Fx Medicine Podcast Central

Our latest Four Perspectives episode with Prof. Lesley Braun and the fx Ambassadors provides healthcare practitioners with a concise overview of the landscape of burnout beyond the workplace and its management with key nutrients, herbs and psychosocial strategies. The Ambassadors and Prof. Braun begin by clarifying our understanding of what burnout is and the important distinction between anxiety and stress. They highlight the normalisation of stress in society and the need to understand burnout. There is discussion around the pros and cons of diagnostic criteria of burnout, covering two diagnostic surveys along with the use of salivary cortisol testing.. An important perspective shift is introduced on the concept of ‘adrenal fatigue’, and the need to reconsider this concept and move towards HPA dysfunction and cortisol dysregulation. This reframing better supports the practitioner's approach to managing burnout andemphasises the significance of rest and recovery, with a unique perspective on tissue heali