How The Medical Industrial Complex Is Hurting Your Health + How To Take Your Power Back | Brigham Buhler

When I first met Brigham Buhler, I knew we had to bring this conversation to The Art of Being Well. Brigham is someone who walked away from a successful career in the conventional healthcare industry because he couldn’t stay silent about what he saw. In this episode, we get into the hard truths about why the system is broken - from insurance gatekeeping to the way lab testing and prescriptions are being managed - and how his model for concierge functional medicine is transforming lives. We talk about what it means to truly be seen and treated as a whole person, why we’re seeing testosterone deficiencies and hormone problems skyrocket, and how inflammation, energy, and vitality are all deeply interconnected. If you’re tired of quick fixes and feeling dismissed by traditional medicine, this episode is a must-listen. I hope it empowers you to ask better questions, demand better care, and get to the root cause of what’s going on in your body.

Brigham Buhler is a healthcare entrepreneur transforming America's broken system. Founder of Ways2Well, owner of Revive Rx Pharmacy, and an investor in psychedelic research, he fights for a healthcare model that prioritizes patients over profits through preventative care, transparency, and innovation.

• Former insider with deep experience navigating the corrupt systems of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), insurance companies, and the FDA.
• Advocate for exposing and dismantling the corporate capture of the American healthcare system.
• Believes in exposing the truth about the insurance Ponzi scheme and offering bold solutions to bypass outdated systems.
• Dedicated to fixing a system designed to profit off sickness and replacing it with one centered on health, longevity, and patient empowerment.

A few of my favorite things we cover in this episode: 

•  The origin story behind Brigham’s departure from Big Healthcare to launching Ways2Well and Infusion Health
• Why the traditional insurance-based model is broken - and how it fails both doctors and patients
• The rise of concierge medicine and how it offers longer appointments, better diagnostics, and personalized care
• Functional medicine approaches to energy, hormone optimization, and inflammation
• What mainstream medicine gets wrong about testosterone therapy
• Why so many people still feel unwell even when their labs are “normal”
• How new tech, bloodwork, and patient education are transforming the healing process
• The role of early intervention and patient empowerment in Brigham’s clinic model

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In Health,

Dr. Will Cole