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Functional Medicine Journal

Your health questions,
answered.

Root-cause protocols, lab guides, and evidence-based insights — so you can take charge of your health.

Womens Health and Fertility

Fertility and Functional Medicine: A Root-Cause Approach

Infertility is often a symptom of deeper imbalances—not a standalone diagnosis.

12 min readApr 17, 2026

Sleep and Circadian Rhythm

Tart Cherry vs Melatonin for Sleep: Conventional vs Functional Medicine Approaches

Conventional melatonin supplementation shows 40-60% recurrence rates when discontinued

12 min readApr 16, 2026

Inflammation and Autoimmune

Can Sugar Cause Inflammation? The Sweet Truth

Excess sugar consumption drives inflammation through multiple well-documented pathways including insulin resistance, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and gut microbiome disruption.

13 min readApr 16, 2026

Inflammation and Autoimmune

Gluten and Inflammation: What the Research Actually Shows

Gluten triggers measurable inflammation in people with celiac disease, but emerging research shows it may also affect non-celiac individuals through zonulin-mediated gut permeability.

13 min readApr 15, 2026

Gut Health and Microbiome

Histamine Intolerance: A Functional Medicine Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

Histamine intolerance is impaired histamine degradation, not a true allergy — and it's far more common than recognized.

8 min readApr 15, 2026

Pain and Musculoskeletal

Magnesium for Muscle Pain: Types, Dosing, and Evidence

50-80% of Americans are magnesium insufficient — modern diets and depleted soil have made deficiency nearly universal

9 min readApr 14, 2026

Inflammation and Autoimmune

Joint Pain and Inflammation: 6 Root Causes Beyond 'Wear and Tear' That Functional Medicine Can Fix

Most chronic joint pain is driven by systemic inflammation, not mechanical wear and tear alone.

12 min readApr 14, 2026

Mental Health and Neurotransmitters

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Exercises: A Practical Guide

The vagus nerve is the main pathway of your parasympathetic nervous system and can be stimulated through simple daily exercises.

12 min readApr 13, 2026

Practitioner Guides

When to See a Functional Medicine Doctor vs Conventional

Conventional medicine excels at acute care, emergencies, surgical conditions, and life-threatening diagnoses — never delay emergency care for a functional medicine appointment

9 min readApr 13, 2026

Skin Health

Collagen for Skin: Types, Sources, and What Actually Works

Hydrolyzed collagen peptides (2.5-15g daily) improve skin elasticity, hydration, and wrinkle depth in multiple randomized controlled trials

9 min readApr 12, 2026

Mental Health and Neurotransmitters

SAMe for Depression: Benefits, Dosing, and What to Know

SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine) is a naturally occurring compound in the body that plays a key role in neurotransmitter production and has shown antidepressant effects in multiple clinical trials.

12 min readApr 12, 2026