Episode 14 - Neurodegeneration and functional medicine - an interview with Dr Kirstie Lawton, founder and director of You Nutrition Clinic
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<p>Nutrition, Neurodegeneration and Functional Medicine: Raising Standards and Building Multidisciplinary Care</p>
<p>In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke Browne speaks with Dr Kirstie Lawton PhD, CNHC-registered nutritional therapy practitioner and founder and director of You Nutrition, a clinic, research hub and educational platform specialising in neurological and neurodegenerative conditions including motor neuron disease/ALS, Parkinson’s, dementia/Alzheimer’s, brain injury, neuroimmune conditions, and complex paediatric cases. </p>
<p>Dr Lawton shares her path from public health nutrition and international work to functional nutrition and argues for evidence-based functional approaches alongside conventional medicine. </p>
<p>They discuss challenging “nothing can be done” narratives, improving quality of life, concerns about ultra-processed PEG feeds, and the need for multidisciplinary teams, higher practitioner standards, new training courses, and research using clinic data.</p>
<p><b>Episode time stamps:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>01:03 Introducing Dr Kirstie Lawton</li>
<li>01:27 You Nutrition Clinic and team overview</li>
<li>02:21 Early influences and career path</li>
<li>05:26 The switch to focus on neurodegeneration </li>
<li>06:43 Doctors and functional medicine</li>
<li>12:33 Mission and education Plans</li>
<li>16:22 Nutrition basics and mitochondria</li>
<li>17:58 Challenging the use of ultra processed food</li>
<li>20:28 Regulation and professional divide</li>
<li>24:37 Advocating a multidisciplinary care model</li>
<li>31:39 Opportunities for research </li>
</ul>
<p><br><br><b>Follow Dr Lawton's work via the links below:</b></p>
<p>Insta: </p>
<p>@younutritionkids</p>
<p>@nutritionandthebrain</p>
<p>@drkirstielawton</p>
<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kirstie-lawton-phd/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kirstie-lawton-phd/</a></p>
<p>FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/drkirstielawtonphd" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/drkirstielawtonphd</a></p>
<p>Blog: <a href="http://www.nutritionandthebrain.com/blog" rel="nofollow">www.nutritionandthebrain.com/blog</a></p>
<p>Clinic website: <a href="http://www.younutritionclinic.com/" rel="nofollow">www.younutritionclinic.com</a></p>
<p>Educational platform: <a href="http://www.nutritionandthebrain.com/" rel="nofollow">www.nutritionandthebrain.com</a> </p>
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