From Pharmacy to Farmacy: Dr. Amy Sapola Talks Plant-Based Eating, Health, and Well-Being

In today’s episode we’re speaking with Dr. Amy Sapola, a Certified Wellness Coach, Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner, and Doctor of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Nutrition.
Dr. Sapola is the Director of Farmacy (that’s farm - F-A-R-M-ACY) at The Chef’s Garden in Huron, Ohio where she works to help guide consumers towards a mindful relationship with food by connecting the benefits of healthy soil, to healthy plants, and ultimately, to healthy people. She’s a mother of two young children, master gardener, passionate cook and long-time yogi.
Join us today as we chat with Dr. Sapola about the role that functional and integrative medicine play in wellness and ultimately our wellbeing.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
02:08 - Joining Chef's Garden
04:49 - The Experience of a Chef's Garden Box
07:08 - Building Trust with Your Body
09:58 - Her Crazy Journey to Integrative and Functional Medicine
14:40 - Connecting with the Whole Patient
17:19 - On Sleep and Screens
20:17 - Farming for Maximum Nutrients
23:23 - Going Against the Grain
25:13 - Changing the Face of Health and Wellness
27:52 - Patterns of Kindness to Yourself
34:17 - The Difference Between Wellness and Well-Being
35:34 - Dr. Amy's Ultimate Dish
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I'm planning on attending your holistic classes. However, I believe diet, like a religion is personal and a belief. If one didn't believe in the diet and lifestyle, it will never work. I do not believe that solely plant based will work for me. I know of and personally people who were vegans and have become very ill, where their bones became brittle, and they were losing their hair, and their hair, their gum was bleeding, and had dark circles under their eyes. Yet, other vegans I know thrive and look great.