Functional nutrition, made practical fast.
FUNC YOU UP! is a compact functional medicine and nutrition show led by Michelle Miller and Kendra Bova. Episodes translate blood work, nutrient testing, ultra-processed foods, intuitive eating, and menopause-related bone support into approachable takeaways for daily life.
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FUNC YOU UP! translates functional medicine and nutrition into brisk editorial conversations that stay close to the choices people make every day. Michelle Miller and Kendra Bova talk like practitioners who spend a lot of time explaining why a lab result, food label, supplement habit, or symptom pattern may not mean what it seems to mean at first glance. The show is concise. It is also dense with examples. Ultra-processed foods become a conversation about dopamine, shelf stability, front-of-package claims, ingredient lists, and the difference between marketing language and real nourishment. Hemoglobin A1C becomes more than a diabetes screening number; it becomes a window into glucose trends, fruit intake, starch portions, alcohol, hidden sugars, meal timing, and the mismatch between a generally healthy diet and a surprising lab result. Inflammation gets treated as both necessary and risky. Acute inflammation is separated from the chronic kind that can build when stress, sleep disruption, processed foods, sugar, alcohol, and other daily pressures keep the body on alert. The show often returns to the same practical principle: prevention is built through repeated habits, not through one dramatic fix. Testing is another recurring anchor. Episodes on nutrients emphasize blood work, personalized dosing, vitamin D, vitamin K, liver strain, absorption, and the frustration of working hard at health while missing a basic deficiency. The menopause and bone-support discussion follows a similar pattern, pushing past calcium alone toward a broader view of bone integrity before and after menopause. Guest episodes expand the show beyond standard functional nutrition scripts. Claire Goldwitz talks about Squarefair, meal delivery, sourcing, freshness, local vegetables, food waste, and the reality of feeding busy people well. Katie Zanville brings a more nuanced language around intuitive eating, disordered eating, body image, PCOS, convenience foods, and curiosity instead of shame. Those conversations keep the show from becoming overly rigid. FUNC YOU UP! works best for listeners who want functional health guidance that is specific, habit-oriented, and willing to complicate simple wellness rules when real life demands it.
Made for: This show suits health-minded listeners who want clear explanations of nutrition, lab markers, supplements, inflammation, blood sugar, and food quality. It also fits people trying to balance functional health goals with convenience, intuitive eating, and a less punitive relationship with food.
What sets it apart: FUNC YOU UP! stands out by pairing quick functional-medicine teaching with concrete food and testing examples. Its strongest episodes avoid one-size-fits-all rules and keep returning to personalization, blood work, small habit shifts, and context.
FUNC YOU UP! covers the best in wellness, nutrition, and functional medicine in twenty minutes or less with hosts, Michelle Miller, Functional Medicine Nutritionist, and Kendra Bova, Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner. Functional Medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-oriented approach that engages both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership.1 It is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century. By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus of medical practice to a more patient-centered approach, personalized functional medicine addresses the whole person, not…
Blood work becomes less cryptic when Michelle and Kendra connect A1C, nutrients, and inflammation to everyday choices.
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Look past package claims, check ingredients, and make small food choices with more care.
Michelle Miller and Kendra Bova ask listeners to turn a package around. Claims about heart health, fiber, or protein may catch the eye, but the ingredient list gives shoppers more to consider.
Squarefair's founder discusses food sourcing while the hosts ask about meal preparation and delivery waste.
Claire Goldwitz says Squarefair grew out of her own reliance on office takeout and the bloating and fatigue she felt afterward. In conversation with Michelle Miller and Kendra Bova, she walks through the meal-delivery company's sourcing choices, from fish quality and organic,…
Katie Zanville talks through convenient meals and food choices without making them another set of rules.
Michelle Miller and Kendra Bova ask how people can think about nutrition and conditions such as PCOS without turning food into another set of rules.
The body, read as a message.
Wellness served with kitchen-table warmth.
Practical wellness, slowed down and made usable.
Physique coaching with sharper practical detail.
A JAMA study they cite found 9 or 10 servings of ultra processed foods raised the chance of colon polyps before age 50 by 45%.
An oat milk latte can start a blood sugar spike before breakfast, even when the rest of the day's food looks healthy.
Michelle Miller and Kendra Bova explain why a paper cut can produce helpful acute inflammation while chronic inflammation persists after injury or infection.
Michelle Miller and Kendra Bova identify six nutrients—iron, vitamin D, iodine, folate, B12, and zinc—that may be missed during routine blood work.
Michelle Miller and Kendra Bova talk with Claire Goldwitz, founder of Square Fare, about personalized meal delivery in New York City and why takeout can leave people feeling bloated or fatigued.
Hosts Michelle and Kendra interview dietitian Katie Zanville about applying intuitive eating principles to conditions like PCOS while respecting food relationships.
Hosts Michelle Miller and Kendra Bova interview intuitive eating expert Katie Zanville to define and explain intuitive eating.
This episode discusses bone health support for postmenopausal women, emphasizing strategies beyond just calcium intake.
Two functional medicine nutritionists discuss common morning mistakes that sabotage energy, focus, and health goals.