James Maskell is the author of The Community Cure and a pioneering entrepreneur in the functional medicine space. Originally working in economics, James started his company, HealCommunity, 16 years ago as a way to flatten the curve of ever-rising healthcare costs due to chronic illnesses.

In this episode you’ll learn more about how chronic illness heavily contributes to rising healthcare costs and how HealCommunity’s mission aims to change that in spite of functional medicine’s potential pitfalls. James speaks about the increased patient outcomes in group functional medicine and how to get insurance companies on board.

Find more information on HealCommunity here.

For more on functional medicine, follow James on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Kirkland Newman is a London-based journalist, entrepreneur and philanthropist who struggled with her diagnosis of postpartum depression. While navigating through panic attacks & anxiety, she found her path to self-recovery within integrative medicine. As a result of her discoveries, Kirkland founded MindHealth360, a website that provides free resources on integrative mental health and functional medicine, and its corresponding interview show, The MindHealth360 Show.

In this episode Kirkland shares how finding functional medicine after the birth of her children completely changed the state of her health and functioned as the turning point that led to her founding MindHealth360. You’ll learn about the gap that exists between mental health practitioners and other medical professionals, and why such a gap exists in a world with so many medical advancements. Kirkland discusses this gap in depth, and how integrative mental health could be integral in closing it.

For functional health resources, and The MindHealth360 Show, click here.

For the latest in functional medicine and integrative mental health, follow MindHealth360 on Instagram and Facebook.

If you like the Natural Evolution Podcast like us, subscribe, review, and share us with your friends, and come join our Rebel Health Tribe group on Facebook.

Andy Hnilo, the CEO of Alitura Naturals, is the picture of success now but the journey to get there wasn’t exactly what he had in mind initially. A star baseball player at UC Berkeley, Andy was adrift after not being drafted into the MLB and began trying to forge a path in the entertainment industry. His burgeoning career came crashing down one night in 2011, when he was hit and run over by two cars on a busy Los Angeles street. Not one to let adversity keep him down, Andy poured his time into recovery and a love of skincare developed as a result. A decade later, the award-winning Alitura Naturals is a multimillion-dollar clean luxury skincare brand.

In this episode, Andy talks about his brush with fame and the moment it all came crashing down. He discusses how he used supplements to take his recovery into his own hands – and how it led to the birth of his skincare company, Alitura Naturals. You’ll learn the importance of understanding what goes into your skincare, how Andy perfected the formulas for the Alitura Naturals products, and find out how you can shop Alitura’s clean skincare!

For top skincare tips and news, follow Alitura on Instagram and Facebook.

Shop Alitura’s top-of-the-line skincare must-haves here.

If you like the Natural Evolution Podcast like us, subscribe, review, and share us with your friends, and come join our Rebel Health Tribe group on Facebook.