143 | The Future of Virtual Medicine and Functional Medicine with Dr Alec Weir

Need more time with your doctor? Feel like you're not being heard by your doctor? Frustrated with the lack of help you get in the traditional health care system? We have got Dr. Alec Weir, Dr. Dom's functional medicine doctor on Steady MD, here to talk about how virtual medicine may be exactly what you need. With an underlying theme of availability, convenience, and connection, Dr. Alec shares what drove him to be a functional doctor and a virtual doctor. He shares his process in becoming a medical doctor to a functional medicine doctor, what makes functional medicine different, the biggest barrier to virtual medicine, and how the advantages of virtual medicine outweigh the shortcomings of virtual medicine. He provides insight on how he navigates behavior change with his patients and the importance of a patient's relationship with their doctor. Moreover, Dr. Alec hones in on the lack of nutrition education in traditional medicine and his top tip to getting started with addressing your nutrition journey to more optimal health! Dr. Alec shares his thoughts on the future of functional and virtual medicine, in relation to insurance, and Dr. Dom shares why he appreciates Dr. Alec and the Steady MD platform. We also mention the Jen Platform in this episode. The Jen Platform is your all-encompassing physical therapist guide in your pocket. Find what you need for your problem areas, self assess and learn to explore those areas, stop scrolling through social media and get curated content for your problem areas, create movement playlists of your favorite videos, earn points to stay accountable, and share your journey and stay motivated with the community! JOIN THE WAITLIST, so you can be the first to get in! What You Will Learn In This Interview with Dr. Alec Weir 2:28  – What is it that drove Dr. Alec’s journey? 3:42 – Why did Dr. Alec move into functional medicine 5:45 – How to become a functional medicine MD? 7:40 – What makes functional medicine different? 9:04 – How Dr. Alec helps navigate behavior change? 11:17  – The biggest barrier to virtual medicine: licensing in different states 12:04  – How virtual capacity affects access to care? 14:03  – What is the appropriate relationship between doctor and patient? 17:47  – Is nutrition a focus in medicine? 20:15 –  Where do you start with nutrition? 23:18 – Why Steady MD? 25:48  –  Why did Dr. Dom choose Dr. Alec to be his functional medicine doctor? 28:49 – Transparency, connection, and convenience with Steady MD. About Dr. Alec Weir Alec Weir, MD is a primary care and functional medicine provider with SteadyMD. Providing personalized healthcare to patients across the country. Items mentioned: Dr. Alec's profile on SteadyMD Dr. Alec's Instagram To learn more about Dr. Alec and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode143/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message

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