Marrying conventional medicine with functional medicine is ideal, but it’s not exactly easy. Many doctors looking to practice functional medicine have to relearn - or even unlearn - a lot of what’s been ingrained to them in med school. It’s difficult, but it’s certainly not impossible.

Dr. Christopher Mote is a Functional Medicine & Primary Care Physician as well as the Founder of the Cornerstone Health Community, a practice that promotes patient and healthcare partnership through functional medicine. He is a dual degree, Board Certified Family Medicine Physician who specializes in Lifestyle Medicine and Functional Medicine. Before joining the industry, Christopher was a Chiropractic Physician.

Christopher joins us today to discuss how he and his team have built a community out of his primary care practice. He shares his life as a chiropractor and what prompted him to go back to medical school at age 40. He discusses how you can combine functional medicine and conventional treatments without ignoring one or the other. Christopher also explains why he always tests for a specific set of markers and hormones with almost every patient.

“The least efficient way to try to help patients transform their habits is to sit down for 30-60 minutes one on one.” - Dr. Christopher Mote

This week on The Lab Report Podcast:

• Mote’s career as a chiropractor and when he joined the functional medicine industry.
• Why it was difficult to get patients as a chiropractor.
• What it was like to go back to school at 40.
• How you can integrate functional medicine in a primary care practice.
• How their clinic solved the need to educate their patients with basic health information.
• What their patients say about online classes and educational content.
• The specific markers he keeps an eye on for common illnesses.
• Mote’s advice to traditional practitioners who want to learn functional medicine.

Connect with Dr. Christopher Mote

• Cornerstone Health Community

Subscribe, Rate & Review The Lab Report

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Lab Report, presented by Genova Diagnostics, with your hosts, Michael Chapman and Patti Devers. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe to the show and give us a rating and review.

Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Email Patti and Michael with your most pressing questions on functional medicine.

And be sure to share your favorite Lab Report episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to help others learn more about Genova and all things related to functional medicine and specialty lab testing.

Disclaimer: The content and information shared in The Lab Report is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in The Lab Report represent the opinions of Michael Chapman and Patti Devers and their guests.

For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.