Treating OCD From A Functional Medicine Perspective with Dr. George Papanicolaou

Treating OCD From A Functional Medicine Perspective | This episode
is brought to you by Rupa Health and Athletic Greens Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, affects approximately 2.2 million
adults and 500,000 children in the US. Individuals with OCD often
experience impulsive and intrusive thoughts that replay in the
mind, in addition to behaviors such as excessive cleaning and
repetitive counting. While conventional medicine approaches OCD as
a chemical issue, Functional Medicine looks at genetic components,
inflammation, gut health, and other lifestyle influences in its
treatment of OCD.  In this episode, Dr. Hyman discusses OCD
with Dr. George Papanicolaou. They discuss just how debilitating
this condition can be and share case studies of how they have
treated patients with this condition. George Papanicolaou is a
graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is
Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital.
He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner. Upon
graduation from his residency he joined the Indian Health Service.
He worked on the Navajo reservation for 4 years at the Chinle
Comprehensive Medical Facility where he served as the Outpatient
Department Coordinator. In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family
Practice in Rowley, MA. He practiced with a philosophy centered on
personal relationships and treating the whole person, not just not
the disease. He called that philosophy “Whole Life Wellness”. Over
time as the healthcare system made it harder for patients to
receive this kind of personal care Dr. Papanicolaou decided a
change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through
the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established
Cornerstone Personal Health—a practice dedicated entirely to
Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou joined The UltraWellness
Center in 2017. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and
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of this great offer. In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr.
Papanicolaou discuss: What is OCD and who does it affect? Common
behaviors of someone with OCD Conventional diagnosis and treatment
of OCD The genetic component to OCD How the gut microbiome and lack
of diversity may contribute to OCD Identifying inflammation as a
root cause   A case study of someone who has OCD
Functional Medicine approach to treatment of OCD Additional
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