Tag: Functional Medicine

• Navigating Life Beyond Diagnosis: The Power of Health & Wellness Coaching in Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s

  Receiving a diagnosis like Alzheimer’s, dementia, or Parkinson’s disease can feel like the ground is shifting beneath your feet. For patients and their families, the immediate aftermath is often filled with medical jargon, specialist appointments, and a lingering sense of helplessness. While medical treatments are essential, they typically focus on managing pathology. What happens to…

  H. Collier

  August 25, 2026

  Healthcare Strategy, Medicine

  Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Functional Medicine, healthcare, Leadership, Lifestyle Medicine, Neurodegenerative Care, Parkinson’s

• Functional Medicine in Modern Medicine

  Functional medicine emerged in the early 1990s as a response to the growing burden of chronic illness in modern healthcare. Biochemist Jeffrey Bland and his wife, Susan Bland, founded the Institute for Functional Medicine in 1991, establishing a framework designed to treat the root causes of disease rather than merely suppressing symptoms. Rooted in systems…

  H. Collier

  August 17, 2026

  Medicine

  diabetes prevention, Functional Medicine, healthcare