The Gut-Brain Connection: Through the Functional Medicine Lens with Mental Health and Gut Health experts Cheryl Schmid, AFMC-SLP & Elana Mundorff LSCW-AFMC

Join us for a presentation on how mental health and gut health are interconnected by the well-documented Gut-Brain Axis. We will explore the 3 most common health challenges today, their interconnection, root causes, and steps needed to overcome them. 

• Anxiety
• Depression 
• GI issues

These talks are usually met with much appreciation, excitement, and empowerment! This is not your usual “improve energy, manage stress, eat right, blah blah blah” talk, this is wellness through the functional medicine lens… and that’s precisely why it hits different.

Cheryl Schmid, AFMC-SLP is a gut health expert and Elana Mundorff, LCSW, AFMC, PHom is a mental health expert. They both have local practices, the highest certifications in their field and work virtually.  They also provide small & large corporate presentations which always educate, inspire & empower folks to improve their health in the simple foundational ways often missed by conventional medicine.

Speaker Bios 

Cheryl Schmid of The Well Chat, LLC is an AFMC Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner and Speech Language Pathologist. She truly believes that by working on the body as a whole, specifically through the Functional Medicine lens, significant progress can be made, beyond what many have experienced thus far. 

Many of her clients have achieved full reversal/remission of their health challenges, including autoimmune disease and type 2 diabetes, chronic gut issues (SIBO/candida, bloating, diarrhea, GERD, etc), headaches, acne, avoiding surgeries, losing weight and so on. All without the use of pharmaceutical medication and in fact, many have been able to wean off of them. This is done by getting to the root cause of health challenges…The Functional Medicine Way.

Cheryl uses functional testing & regular lab work to give insight into various root causes of disease (Micronutrient Panel, GI-MAP Stool Analysis, SIBO testing, Hormonal & Full Thyroid testing). 

Elana Mundorff of Optimal Wellness Naturally, LLC is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, AFMC Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and Practical Homeopath. She helps people to heal their mental health symptoms naturally through a whole-body approach and root-cause resolution. 

As a holistic mental health practitioner, Elana believes in taking a multi-dimensional approach to issues such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, brain fog, focus and attention issues, and chronic stress. She supports individuals looking to avoid or minimize their reliance on conventional therapies such as medication. 

Elana incorporates functional lab testing (such as GI-Map Stool Analysis, Micronutrient Testing, and HTMA or Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) to rebalance both the mind and body, plus nutritional support, lifestyle optimization, nervous system regulation techniques, and mindset coaching to offer true healing. It’s Optimal Wellness…Naturally!