Author name: Gunnar Evermann

Gunnar Evermann lost about 170 pounds, trains in a garage gym, and writes DadStrengthDaily from personal experience, citing primary sources where he can. He also moderates r/ProactiveHealth. He is not a doctor, and nothing here is medical advice. More on the About page and in the Editorial Standards.

Premium wellness clinic reception with FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE in brass lettering on the wall — AI illustration for a critical look at the functional medicine empire
Medicine 3.0, Preventive Health

The Functional Medicine Empire: What It Actually Is, What It Sells, and Where It Breaks Down

I have been trying to figure out what “functional health” actually means for about a month, and the first thing I noticed is that the people selling it cannot agree on the term. The same business model gets called “functional medicine,” “functional health,” “root-cause medicine,” “integrative medicine,” and “personalized medicine” by practitioners who all want

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