Category: Functional Medicine

If you’ve ever been told to “just calm down” while your chest is tight, your jaw clenched, and your thoughts

If your digestion seems to fall apart every time life gets chaotic, you’re not imagining things—and it’s not just in

You wake up, reach for your phone, and tell yourself you’ll just check one thing.But fifteen minutes later, you’ve already

You get through the day, check things off your to-do list, do everything you’re “supposed” to do—and yet, by evening,

When stress shows up, most of us reach for what’s familiar. We scroll through our phones. We snack mindlessly. We

As a functional medicine practitioner, I spend a lot of time talking with patients about the science behind stress—and the

Ever notice how your whole body tightens up when you’re overwhelmed—like you’re stuck in go-mode and can’t shift into neutral?

You sleep, at least enough to function. You check the boxes—bedtime routine, decent hours, maybe even a white noise machine.

Stress doesn’t always look like panic.Sometimes it’s snapping at someone you love.Sometimes it’s staring blankly at your screen, unable to

You don’t always feel it as panic or racing thoughts. Sometimes, stress just shows up as a low-level hum in