At its most basic, a functional medicine approach to health means sussing out and addressing the health inputs that are personally affecting YOU-- not a pill or procedure to to block an otherwise normal biochemical pathway or response.

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof asked somewhat rhetorically last week, "How can I protect myself and my family from this horrid neurodegenerative disease (Parkinson's)?" Hoping this might help.

Sometimes it's what you don't know you don't know-- the "unknown unknowns"-- that are the most important for your health.

Maybe it's her obvious intellect, her apparent introversion, turning 45, the death of her father; maybe partly too the theme of her new book, "an ode to attention and time," but the interview quickly grows philosophical.

Especially now that the farmers markets and farm stands are chock-full of greens, it's a good time to up our game on tasty & good-for-you aliño! White miso, anyone?

Eye health, just like bone health, cognitive health, does not exist on a one-way, linear continuum. That is to say, decline needn't be inevitable-- if you start to think for yourself.

In unscrupulous hands, routine screening and early detection are often a business model. What we need is intelligent, body-wide prevention. Not only for prostate cancer-- but for the lot of them. This will require of us to change the way we think about health & illness.

An epidemic of low back pain, hip pain, shoulder pain has emerged as things fall apart. One longtime friend (who has been nervously...

Stave off seasonal allergies with a pre-emptive deep clean of everything that's blooming in your intestines!

List of labs that have proven useful in preventing or reversing cognitive decline. Ask your PCP or DIY via our Rupa Health site.

Falling asleep? Staying asleep? 3 a.m. waking? Pin pointing your insomnia type can help you find your fix.

This year's Integrative Healthcare Symposium features familiar faces as well as cutting edge discussions of HRT, mental health, and NAD+.

Mineral depletion in foods is a growing problem in the U.S., with modern-day industrial agriculture practices to blame.

Migraine headaches resolved or improved dramatically in 50% of people with just these 3 lifestyle hacks.

Inspired by her daughter's struggles with an autoimmune disorder at the age of 4, a Kansas Mom set out to change healthcare.

We tried Pendulum's GLP-1 Probiotic Pro, just one bottle, and were surprisingly impressed. Now kind of curious about Glucose Control Pro.

The US leads the world in hysterectomies, performing nearly 1 million annually. It is a $25B a year business. And ruins women's lives.

Recipe for Dr. William Davis' clove green tea to help build and maintain a robust intestinal mucus barrier

Landmark 2006 Alzheimer’s research paper was retracted this week after the authors admitted to doctoring the images.

When we are born, we are basically sterile. By the time we die, we are more microbe than human. How we care for our microscopic inner rainf