What Mark Sherwood has said about Functional medicine
3 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 18, 2026
Mark Sherwood, Functional medicine and longevity doctor, co-founder of the Functional Medical Institute in Tulsa, former police officer and professional baseball player, has been quoted on Functional medicine 3 times in 1 episode of Digital Social Hour, most recently on July 18, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sherwood recounts that treating asymptomatic patients who tested positive for parasites made them worse, and they improved when treatment stopped.
“I've had people that tested positive for certain parasites, and they didn't have any symptoms. And I made the mistake of trying to treat them”
Digital Social Hour: The Sick Truth About Modern Health... | Mark Sherwood | DSH #2073 (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 18:08
Sherwood says his wife was pushed out of a clinical practice because too many patients got well, which led to founding the Functional Medical Institute.
“she got into medicine and she was kicked out. because too many people got too well”
Digital Social Hour: The Sick Truth About Modern Health... | Mark Sherwood | DSH #2073 (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 26:51
Sherwood advises young people interested in healing to consider naturopathy or chiropractic for a broader perspective than conventional medicine.
“So I like people going into maybe naturopathy, maybe even chiropractic. Do that angle because you have the opportunity to have both sides of the coin”
Digital Social Hour: The Sick Truth About Modern Health... | Mark Sherwood | DSH #2073 (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 27:28
Episodes
The Sick Truth About Modern Health... | Mark Sherwood | DSH #2073Digital Social Hour · Jul 18, 2026 · 48 min
Sean Kelly talks with longevity doctor Mark Sherwood about chronic illness, food policy, glyphosate, peptides, biological aging, AI in clinics, police officer health, and his baseball dream.
Mark Sherwood on other topics
- Police officer health and life expectancy · 2 quotes
- Glyphosate · 2 quotes
- Food pyramid · 2 quotes
- Pharmaceutical advertising · 2 quotes
- Artificial intelligence · 1 quote
- Aging · 1 quote
- Biological age testing · 1 quote
- Peptide therapy · 1 quote