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Episode 121: Behind the Scenes of My Career Path: Your Questions Answered

Episode 121: Behind the Scenes of My Career Path: Your Questions Answered

Update: 2025-10-08
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Behind the Scenes of My Career Path: Your Questions Answered

This is a long overdue podcast episode that you have been asking for, for YEARS!



In this episode, I answer the questions I get most often about my career journey, how I built my practice, and the trainings that shaped my approach.



You can also find more specifics on this over at functionalfueling.com/about. I hope this episode helps guide you on your career path!



A few things we chat about in this episode 👇👇👇

• How a functional nutrition undergrad & grad school program gave me a systems-first lens that guides my work today

• Lessons from working as a sports dietitian in sports medicine and athlete performance, including interpreting labs, supporting menstrual health, and integrating sports medicine into nutrition practice

• How my passion in functional nutrition shifted 5 years in and why I made the transition from sports to internal medicine and how this shaped my philosophy and helped me spot advanced hormone patterns in chronic disease populations

• How I use performance data—exercise information, nervous system function, and other sports medicine lab metrics—to identify what truly moves the needle for women of all activity levels

• The story behind building Functional Fueling®, some of the advanced trainings I’ve completed, and simple advice for starting a private practice

• How I apply systems biology in practice, connecting hormones with other body systems and sequencing care for effective results


 


Important show links 👇👇👇



  • Join my 3 Part Hormone Testing Workshop Series (Clinicians Only) to learn how to spot advanced hormone patterns, analyzing labs and functional nutrition and supplement support: Register Here

  • Follow me on Instagram

  • Rate the show! Please give us a 5 star rating in your podcast app


 

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Episode 121: Behind the Scenes of My Career Path: Your Questions Answered

Episode 121: Behind the Scenes of My Career Path: Your Questions Answered

Lauren Papanos