The New Normal in Functional Medicine, with Dr. Ann Barter

<h2>Functional Medicine Practice: What You Will Learn:</h2> <ul> <li>How Dr. Barter’s practice has been impacted by COVID from a clinical and patient management perspective</li> <li>The mental and emotional impact that COVID has made on Dr. Barter’s patients</li> <li>Treatments Dr. Barter’s <strong>functional medicine practice</strong> uses to help manage mood and headspace</li> <li>How Dr. Barter communicates the effects of the pandemic to her patients to help them better understand treatment options</li> <li>How Dr. Barter addresses mold and treatment procedures with her patients</li> <li>Long term health problems that mold can cause</li> <li>Dr. Barter’s work with neurotransmitters</li> </ul> <h2>Post-Pandemic Challenges in Functional Medicine</h2> <p>Dr. Ann Barter is the owner and Clinical Director of Alternative Family Medicine and Chiropractic, a Colorado-based functional medicine practice serving the Denver Metro Area. She is also host of the Fearless Health podcast and a thought leader in both patient-facing and practitioner-facing work in the functional medicine field. Dr. Barter joins us in this episode of The FM Shift to share her journey and talk about the new landscape of functional medicine amidst the global pandemic.</p> <h2>Addressing the New Normal</h2> <p>COVID has significantly impacted the way we operate, and Dr. Barter has seen an increase in difficult cases come through her functional medicine practice. Some of them are more difficult due to this ‘new normal’ and the added stressors of the day-to-day. But the vast majority of these cases are becoming increasingly difficult because of the mental and emotional toll that COVID has taken on patients. From the toxic news cycles to the frustrating mask ordinances, people are experiencing significantly higher levels of stress and anxiety that are impacting their health in a profound way.</p> <h2>Managing Headspace</h2> <p>Dr. Barter has taken it upon herself to actively manage her patients’ headspace, because mood and mindset directly affect her a