The Functional and Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers · The Functional and Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers

Interview with Kris Hapgood, RN, BSN - Nurse, Wellness Educator, Speaker and Author

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Ginger Allen opens the conversation with Chris Hapgood, RN, BSN, and keeps it centered on root-cause care. Chris brings more than 30 years in healthcare and a personal story that starts with chronic pain and stepping away from medication. She explains that her own healing nudged her toward plant-based, regenerative, and faith-centered approaches to health. The show keeps returning to the idea that the body should be supported, not just managed symptom by symptom. Chris says she has walked alongside thousands of people who needed a different way to think about healing. That leads into a practical discussion about what providers can do when patients feel stalled or discouraged. She shares a story about an older woman with arthritis throughout her body who could barely move. The first step was simple. Chris wanted her to start walking to the mailbox and back. From there, the conversation turns to a phototherapy patch that Chris says helped the patient feel more energy and sleep better within days. Those early changes, she says, made it easier for the woman to move more and keep progressing. Chris describes the patch as something that can activate stem cells and support repair in tissues that have been worn down. She points to research claims, including more than 70 global patents and more than 80 clinical studies, as part of why she trusts the approach. The story grows from there. Chris says the patient later began going up and down steps again in a way she had not been able to before. Ginger keeps the pace conversational, with quick affirmations and redirects that keep the focus on patient outcomes. The interview also leaves room for the broader tension between conventional symptom management and more individualized support. Chris speaks like someone who wants providers to see what becomes possible when support gets more personal. The final stretch widens from one patient to a larger movement around wellness. Chris says consumers are waking up and looking for ways to reclaim their health. Ginger closes by naming the energy and inspiration she felt from the conversation. The result is a warm, practice-minded interview about healing, persistence, and the power of small changes that add up.

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A root-cause care conversation with grounded patient stories and a clear wellness-tool pitch.

Ginger Allen's conversation with Chris Hapgood, RN, BSN, stays focused on root-cause medicine, provider advocacy, and the idea that symptoms do not tell the whole story.

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You want a warm provider interview about root-cause medicine and one concrete recovery story.

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