FM Power Hour Series: Functional Medicine in the Kitchen
Date
3rd November, 2025
Monday, 7:00 PM IST
on zoom
🧾 About the Event:
Food is more than fuel — it’s medicine, connection, and community. Yet in modern healthcare, the art of eating well together is often forgotten.
In this month’s FM Power Hour, join Dr. Swathi Rao, PA-C, IFMCP, founder of Be Well Family Care (USA) and pioneer of the Community Teaching Kitchen model, as she brings Functional Medicine to life — right from the kitchen.
Experience how food, fellowship, and function blend to create healing and transformation. Learn how to bring the principles of Eat Well, Move Well, Sleep Well, and Poop Well into group settings, empowering people to practice wellness together.
This is not just a lecture — it’s an interactive, cameras-on experience where you’ll explore the science, stories, and simple tools that make Functional Medicine truly come alive.
🎤 Speaker: Dr. Swathi Rao,
Board-certified Physician Assistant and US recognized leader in
functional medicine
🌿 Functional Medicine in the Kitchen: Heal with Food, Fellowship & Function
Health is more than individual choices—it’s how we eat, connect, and engage with our community. In this experiential FM Power Hour, we’ll uncover how food and shared practices can become medicine, transforming energy, balance, and wellness from the inside out.
Join us to explore:
🔍 How community-based cooking and group learning enhance health and engagement
🧬 Functional, nutrition-focused strategies to teach, practice, and experience wellness together
💡 Real-life insights from Dr. Swathi Rao’s Community Teaching Kitchen model
Whether you’re a practitioner or a health enthusiast, this session will equip you to bring practical, group-based Functional Medicine into your life and practice—creating long-lasting vitality and connection.
Let’s cook, connect, and heal together!
Who Should Attend:
- Clinical Nutritionists & Dietitians
Wanting to deepen their thyroid expertise and provide advanced solutions. -
Functional & Integrative Practitioners
Looking to sharpen diagnostic and protocol design for endocrine imbalances. -
Medical Doctors Exploring FM
Interested in root-cause approaches to complement conventional thyroid care. -
Health Coaches & Wellness Experts
Supporting clients with thyroid-related symptoms like anxiety, fatigue, or weight changes. -
Students & Lifelong Learners
Passionate about Functional Medicine and expanding their knowledge of hormonal health.
🔍 What You’ll Learn:
✅ How food, community, and Functional Medicine work together to boost energy and vitality
✅ Early signals of fatigue and low energy often missed in routine care
✅ The link between gut health, inflammation, and mitochondrial function
✅ How stress, trauma, and nervous system imbalance affect well-being
✅ Practical, nutrition-based strategies for teaching and practicing wellness in groups
✅ Real-life insights from Dr. Swathi Rao’s Community Teaching Kitchen