Integrity is the quality of holding together under pressure, in all circumstances, as a whole. A building’s integrity lies in its ability to stay upright and undeformed through wind and storm and weight and age. A plan’s integrity lies in its parts all cohering....

Living with Lyme disease can feel overwhelming. The symptoms often come and go, and the journey to recovery can be confusing. I want you to know that you are not alone. Here in Franklin, TN, expert care is available to help you navigate this complex illness with compassion and expertise. As a Lyme disease specialist Franklin, I’m committed to guiding you toward lasting health and renewed vitality. Understanding Lyme Disease: What You Need to Know Lyme disease is caused by a b

In a world so rough and fractured as this we poor sons of Adam create, it is easy to despair of finding true relationship, to despise all search for it, to expect treachery and therefore eschew covenant. I cannot be....

Living with chronic Lyme disease can feel like navigating a maze with no clear exit. The fatigue, joint pain, and brain fog often linger long after the initial infection, making everyday life a challenge. I want to share with you some of the most effective chronic Lyme therapies that have helped many find relief and regain their vitality. Together, we’ll explore practical, compassionate approaches that honor your unique journey toward wellness. Understanding Chronic Lyme Ther

Mold toxicity receives little attention from conventional medicine, whether you’re going through medical school, visiting a primary care provider, or running to a specialist. As a result, not only is this common condition ignored, but many myths have grown up around it.  Such myths are propagated because no one takes the time to read the actual studies from clinical medicine or the agricultural world.  Taking time to read this blog or the article it is based on will dispel ma

Above all else, men desire to be rulers of themselves. This statement holds for the righteous and the wicked- except that these two understand rulership in very different ways. The righteous man would rule....

As anyone caring for children with autism would tell you, there are many forms and triggers for this distressingly common condition. Today’s focus article used computer modeling creatively in order to tease out four main subtypes of autism which might allow researchers to better identify both predisposing factors (like genetics) and external contributors to the condition. Without a relevant organization of the problem, pinpointing the genetics that predispose these children t

The Unseen Consequences of COVID While few of us want to think about COVID again, recent research suggests it may be stealing more from us than just energy and daily function. Long COVID might be weakening our immune defenses, creating openings for new infections or reactivating latent infections. Many of us have wondered why we seem to be getting sick more often than before having COVID. This concern is shared by those who had COVID and those who received the preventive mRNA

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. [ Proverbs 18:22 ]   The two great passions of mankind are marriage and death. In ‘marriage’ is gathered not merely itself but family, sex, and all relationship with our fellow man, all authority and cooperation, the smallest thing which society is an outworking of; in ‘death’ is gathered not only itself but sin, violence, and all relationship with God, in relationship to whom all righteousness and unrigh

While the conventional world of medicine continue to deny the effects of mold toxins on our human health, articles like today’s remind us that conventional medicine is not always reading the research. Obafemi et al lays out the details of what we know about fumonisin B1 neurotoxicity with references to multiple studies and explanations of mechanisms. Despite such solid proof, your average medical provider in the system will dismiss many patients’ symptoms and look for any ex

For many years now, both medical professionals and parents of children diagnosed with ADHD have assumed that the primary mechanism of action for most ADHD medications are its effects in the brain areas responsible for attention.  Now a study suggests that the medications work in other parts of the brain, those involved with reward and wakefulness.  This new information not only proves that science is rarely settled, but that we need to reexamine how we treat ADHD. Researchers

The Importance of Thyroid Health During Pregnancy In functional medicine, we often describe our bodies as interconnected systems, much like a web. This interconnectedness becomes even more significant during pregnancy. The health of a mother directly influences her developing baby. Whether through natural hormones or harmful toxins, a mother’s health can leave lasting effects on her child, extending into adulthood. Recent research highlights a concerning link between uncontro

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. [ Proverbs 18:21 ]   James 2 is the standard passage for pressing home the power and danger of the tongue, but God didn’t wait till the New Testament’s latter half to give us that knowledge. In the Garden, God’s tongue brought life and the potential of death (Gen. 2:17; Rom. 6:23, 7:7-10). In the Garden, Adam ordered the world with his tongue (Gen. 2:19). Then, in the Garden Adam and Eve

Learn how binders like cholestyramine are used in mold toxicity, what the research shows, and when they may support detox and recovery.

Some would say the world is a rat-race, but today we focus on a food race between old-fashioned whole foods delivered by nature and new-fangled ultra-processed foods delivered by Big Food and its technology.  In a sense, striving for excellence, especially in producing food for growing populations, is not inherently a bad thing.  Understanding food, both how to produce it and how to judge its health, is a worthy goal, but like any race, the criteria makes a huge difference. 

Modernity is the domain of the expert. In the eyes of many, white lab coats ought to rule the world, deciding policy in government and running the church....

Strong relationships hold strong, and when they break, they break badly, brutally, and apparently irreparably. So when brothers find themselves in enmity....

With a reported 65 million people worldwide dealing with Long COVID at some point, we have enough research (about time) that indicates that a variety of mechanisms contribute to Long COVID including micro-clots in blood vessels and ongoing inflammation. However, despite a few years under our research belts and millions of people affected, the article points out that we still don’t have approved therapies for this debilitating condition. Despite the inability of the convention

People are a study in contradiction. On the one hand, we tend to want control, to decide what happens to us and to everybody else. On the other hand, we hate responsibility, in our fallen state; we strongly dislike....

At Sanctuary Functional Medicine, we have a steady stream of new patients who come to us with mold toxicity problems, some anticipating the diagnosis and others not. Either way, once we are confident in the diagnosis, the “why me and not them?” question arises. It boils down to an interplay of differences in genetics, differences in toxic exposures (exposome), and differences in the types of mold which live in one’s environment. Genetics Confirming a diagnosis of mold toxi