In this Elevate 360 Summit episode, Melissa sits down with Dr. Emily Roedersheimer, a family practice physician turned functional medicine expert who used lifestyle-based medicine to reverse her own rheumatoid arthritis after battling it since childhood.

After more than a decade in traditional primary care, Dr. Emily discovered functional medicine through her own healing journey and realized there was a better way to support patients dealing with chronic conditions. Today, she helps high-performing women reclaim their energy, reduce inflammation, and create sustainable health through nutrition, lifestyle changes, and personalized coaching.

This conversation explores the powerful intersection of functional medicine, entrepreneurship, and accountability. From making the leap to a cash-based practice to scaling impact through health coaches, Dr. Emily shares why information alone isn’t enough and how real transformation happens when clients are supported, guided, and committed.

Takeaways

• functional medicine and reversing chronic illness
• Dr. Emily’s personal rheumatoid arthritis healing journey
• food, inflammation, and the foundations of healing
• leaving traditional primary care for a cash-based practice
• why insurance models limit chronic disease reversal
• accountability vs information in lifestyle change
• scaling impact through functional medicine health coaches
• nutrition shifts that most commonly reduce inflammation
• slowing down, inner work, and a true 360 approach to health

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Chronic illness is often reversible with the right lifestyle support.
• Food can either fuel inflammation or healing.
• Functional medicine requires time, education, and commitment.
• Cash-based care attracts more motivated, accountable clients.
• Lifestyle change works best with guidance and support.
• Health coaches dramatically expand reach and impact.
• Small, consistent changes compound into big results.
• Environment design matters more than willpower.
• Slowing down creates clarity, vision, and sustainability.
• True health transformation addresses the whole person.

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