Functional Medicine Nursing and Aesthetics: Integrating Beauty, Health & Business

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In this episode of the Functional Nurse Podcast, Brigitte Sager is joined by Dr. Chip Nguyen, DNP, NP-C, IFMCP,  to explore how a functional medicine nurse can successfully integrate aesthetics with root-cause medicine to create a more holistic, patient-centered practice. With over 18 years of experience across primary care, urgent care, pulmonology, aesthetics, and functional medicine, Chip shares how her own health journey led her to a root-cause, patient-centered approach that redefines modern healthcare.

She explains how functional medicine enhances aesthetic results by addressing hormones, gut health, inflammation, and metabolic balance—creating longer-lasting, more meaningful patient transformations.

This conversation dives into:

• How functional medicine supports better outcomes in the aesthetics world
• The role of a functional medicine nurses in integrative and aesthetic care
• Lab testing, root-cause analysis, and personalized treatment strategies
• Building a hybrid practice combining aesthetics and functional medicine
• Entrepreneurship, systems, and scaling a sustainable nurse-led business
• How to stand out in the growing fields of functional medicine and aesthetics

 

Whether you're a nurse practitioner, aesthetic provider, or exploring functional medicine, this episode offers actionable insights on combining beauty, wellness, and clinical expertise into a powerful, future-focused career.

Connect with Dr. Chip Nguyen:

• Location: Newport Beach, CA
• Website: https://www.wellnesswithchip.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellnesswithchip/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Wellnesswithchip-61571193423514/