Functional & Integrative Medicine
Root-Cause, Systems-Based Approach to Long-Term Healing
Functional and integrative medicine using advanced diagnostics, targeted nutrition, and personalized treatment plans.
When Your Symptoms Don’t Match Your Lab Results
When your body is sending signals — fatigue, pain, digestive issues, mood changes, inflammation — but conventional care only offers medications or tells you “your tests look normal,” the experience can feel invalidating and discouraging.
Here is the truth:
Most chronic symptoms are driven by physiological imbalances that standard medical evaluations do not measure.
Without identifying what’s driving the dysfunction, real healing remains out of reach.
At Denver Sports & Holistic Medicine, we practice Functional & Integrative Medicine — a systems-based, investigative approach that uncovers why your symptoms are happening and restores healthy physiology so you can finally feel like yourself again.
This is the difference between managing symptoms… and healing at the source.
Why Root-Cause Medicine Matters
Functional & Integrative Medicine goes beyond diagnosing disease. It identifies the biological, environmental, hormonal, nutritional, neurological, and metabolic patterns that create symptoms long before disease appears.
This approach is essential for uncovering:
• Fatigue, burnout, brain fog
• Digestive symptoms, bloating, IBS
• Hormonal imbalance and cycle irregularities
• Chronic pain, inflammation, and headaches
• Metabolic dysfunction and blood sugar instability
• Anxiety, sleep disturbances, mood changes
• Skin issues (eczema, acne, hives)
• Weight-loss resistance
• Toxin sensitivity and chemical intolerance
• Autoimmune activation
• Mold and environmental exposures
• Poor detoxification capacity
• Mitochondrial dysfunction
If you’ve been told “everything looks normal” but you still feel unwell — root-cause medicine uncovers what that statement missed.
What We Address
• Chronic fatigue and low resilience
• Hormone imbalance (thyroid, adrenal, menstrual cycle, peri/post-menopause)
• Digestive disorders and microbiome disruption
• Metabolic instability and blood sugar resistance
• Chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation
• Food sensitivities and nutrient depletion
• Mold toxicity and environmental exposures
• Sleep disturbances, anxiety, and stress-related symptoms
• Chronic pain patterns related to systemic imbalance
Root-cause medicine treats the entire system — not isolated symptoms.
What We Uncover Through Functional Evaluation
Our evaluation process investigates the systems most responsible for long-term energy, stability, and resilience.
Hormonal Imbalance
Thyroid dysfunction, adrenal dysregulation, cycle abnormalities, PMS, perimenopause, menopause
→ Women’s Hormone & Reproductive Health
→ Hormone & Metabolic Optimization
Digestive Dysfunction & Gut Disorders
Dysbiosis, SIBO, parasites, Candida, leaky gut, chronic inflammation
→ Gut Health & Digestive Restoration
Metabolic & Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Blood sugar instability, insulin resistance, mitochondrial depletion, oxidative stress
→ Longevity & Mitochondrial Health
Environmental Toxins & Mold Exposure
Mycotoxins, pesticides, VOCs, heavy metals, plastics
→ Detoxification & Environmental Medicine
Inflammation & Immune Dysregulation
MCAS, allergies, autoimmunity, chronic inflammatory response
→ Immune Health & Autoimmune Support
Food Sensitivities & Nutrient Deficiencies
Digestive malabsorption, nutritional depletion, IgG/IgA food reactions
Chronic Infections & Immune Stress
EBV, viral reactivation, Lyme patterns, recurrent illness
Nervous System Dysregulation
Elevated cortisol, poor vagal tone, circadian disruption
→ Acupuncture & Nervous System Regulation
Functional evaluation explains why you feel the way you do — and what your body needs to return to balance.
How We Help You Heal
Your treatment plan may include:
→ Acupuncture & nervous system regulation
→ Nutrition and metabolic correction
→ Herbal medicine and targeted nutraceuticals
→ Detoxification and drainage support
→ Mitochondrial repair therapies
→ Hormone balance support
→ Sports medicine & corrective exercise
Every step is tailored to your physiology, healing capacity, and long-term goals — available in-office or through telemedicine.
Our Root-Cause Care Process
1. In-Depth Case Review
We evaluate symptoms, history, nutrition, stress load, digestion, hormones, sleep, metabolism, and prior labs. This reveals patterns conventional medicine often overlooks.
2. Precision Functional Testing (When Needed)
We recommend testing strategically — only when it meaningfully guides treatment.
This may include:
• DUTCH hormone testing
• GI-MAP microbiome analysis
• Mycotoxin and toxin panels
• Organic Acids Test (OAT)
• Micronutrient analysis
• Cardiometabolic markers
• Thyroid and adrenal testing
3. Personalized Root-Cause Treatment Strategy
Your plan may include acupuncture, herbal medicine, detoxification, nutrition optimization, mitochondrial support, hormone balancing, gut healing, and lifestyle rebalancing.
4. Tracking Progress & Refining Your Plan
We monitor energy, sleep, digestion, inflammation, hormones, metabolism, nervous system stability, and biomarkers to adjust your plan as your body heals.
5. Integrating Everything Into a Whole-Person Framework
Your plan becomes a long-term, sustainable roadmap — structured, prioritized, and root-cause focused.
Who Benefits Most From Functional & Integrative Medicine
• Chronic fatigue, burnout, low resilience
• Brain fog or cognitive shifts
• Hormonal imbalance or cycle irregularities
• IBS, SIBO, bloating, abdominal discomfort
• Sleep issues, anxiety, irritability
• Chronic pain or migratory symptoms
• Mold illness or environmental toxicity
• Autoimmune tendencies
• Skin issues (eczema, rosacea, acne)
• Weight-loss resistance
• Poor detoxification
• Long COVID or post-infectious symptoms
If you’ve long searched for answers without clarity — this approach provides the map.
Ready to Begin Root-Cause Healing?
You don’t have to keep guessing why you feel unwell. Functional & Integrative Medicine provides clarity, direction, and a personalized plan that addresses the true drivers of your symptoms — so you can restore energy, resilience, and long-term health.
Ready for a comprehensive, whole-person approach to healing?
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Functional & Integrative Medicine?
Functional & Integrative Medicine is a systems-based, evidence-informed approach that identifies the root causes of symptoms by evaluating the gut, hormones, immune function, metabolism, detoxification pathways, nervous system, and environmental exposures. Instead of suppressing discomfort, it restores healthy physiology using personalized, whole-person treatment plans.
2. How is this different from conventional medicine?
Conventional medicine focuses on diagnosing disease and managing symptoms. Functional & Integrative Medicine asks why symptoms are occurring and uses deeper diagnostics — including nutritional analysis, toxin and mold evaluation, microbiome mapping, hormonal assessment, and metabolic testing — to correct the underlying dysfunction.
3. Do you run advanced lab testing?
Yes. Testing is recommended when it meaningfully guides treatment decisions. Options include stool and microbiome analysis, DUTCH hormone mapping, mycotoxin testing, adrenal and thyroid evaluation, cardiometabolic markers, micronutrient analysis, mitochondrial testing, and Organic Acids (OAT) assessments.
4. What conditions can this approach help with?
Functional & Integrative Medicine is highly effective for digestive issues, hormonal imbalance, fatigue, metabolic dysfunction, chronic inflammation, toxin or mold exposure, sleep disturbances, autoimmune tendencies, and unexplained or persistent symptoms.
5. How long does it take to see results?
Many patients notice improvements within several weeks. More complex or long-standing conditions may require several months as inflammation decreases, mitochondrial capacity improves, and detoxification pathways strengthen. Plans are refined continuously based on your progress.
6. Can this work alongside my current medications?
Yes. Functional & Integrative Medicine integrates safely with conventional treatments. Recommendations are designed to complement your medication plan, and coordination with your other healthcare providers is available when appropriate.
7. Do you treat mold illness or environmental toxicity?
Yes. Treatment involves identifying exposures, supporting detoxification and drainage pathways, restoring mitochondrial function, modulating immune and inflammatory responses, and building long-term resilience. Care follows evidence-informed protocols and advanced training in environmental medicine.