Integrative Healthcare Journey: A Conversation with Dr. Emily Cordes

Imagine healthcare where your doctor combines the best of conventional and functional medicine, with the time and tools to truly solve your health mysteries. Could this be the future of medicine?

Dr. Emily Cordes, a dual board-certified Internal Medicine and Pediatrics physician with functional medicine certification, shares her journey from traditional medical training to practicing integrative healthcare at Root. Drawing from her diverse medical background and passion for comprehensive patient care, Dr. Cordes discusses how the functional medicine approach allows her to develop deeper patient relationships and create personalized treatment plans that address root causes rather than just symptoms.

Throughout the episode, Dr. Cordes explores how her unique blend of conventional and functional medicine training shapes her practice, particularly in states across the western and midwestern United States. She emphasizes the importance of team-based care, combining physician expertise with nutritional guidance to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes. Her enthusiasm for this integrated approach is evident as she describes how Root’s model fulfills her original vision of medical practice – one where practitioners can truly know their patients and work together to solve complex health challenges.

Get to the Root Podcast, hosted by Dr. Erica Armstrong, explores the intersection of functional medicine and conventional healthcare through Root Functional Medicine – a pioneering healthcare organization founded in 2018 that combines advanced medical expertise with personalized nutrition and lifestyle approaches. Root’s innovative model brings together functional medicine doctors and dietitians to treat gut health, hormone, autoimmune, and other concerns by addressing their underlying causes rather than just managing symptoms.