Clinical Insights
Evidence-based insights on functional medicine, clinical nutrition, and the science of lasting health — written for patients who want to understand their own biology.
Metabolic Health
EPA and DHA do more than reduce inflammation. They build your body's own resolution system. Dr. Bob Rakowski explains SPMs.
Gut Health
A 2026 study links gut bacteria to brain chemistry in humans for the first time. Learn how the gut-brain connection affects mood, focus, and mental health.
Gut Health
Your gut produces 90% of your serotonin and houses 70-80% of your immune system. Here is how it works.
Metabolic Health
The U.S. government just admitted ultra-processed food is a health crisis. Here's what GRAS reform means for you.
Metabolic Health
Up to 40% of weight lost on GLP-1 drugs is muscle, not fat. Your body already produces GLP-1. Here is what activates it and what shuts it down.
Metabolic Health
Everyday products may be adding to your body's toxic burden. Learn what toxic load is, how it affects your health, and what to do about it.
Nutrition
Not all supplements are equal. Learn why the form, dose, and source of your supplements determine whether they help or waste your money.
Metabolic Health
Epigenetics shows that diet, exercise, sleep, and stress change how your genes behave. Learn how lifestyle choices turn disease genes on or off.
Gut Health
A licensed functional medicine doctor explains what healthy bowel movements look like, how often you should go, and what changes in your stool reveal about your overall health.
Chronic Pain
Most chronic back pain isn't a structural problem — it's a systemic inflammation problem. Here's what functional medicine sees that conventional treatment misses.