"Functional medicine is different than what we think of more as traditional in that we’re really looking at not so much you have a problem, but why do you have that problem? Let's trace it back now through pathways of how the body works and find out where there’s a block, maybe where there’s a missing nutrient that we can then feed back to make the body operate correctly, to make the metabolism work well."
JJ Virgin, PhD, CNS, CHFI is a 25 year veteran of the health and fitness industry. She recently completed her PhD in holistic nurtition, is a certified nutrition specialist, and has been an on air nutritionist for the last two years for Dr. Phil's weight loss shows. Check out this video of her work with Superman Returns (2006) star Brandon Routh, as she helped him train for his role.
