In traditional medicine, we are often overwhelmed by the idea that a pill or surgery is a fix-all solution. Many physicians realize this isn’t treating the core issue, but are pressured by mentors to follow the standard of care.

Functional medicine explores paths outside of what many of us were taught in residency. Functional medicine takes us back to finding the root cause of a symptom and treating the cause to eliminate the symptoms. Kyrin Dunston takes us on her journey of self-discovery.