Modern medicine
Single target
One symptom → one diagnosis → one pill or procedure.
- Diagnose
- Suppress
- Repeat
We Decode.
You Heal.
Physician-designed root cause analysis that connects the dots, so you can finally get answers.
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Root-cause categories cross-referenced
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From symptoms to your custom protocol
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Does any of this sound like you?
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bloated after most mealstired but wiredbrain fogwake at 3 a.m.cold hands & feetanxious for no reasonmoody around cyclesreactive to everythingcrash after eatingnever really recover
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People decoded their symptoms
“Three specialists, four years, no answer. This gave me the words to bring to my next visit.”
“First time a health thing didn't feel like it was selling me anything. It just… mapped me.”
“The 30/60/90-day plan is what my functional MD actually followed. Saved us three sessions.”
Why patients trust us
A clinical lens. A human voice. No hidden agenda.
Built by a practicing MD
Dr. Nipun Aggarwal, MD designed every question and report framework. This isn't a generic quiz — it's a clinical triangulation tool.
Three systems, one report
Western functional medicine, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine are cross-referenced so nothing is reduced to a single theory.
Practitioner-ready output
The report is written to be brought into a real appointment. Labs, lifestyle steps, and a 30/60/90-day order of operations.
Physician-designed Root Cause assessment
Eighty questions. A map of what your body may be trying to tell you.
A thoughtful, evidence-informed questionnaire that maps your symptoms across the functional medicine spectrum — gut, mitochondria, HPA axis, thyroid, mold/CIRS, Lyme, autoimmunity, hormones and more — and returns a detailed personalized report to bring to your practitioner.
This is an educational self-assessment tool, not a diagnosis. Please work with a licensed functional medicine practitioner for actual evaluation and treatment.
What we look for
- Gut dysbiosis
- IBS
- Fibromyalgia
- Lyme & co-infections
- CIRS / mold
- Mitochondrial
- HPA / adrenal
- Thyroid
- Sex hormones
- Insulin resistance
- Autoimmune
- Histamine / MCAS
- Heavy metals
- Detox impairment
- Neuroinflammation
- Anxiety & trauma
- Macronutrient gaps
- Micronutrient deficiencies
- POTS / dysautonomia
- Long COVID
- Methylation
- Autism / ADHD
- Brain fog
- Chronic fatigue (ME/CFS)
- Food sensitivities
25 root-cause categories · click any to learn more
Two traditions, one body
Where Western science meets Eastern wisdom.
Your body doesn't split itself into disciplines. Neither should the lens we use to understand it. Every report reads your symptoms through functional Western medicine — mitochondria, HPA axis, microbiome, labs — and through the pattern-recognition of Ayurveda (dosha imbalances, agni, ojas) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zang-Fu patterns, Qi, Yin/Yang).
Where the three converge, you get high-confidence root causes. Where they diverge, you get complementary angles — nutrition and testing on one side, breathwork, herbal formulas, and lifestyle rhythm on the other — so nothing gets missed.
Functional medicineAyurvedaTraditional Chinese MedicineMind-body integration
Physician-designed
Built by a practicing MD trained in functional & integrative medicine.
Evidence-informed
80 questions mapped to 25 root-cause categories, read through both Western functional medicine and Eastern (Ayurveda / TCM) lenses.
Private by default
Your answers are yours. No ads, no data sold, no third-party tracking of your responses.
Practitioner-ready
Every report is written to be brought into a real clinical conversation.
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Inside the report
A document your practitioner will actually want to read.
- Personalized overviewA plain-language summary of the pattern in your answers.
- Root-cause hypothesesThe three-to-five categories most elevated in your responses, with what may be driving each.
- Lifestyle & nutrition to discussConcrete, safe, evidence-informed things to bring up — diet, sleep, stress, environment.
- Suggested functional labsThe tests a practitioner may consider next: GI-MAP, organic acids, mycotoxin panels, comprehensive thyroid, cortisol rhythm, and more.
- A 30/60/90-day roadmapA prioritized order of operations so you don't try to fix everything at once.
Meet the physician
Hi — I'm Dr. Nipun.
I built Root Decoder because too many patients walk into my clinic having been told for years that their labs are “fine.” They are not fine. They are unmapped.
This is the same structured, systems-based intake I use with my own patients — gut, mitochondria, HPA axis, thyroid, mold, Lyme, autoimmunity, hormones — read through both functional-medicine and Ayurveda / TCM lenses. Take it, bring it to whoever you see next, and start three steps ahead.
— NipunDr. Nipun Aggarwal, MD · Integrative Medicine
Four lenses. One body.
How each tradition reads the same symptom
Modern medicine names it. Functional medicine traces it. Ayurveda balances it. Chinese medicine moves it. Your report is read through all four.
Functional medicine
Systems web
Symptoms are downstream. Follow the web upstream to root causes.
- Root cause
- Terrain
- Test & personalize
Ayurveda
Three doshas
Health = balance of Vata (air), Pitta (fire), Kapha (earth).
- Constitution
- Balance
- Rhythm
Chinese medicine
Yin · Yang · Qi
Health = free flow of Qi, blood, and yin/yang in dynamic balance.
- Flow
- Cycles
- Pattern differentiation
Send it to someone
Know someone whose doctor keeps saying everything looks normal?
You probably do. Send this to them — it's free to take, and it may be the first time anyone maps what they've been feeling.
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See what you get
A sample of the report you receive.
Every report is a personal narrative — not a checklist. Below is a preview of the structure: pattern overview, root-cause hypotheses, suggested labs, a foundational plan for emotional and nervous-system regulation, and a 30/60/90-day roadmap.
- Written in clinical language your practitioner will recognize
- Read through Western functional medicine + Ayurveda + TCM lenses
- Downloadable PDF you can share or print
- Prioritized so you do not try to fix everything at once
Root & Remedy · Personalized Report
Pattern overview for A. — sample
Your answers describe a picture consistent with a HPA-axis dysregulation pattern layered on gut dysbiosis and early mitochondrial fatigue. In Ayurvedic terms this reads as a Vata-Pitta imbalance with weakened agni; in TCM as Spleen Qi deficiency with Liver overacting on Spleen.
Top root-cause hypotheses
- 1. HPA-axis dysregulation — flattened cortisol rhythm, wired-and-tired, poor stress recovery.
- 2. Gut dysbiosis — bloating after meals, sensitivity to fibrous foods.
- 3. Mitochondrial fatigue — post-exertional dip, afternoon crash.
Suggested functional labs to discuss
4-point cortisolGI-MAPOrganic acids (OAT)Comprehensive thyroidFerritin / iron studies
Emotional foundations · 30/60/90-day roadmap
Unlocked in the full report
Real patterns, real relief
What people bring to their practitioner.
Composite reflections from users who used their report to guide the next conversation with a functional-medicine practitioner.
Chronic fatigue
“After 4 years of 'your labs are normal,' the report flagged HPA-axis strain and mitochondrial patterns I'd never heard of. My functional MD ran the exact labs suggested — and we finally had a starting point.”
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Sarah M.
Austin, TX
Bloating & brain fog
“I brought the report to my appointment and my practitioner said it was the most organized symptom summary she'd ever received from a new patient. It saved us at least two visits.”
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Jenna R.
Denver, CO
Post-viral fatigue
“The mitochondrial and dysautonomia sections nailed what I've been dealing with since COVID. Wish I'd had this two years ago instead of bouncing between specialists.”
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Marcus T.
Seattle, WA
Perimenopausal symptoms
“It caught the thyroid + adrenal + histamine overlap that my primary care completely missed. The 30/60/90 roadmap gave me actual next steps, not just a list of problems.”
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Priya K.
Boston, MA
Mold exposure suspicion
“The CIRS/mold section described my symptoms word-for-word after we moved into a newer apartment. Ordered the mycotoxin panel my report suggested — it came back positive.”
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David L.
Portland, OR
Autoimmune flares
“Seven minutes and $79 got me more insight than three years of $400 specialist copays. This should be the intake form every functional-medicine clinic uses.”
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Rachel B.
Nashville, TN
Composite testimonials reflecting common user experiences. Individual results vary. This is not medical advice.
A quiet moment
Before you scroll past —
ask yourself honestly.
No one else is going to sit you down and ask these. So we will. Read slowly. The answers are the reason this exists.
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How many more years are you willing to be told your labs are “normal” while you feel anything but?
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What has this already cost you — mornings, workouts, patience with your kids, sex drive, ambition, the version of you that used to show up?
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If nothing changes in the next 12 months, where does this actually go?
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How much have you already spent on specialists, supplements, and elimination diets that never connected the dots?
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What would it be worth to walk into your next appointment with a map instead of a list of complaints?
The most expensive thing you can do with a chronic symptom is keep guessing at it for another year.
One specialist visit costs more than this. One month of the wrong supplement stack costs more than this. Eight minutes and $79 gets you a physician-designed map of what your body has actually been trying to tell you — across 25 root-cause categories, read through both Western and Eastern medicine.
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Refunded if it doesn't tell you something new about your body.
An honest perspective
Why is everyone criminalizing gluten, dairy, and sugar — and is it actually true?
The internet has turned three foods into villains. The truth is more nuanced — and far more useful — than a blanket ban.
Gluten
Not the devil. Not neutral either.
For roughly 1% with celiac and a meaningful slice with non-celiac gluten sensitivity or wheat allergy, gluten is genuinely harmful. For most others, the problem is often modern wheat processing, glyphosate residue, fast-rise industrial bread, and a stressed gut lining — not the protein itself. Sourdough, heritage grains, and a calm nervous system change the story for many people.
Dairy
Depends on the dairy — and on you.
A large share of adults don't fully digest lactose, and A1 beta-casein can drive inflammation and mucus in sensitive people. But fermented, grass-fed, A2, or sheep and goat dairy is well-tolerated by many — and a genuine source of protein, calcium, K2, and probiotics. The question isn't "dairy: yes or no." It's which dairy, in what state, for which gut.
Sugar
The one that mostly earns its reputation.
Added sugar and refined fructose genuinely drive insulin resistance, fatty liver, mood swings, and inflammation — especially in liquid form. But a bowl of berries, a ripe mango, or raw honey in tea is not the same molecule as a soda. The real enemy is ultra-processed sweetness engineered to override fullness, not fruit your grandmother recognized.
Our take
Blanket elimination is a blunt tool. It sometimes works — because it removes your trigger by accident.
A better question is why your body is reacting: a permeable gut lining, dysbiosis, low stomach acid, a dysregulated nervous system, or a real sensitivity that testing can name. Fix the terrain and many "villain" foods become neutral again. That's exactly what your Root Cause Map is designed to surface.
The three pillars
Before protocols, before supplements — three foundations decide your health.
Ancient medicine and modern functional medicine agree on this: if any one of these three is broken, nothing downstream fully works.
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Digestion
The fire that unlocks everything
You are not what you eat — you are what you digest and absorb. Without strong stomach acid, healthy bile flow, calm vagal tone, and a balanced microbiome, even the cleanest diet becomes fermentation, bloat, and inflammation. Ayurveda calls this agni. TCM calls it Spleen Qi. Both put it first for a reason.
Signs it's off: bloating, reflux, undigested food, sluggishness after meals, cravings, brain fog within an hour of eating.
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Nutrition
The raw materials of every cell
Your body rebuilds itself constantly — hormones, neurotransmitters, mitochondria, immune cells — from the amino acids, minerals, fats, and micronutrients you supply. Undereat protein, run low on magnesium, B12, iron, vitamin D or omega-3s, and the machinery slowly stalls. No supplement fixes a diet that isn't feeding you.
Signs it's off: fatigue, hair loss, weak nails, poor recovery, mood swings, stubborn cravings, slow healing.
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Elimination
The quiet art of letting go
What doesn't leave, poisons. Daily bowel movements, healthy sweat, deep breathing, a working liver and lymph, restful sleep, and even emotional release — these are how your body clears hormones, toxins, metabolic waste, and stress. Constipation is not just uncomfortable; it's estrogen and endotoxin recirculating.
Signs it's off: constipation, skin breakouts, body odor, puffiness, hormonal PMS, waking unrefreshed, feeling "backed up" mentally too.
Fix the three pillars first, and most "mystery symptoms" quietly resolve.
Your Root Cause Map scores each pillar against your symptoms and shows you exactly which one to rebuild first — so you're not throwing supplements at a foundation that's still cracked.
Common questions
Everything you might be wondering.
Nine of the questions we hear most before people start the assessment.
Trusted supplement partner
We partner with Nūjeva, a highly trusted supplement brand.
Once your report reveals your root patterns, we match you with clean, third-party-tested Nūjeva formulas — so you know exactly what to take, and why. Educational recommendations only; always discuss with your practitioner.
The field notes
Plain-language articles on the patterns we look for.
If the report doesn't tell you something new about your body — we refund it. No forms, no questions. Just email us.
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