Functional Medicine Blog

Integrative psychiatry combines traditional psychiatric care with functional and holistic methods to uncover the root causes of anxiety, depression, and burnout. Rather than relying solely on medication, this approach restores balance through nutrition, hormones, lifestyle, and nervous system support — helping patients heal from the inside out.

Your brain depends on optimal nutrition to function at its best. Even small deficiencies in vitamins, minerals, or amino acids can influence mood, focus, and energy. Through nutritional and metabolic diagnostics, functional psychiatry identifies the underlying imbalances that contribute to anxiety, depression, and fatigue—helping you move beyond symptom management toward lasting emotional wellness.

Mental health is shaped by more than brain chemistry — it’s influenced by how we live, connect, and manage stress. Through a comprehensive lifestyle and social evaluation, functional psychiatry uncovers how daily habits, relationships, and past experiences impact emotional balance and resilience, helping you heal from the inside out.

Understanding Your DNA to Personalize Treatment At Your Functional Health in Austin , we believe mental health care should be as individualized as your genetic code. Genetic testing  is used by functional psychiatry to reveal how your DNA influences brain chemistry, medication response, detox pathways, and nutrient needs—so treatment becomes more targeted, effective, and safe. Rather than relying on trial and error, genetic testing helps us uncover why  certain therapies work

How Heavy Metals, Chemicals, and Toxins Can Worsen Anxiety, Depression & Fatigue At Your Functional Health in Austin , we recognize that mental health isn’t just shaped by thoughts or emotions—it’s also shaped by your environment . Every day, we’re exposed to substances that can subtly affect brain chemistry, hormones, and detox pathways. From heavy metals and mold toxins to pesticides and air pollutants, these exposures can disrupt neurotransmitter balance and energy metabol

Hormonal balance plays a powerful role in your mental health. When cortisol, thyroid, or sex hormones fall out of sync, it can affect mood, energy, sleep, and even food cravings. Through stress and hormone testing, functional psychiatry uncovers how these imbalances influence emotional well-being—helping you restore balance, resilience, and clarity from the inside out.

Your gut and brain are in constant communication. When inflammation or imbalances disrupt the gut microbiome, it can affect mood, focus, and emotional resilience. Through gut health and inflammation testing, functional psychiatry uncovers how your digestive health influences anxiety, depression, and overall mental health—helping you heal from the inside out.

PANS and PANDAS are neuroimmune conditions in children marked by sudden onset of OCD, tics, anxiety, or regression following infections like strep, viruses, or mold, etc. These syndromes involve immune system dysfunction, brain inflammation, and often gut imbalances. Early recognition and root-cause treatment can make a profound difference. Learn how Functional Medicine addresses these complex cases with targeted support for the immune system, brain, and microbiome.

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This article explains how elevated homocysteine levels can contribute to mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, OCD, & even dementia.

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Brain fog from the perspective of functional medicine: causes and what can we do about it?

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