: A Faith-Centered, Root-Cause Program for Chronic Kidney Disease Karin Allumbaugh introduces the “Functional Medicine Meets Faith”…
- Functional Medicine Meets Faith
24. Heavy Metals and Kidney Disease- What no on is Talking About
What if your kidneys aren’t actually failing… but overwhelmed? In today’s episode, we uncover one of the most overlooked contributors to kidney…
- Functional Medicine Meets Faith
23. Are your Medications Fixing You or Making Things Worse? (The Band-Aid Approach vs Root-Cause Healing)
Are you taking your prescriptions faithfully but still feeling worse? Do your labs look “normal” while your body feels anything but? In this episode, Karin…
- Functional Medicine Meets Faith
22. Fear, Shame and the Mid-January Reset
By mid-January, many people feel discouraged, unmotivated, or burdened by shame over goals they’ve already abandoned. In this episode of Functional Medicine…
- Functional Medicine Meets Faith
21. Playing Small and Settling - Taking Steps to Get out of Your Own Way
In This Episode, You’ll Learn: 🌿 What it really means to “play small” in your healing journey—and how fear keeps you stuck. 💡 How to recognize when guilt…
Functional Medicine Meets Faith20. Overcoming the Limiting Beliefs of your Diagnosis with Guest Karen Dwyer, MS to Success
What if the very diagnosis meant to define your condition has also limited your healing? In this episode, Karin Allumbaugh is joined by Karen Dwyer, MS to…
Functional Medicine Meets Faith19. The Fallacies of the Dreaded Kidney Diet
Think you need to cut protein, salt, bananas, or beans to protect your kidneys? Think again. In this episode, I’m busting the biggest myths about the “kidney…
Functional Medicine Meets Faith18. Gut Health, Kidney Decline & the Truth About Heartburn Meds
If you’re taking a PPI (like omeprazole or the “little purple pill”) to manage heartburn or reflux—and your labs keep getting worse—this episode is for you…
Functional Medicine Meets Faith17. The #1 Longevity Health Hack
If you’re ready for the #1 longevity hack that helps you live longer and better—while also improving kidney function—this episode is for you! We’re talking…
Functional Medicine Meets Faith16. The Prediabetes Trap: Why ‘Eat Less Sugar’ Isn’t Enough
In this episode, Karin shares why prediabetes isn’t just about food and exercise. You’ll learn why typical advice like “eat less sugar” falls short, especially…
Functional Medicine Meets Faith15. Is Your High Blood Pressure REALLY the Problem?
You’ve been told high blood pressure is the cause of your kidney issues, your fatigue, or even your declining health. But what if that’s not the full story? In…
Functional Medicine Meets Faith14. Feeling Overmedicated? Why it matters...
Do you feel you are taking more prescriptions than you would like? Do you wonder if some of the adverse things you are feeling might be due to prescription…
- Functional Medicine Meets Faith
13. My Most Successful Clients All have THIS in Common!
Today we are talking about WHY- the podcast, the Kidney Care Blueprint, all of it. And we'll talk about what all of my most successful clients have in common…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithKidney Disease and Sleep: Why it Matters So Much!!
What if getting better sleep meant that your kidney function would get better? I hear what you’re saying… but ever since my kidney disease got worse I sleep…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithKidney Disease- Can it be Reversed?
For individuals who are diagnosed with kidney disease, a great number are told that there is little that can be done. Furthermore, many are even told that…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithCaution with Iron Supplementation
Anemia is pretty straightforward, right? I mean, you need iron to transport oxygen throughout your body. That means if your iron is low, you better supplement…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithWhat Sarah’s Mood Swings Taught Me
Sarah was a client that taught me a lot about symptoms that sometimes don't make any sense. She taught me that there is one misunderstood concept that lies…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithMy Cholesterol is High. Now What??
Have you recently found out your cholesterol is running high? What does it mean? What should I do? In this episode: What is cholesterol and why do we want it?…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithMetabolic Syndrome- The Confusing Diagnosis Plaguing 1 out of 3 adults
The increasing blood pressure and cholesterol, the increasing blood sugar levels, and climbing weight, especially around the middle- these are the trio of…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithHow to Get out of the Hot Mess
Feeling like a hot mess? Tried the resolutions and feel like a failure because you can't stick to them? You're not alone! It doesn't work! But this here, this…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithNew Year’s Resolutions- How to finally get it right this time!
We approach New Year's Resolutions the wrong way- and then before the month is even over, we feel defeated. Let's talk about how to finally get it right this…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithFrom Hot Mess to Health
Today's episode is my own story about how I transformed my health from a big hot mess into finally thriving and feeling amazing. I talk about why conventional…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithStop Quitting on Yourself!
In today's episode I discuss why we quit, and how to stop quitting on yourself- on your goals, your aspirations, your dreams. It starts with one realization of…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithExhaustion, brain fog, joint pain and overwhelm
Helping you to understand your symptoms and put the control to managing them into your hands! Today's podcast is 5 ways you may begin eliminating them for…
Functional Medicine Meets FaithRestoring the Energy
Today we talk about how you can begin to restore the energy- and gain control back to eliminate your symptoms.