The Gut-Pain Connection: A Functional Approach to Pain

Welcome to the Evolution of Medicine podcast! In this episode, we’re discussing the gut-brain-pain axis with Robert Silverman, DC. As you know, chronic pain is a problem of epidemic proportion, as is dependence on opioids, with deadly consequences. Healthcare needs a new solution to treating chronic pain, and integrative and functional medicine holds the key.

Dr. Silverman is a chiropractic doctor, functional medicine expert, clinical nutritionist, international speaker and author. At his private practice in White Plains, NY, Dr. Silverman specializes in the treatment of joint pain using functional nutrition combined with cutting-edge, science-based, nonsurgical approaches. Our conversation spanned the scientific, when he discussed how the gut and brain communicate, to the practical, when he shared his seven Rs for healing the gut, to the big picture, when he theorized the protocol he would prescribe to address the opioid epidemic. It was a fascinating 30 minutes, and I think you’ll really enjoy it. Highlights include:

• A deeper understanding of the gut-brain-pain axis, and how it is critical for overall health and addressing chronic pain
• The three pathways through which the gut and brain communicate
• The link between the gut-brain axis and intestinal permeability
• The seven Rs of healing the gut
• Nutrient recommendations for addressing chronic pain
• A vision for chronic pain treatment in the future
• And so much more!