Dr. Lyon  specializing in the concept of muscle-centric medicine, which focuses on the largest organ in the body, skeletal muscle, as the key to health and longevity.  She is active on social media and one of the only doctors I have found who talks about how important maintaining lean muscle is as we age.

What I love:

she is a women so she tends to talk more about women’s health

she has clinical experience in geriatrics so she has experience with what happens as we age that many doctors don’t have

she got her undergraduate degree at the University of Illini (Go Illini!) and has some roots in the midwest

she is leading the charage when it comes to the importance of dietary protein especially as we get older

Not so much:

she is a beautiful woman, but I wish her social media presence was a little less focused on her clevage and tatoos 🙈 

Still I think her ideas are based on solid science and what she talks about makes sense to me.

Dr. Hyman is one of the foundational functional medicine doctors and was privtal in inception of the Institute of Functional Medicine at The Cleveland Clinc.  He has turned his passion for Functional Medicine, real food, nutrition, and wellness into activism, working to change our food system on a global scale

What I love:

he has been ‘talking the talk’ and ‘walking the walk’ for a long time

he is well known and has become a household name in the fight to help people get healthy through lifestyle change instead of pharmaceuticals. 

I enjoy his podcast, The Doctor’s Farmacy as well as the spin-off podcast, Broken Brain.

Not so much:

along with his increasing fame, he has gotten much more commercial in the last couple years.  With everything he endorses these days, it is starting to feel like he’s more about produce endorcements than functional medicine information.

Still I think what he talks about is important and easy to understand. 

Dr. Northrup has been leading the charge for empowering women to take charge of their own health and wellness for a long time.  She is a leading authority in the field of women’s health and wellness, which includes the unity of mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Dr. Northrup teaches women how to thrive at every stage of life.

What I love:

she is a postmenopausal women who is still advocating for women’s health

she has always seemed to take a holistic approach when it come to helping women with their health and wellness

she will well read and found many of her recommendatins and ideas after med school when she was looking to take care of her own health 

she has done many PBS specials over the years as she is also a speaker and author

Not so much:

over the last several years, it seems she has been diving more deeply into astrology and other lesser known spiritual practices.  While I am not opposed to these ideas, per say, I think she has become a tad bit excessive.

Still I think she is extremely knowledgable and her ideas about women’s health are helpful