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Brain Health

What If Some Alzheimer’s Begins as Lyme Disease?

A new case study challenges which direction the causal arrow points

A 67-year-old woman had been dealing with joint pain for fifteen years. It moved around (a detail…

Why Hypermobility Makes You Anxious

Your anxiety may start in your connective tissue

You’re sitting with your family, the house is quiet, and your body still won’t settle. There may be a physical reason for that, and it isn’t in your head.

Concussions | Part 2

The Concussion Symptoms No One Connects to a Head Injury

Your Gut, Heart, Hormones, & Mood

You rested, the scan was clean, and everyone moved on. But your sleep, your gut, your heart, and your mood never came back. Those scattered symptoms may all trace back to one head injury, and to the single nerve that wires your brain to the rest of your body.

From Global Justice to Personal Healing

Meet Veronica De La Torre (MS, LN, MPAS, PA-C)

Meet RIFM’s newest provider: Veronica Porterfield, whose remarkable journey from global justice advocate to functional medicine expert brings hope to patients seeking root-cause solutions for complex chronic conditions.

Smiling woman sitting by a bright window, eating a fresh salad from a container. Text overlay reads “Calm Anxiety with FOOD…” suggesting the connection between nutrition and emotional well-being

Calm Your Anxiety With Food

The Functional Medicine Breakthrough

Discover how the gut-brain connection impacts anxiety and learn 5 science-backed dietary strategies to reduce symptoms naturally.