148: Flipping the Script: Up Close and Personal with Dr. Gray, Part 1

We’re doing something different today! My good friend, Dr. Calla Jayne Kleene, asked to interview me so my audience could get to know me better. 
This episode is Part 1 of a two-part series. In today’s conversation, I share how I got introduced to functional medicine and my clinic’s humble beginnings. I also talk about my doctoral project, some day-to-day challenges of being in business, and the most rewarding part of my job.
Medications that often tend to get over-prescribed:

Statin medications

Medications to manage blood sugar

Proton Pump Inhibitors

SSRIs

Birth-control pills


About Dr. Stephanie Gray:
Stephanie Gray, DNP, MS, ARNP, AGNP-C, ABAAHP, FAARFM, is a functional medicine provider who helps men and women build sustainable and optimal health and longevity so that they can focus on what matters most to them! She helps women in midlife who feel like their bodies have betrayed them step back into their bodies by restoring optimal hormone levels so they can … regain their sleep, figure, and mood and feel amazing once again. She is known for keeping hormone replacement therapy sexy, safe, and effective. She has been working as a nurse practitioner since 2009. She completed her doctorate focusing on estrogen metabolism from the University of Iowa in 2011. Additionally, she has a Master's in Metabolic Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida’s Medical School. Her expertise lies in integrative, anti-aging, and functional medicine. She is arguably one of the Midwest's most credentialed female healthcare providers combining many certifications and trainings. She completed an Advanced Fellowship in Anti-Aging Regenerative and Functional Medicine in 2013. She became the first BioTe-certified provider in Iowa to administer hormone pellets also in 2013. She is one of Dr. Nirala Jacobi’s SIBO Doctor approved practitioners, and she is also one of Dr. Jill Christa’s certified mold literate providers. She has appeared on numerous podcasts, summits, and TV interviews. She is a contributor to various health publications, including Mindbodygreen. She is the initial author of the FNP Mastery App and an Amazon best-selling author of her book Your Longevity Blueprint. She is host of the Your Longevity Blueprint podcast and co-founder of Your Longevity Blueprint Nutraceuticals with her husband, Eric. They enjoy spending time outdoors with their son William. They founded the Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic in Hiawatha, Iowa.
In this episode:

What led me to become a healthcare provider? (4:24)

How I got introduced to anti-aging medicine. (7:26)

How having the right to prescribe helps me in my role as a functional health care provider. (9:04)

What drew me to research breast cancer for my doctoral project? (10:51)  

What I learned about estrogen while doing my doctoral project. (12:27)

A summary of my doctoral project. (12:52)

When should girls start having their hormones tested? (17:47)

Why we need traditional medicine. (19:12)  

Where I feel conventional medicine has gone wrong. (20:18)

Some of my day-to-day struggles and challenges. (27:40)

What makes my job so rewarding? (34:45) 


Dr. Gray’s Social Media Links:
Facebook: @ drstephaniegray
Facebook: @IntegrativeHealthandHormone Clinic
Instagram: stephaniegraydnp
Instagram: @ longevityblueprint
Twitter: @drsbgray
Youtube: YourLongevityBlueprint

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