The emphasis on naming diseases is pervasive throughout medicine, and it is a primary obstacle to changing the way we do things and finding answers to our health problems. For instance, two brain disorders with two completely different names might have a lot more in common than you…

Conventional medicine approaches illness as a name it, blame it, and tame it game. But these labels or diagnoses are just names we associate with a collection of symptoms. They have nothing to do with why you have those symptoms—with the root causes of the “disease.” Conversely, just…

Oral health is connected to full-body health in myriad ways. In fact, conditions ranging from obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and even dementia are all directly connected to poor oral health. In this House Call episode, Dr. Hyman speaks with Dr. Todd LePine about…

Did you know that the FDA is seeking to ban multiple compounded medications so you will no longer be able to get them? Integrative Functional Medicine is all about personalized treatment. Your doctor’s ability to prescribe compounded medication is a cornerstone in helping you achieve maximal health and vitality. For…

Did you know that the FDA is seeking to ban multiple compounded medications so you will no longer be able to get them? Integrative Functional Medicine is all about personalized treatment. Your doctor’s ability to prescribe compounded medication is a cornerstone in helping you achieve maximal health and vitality. For…

People often ask me, “What kind of medicine do you practice?” And when I say Functional Medicine, some people don’t really understand. So, I say I’m a psycho-neuro-immuno-endo-gut-ologist, which is because all the systems in the body are interrelated. Sometimes when you specialize, whether you…