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Podcast: Ultra Life Today
Episode: From Surgery to Supplements: How an Orthopedic Surgeon Discovered Functional Medicine
Description: What happens when a Navy orthopedic surgeon scheduled for elbow surgery finds healing through two simple supplements instead?In this episode of Ultra Life Today, Dr. Douglas Rowles shares how collagen and turmeric (curcumin) completely changed his personal health — and reshaped his medical career. From his 24 years in the U.S. Navy to training residents in Oklahoma, Dr. Rowles reveals how his wife’s persistence led him to functional medicine, how he challenged 31 patients with a 6-week natural healing protocol, and why he believes medicine must bridge surgery with nutrition and life...