Welcome to your healing potential.

For too long, the top tools of Functional Medicine and Functional Nutrition have been locked behind closed doors. I’m here to open those doors, and give you the only healing protocol you’ll ever need.

Founder of Functional Nutrition Alliance

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Podcast, 15-Minute Matrix

Mapping Nutrition with Andrea Nakayama

Podcast, 15-Minute Matrix

We’re re-releasing a foundational episode where I come to the mic to map Nutrition. Why? Because I still believe we are getting nutrition all wrong. Tune-in to learn more and ensure that you’re not making diet and lifestyle recommendations without this paradigm-shifting perspective.

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Podcast, 15-Minute Matrix

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Article, mending

Mending 5: absence

Article, mending

Welcome to mending, a monthly haven where words meet inner wisdom, and stories intertwine with the art of health and healing. At the heart of Narrative Medicine is a belief in the power of the human story. Words, among other human expressions, have the ability to enlighten and connect us to our most vulnerable or even seemingly insignificant moments in life.

Article, mending

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Self-Advocacy, Chronic Health Issues, Functional Nutrition

Unlocking the Myths of Health Hacking: You Can’t ‘Hack’ Your Health, Part 2

Self-Advocacy, Chronic Health Issues, Functional Nutrition

Last week, I recorded a podcast hosted by a naturopathic doctor. As we got into the conversation, we found ourselves talking about our personal journeys through perimenopause and menopause. While we both diligently drew labs and collected plenty of data and biomarkers, we each noticed that it wasn’t this quantitative data that shifted our symptoms.

Self-Advocacy, Chronic Health Issues, Functional Nutrition

Functional Nutrition
is where science meets your story

My mission is to empower you to become the expert you’re looking for. And you’re closer than you think. You don’t need to become a doctor, nutritionist or health guru to help yourself finally feel better. I’m here to give you everything you need to take a more effective, active role in your own care.

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Narrative Medicine, Functional Nutrition

When You’re Not Getting Better (And Why Protocols are Part of the Problem)

Narrative Medicine, Functional Nutrition

When managing your health becomes a full-time job, it’s easy to feel disheartened. You may have tried the latest diet trends and supplements, hoping that each new approach will bring lasting relief. But instead, it feels like the same place, the same symptoms, like you’re balancing on a tightrope that could give way at any moment.

Narrative Medicine, Functional Nutrition

Narrative Medicine

Mending 5: absence

Narrative Medicine

Mending 4: identity

Narrative Medicine

Mending 3: longing

Narrative Medicine

Narrative Medicine, Andrea's Journey

Exploring Narrative Medicine: A Personal Perspective

Narrative Medicine, Andrea's Journey

“The telling of stories alters who we become.” - Ben Okri What is Narrative Medicine? You might be pondering this question right now or as you engage with my newest offerings. If you are, I applaud your curiosity. You're in good company!

Narrative Medicine, Andrea's Journey

Sleep

Mending 2: sleep

Sleep

Chronic Health Issues, Functional Nutrition

The Web of Interconnections: Unraveling the Complexities of Omics for Everyday Health

Chronic Health Issues, Functional Nutrition

“In nature, nothing exists alone.” - Rachel Carson, Silent Spring Imagine a spider's web. Pull one thread, and the delicate structure shrinks, shrivels, or spoils. Each finespun fiber is essential to the stability of the whole. Similarly, the human body is an intricate web of interconnections.

Chronic Health Issues, Functional Nutrition