Are you not feeling yourself — and your doctor cannot tell you why?
Clinically designed by Dr. Nipun Agarwal, MD
The field notes
Physician-designed articles on the patterns behind chronic symptoms — written to be useful before your next appointment, not to replace it.
When tiredness comes with brain fog, poor recovery, or feeling worse after exercise, the root cause is usually deeper than stress. Here's what functional medicine looks for.
Both cause flushing, hives, headaches and food reactions — but the mechanisms and workups are different. A clear explanation without the jargon.
TSH alone misses most functional thyroid problems. Here's the full panel a functional-medicine practitioner runs, and what each marker actually means.
CIRS from water-damaged buildings can drive fatigue, brain fog, air-hunger, and unexplained inflammation. Here's what the pattern looks like.