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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.

Skin Health

Eczema from the Inside Out: A Functional Medicine Approach

Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is an immune-mediated condition driven by Th2 immune dominance, not just a skin barrier problem

10 min readApr 29, 2026

Hormones and Endocrine

Adrenal Fatigue Through a Functional Medicine Lens: Uncovering Hidden Root Causes

Adrenal fatigue symptoms often reflect HPA axis dysfunction rather than true adrenal insufficiency

11 min readApr 28, 2026

Womens Health and Fertility

Postpartum Hormone Recovery: Functional Medicine vs Conventional Treatment

Conventional treatments address symptoms but often miss root causes of postpartum hormone imbalances

13 min readApr 28, 2026

Thyroid Disorders

Hashimoto's Diet Guide: Evidence-Based Nutrition for Thyroid Autoimmunity

Elimination diets can identify personal trigger foods that worsen thyroid autoimmunity

13 min readApr 27, 2026

Pain and Musculoskeletal

Fibromyalgia: A Functional Medicine Perspective

Fibromyalgia is a central sensitization disorder — the nervous system amplifies pain signals, not an imaginary condition

10 min readApr 27, 2026

Womens Health and Fertility

Estrogen Dominance: Root Causes and How to Fix It

Estrogen dominance means estrogen is too high relative to progesterone — your absolute estrogen level can be normal and you can still be dominant.

14 min readApr 26, 2026

Longevity and Prevention

Intermittent Fasting for Longevity: Evidence and Protocols

Fasting activates autophagy — your body's cellular cleanup system that removes damaged proteins and organelles

10 min readApr 26, 2026

Gut Health and Microbiome

The 4R Gut Healing Protocol: Remove, Replace, Reinoculate, Repair

The 4R protocol is a systematic functional medicine framework used by practitioners worldwide to heal the gut

13 min readApr 25, 2026

Lab Interpretation and Testing

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel: How to Read Your Results

A CMP measures 14 key markers covering blood sugar, electrolytes, kidney function, and liver health in a single blood draw.

14 min readApr 25, 2026

Gut Health and Microbiome

Complete Elimination Diet Guide: How to Identify Food Sensitivities Using Functional Medicine

Elimination diets are the gold standard for identifying food sensitivities, more reliable than IgG testing alone

12 min readApr 24, 2026

Mold and Toxins

Mycotoxin Testing: A Guide to Finding Hidden Mold Exposure

Urine mycotoxin testing is the most accessible way to measure your body's mycotoxin burden from mold exposure.