Why Should I Share My Medical History With My Doctors?

Functional medicine expert Dr. Susan Blum discusses why it's important to share your medical history with your doctors. Watch Dr. Blum's video for information on thyroid health and fighting fatigue.

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In functional medicine, we spend a lot of time talking to people. Which is actually really one of the things people love about seeing a

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functional medicine practitioner. We listen. People have a story. And often, we're detectives. And when we hear the story, it really

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helps us know, it helps me know where to start when I'm doing my work-up. So the history is critical. How you grew up, where did

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you grow up? Have you had a lot of stress in your life recently? What kind of exposures have you had? Where did you work? Many, many things.

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Family, any tragedies, any traumas. So, we do a lot of in-depth medical history. And that's always the starting point. Especially