Functional Medicine
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FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE FOR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS
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Real Answers for Persistent Health Problems
Many people find us after months—or years—of frustration. They’ve seen multiple specialists, gathered stacks of test results, and still don’t feel well. At The Carroll Institute, we take a different approach: we become your health detectives.
Our goal is to uncover why you’re not feeling well — the underlying causes that traditional medicine often overlooks — and then help your body heal by restoring balance, one system at a time.
Why Functional Medicine Succeeds Where the Traditional Medical Model Falls Short
What This Means for Your Health Recovery
Traditional medicine excels at urgent and acute care, but when it comes to chronic, multi-system illness, it often focuses on managing symptoms with medications. Functional medicine takes a different path: it asks why those symptoms appeared in the first place.
We look beneath the diagnosis — into your metabolism, hormones, digestion, detoxification, immune function, and neurology — to find the root causes keeping your body stuck. When we correct those imbalances, your body’s natural healing processes can do what they’re designed to do: repair and restore.
At The Carroll Institute, we combine advanced functional medicine training with cutting-edge diagnostic protocols to uncover and correct what others may have missed.
The Fundamental Difference
Breaking Free from Big Pharma’s Symptom-Based Model
The Traditional Model:
Focuses on labeling and managing disease through medications
Treats body systems as separate and unrelated
Reviews symptoms but rarely investigates the underlying causes
Aims for control, not resolution
The Functional Medicine Model:
Sees your body as an interconnected system, not isolated parts
Investigates the root causes of dysfunction through deep testing and analysis
Uses nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted therapies to correct what’s broken
Aims for restoration, not just management
Bottom line: Traditional medicine manages your symptoms. Functional medicine identifies and fixes what’s actually wrong — offering genuine hope for recovery and renewal.
Why Root-Cause Investigation Matters
Symptoms are the body’s language for imbalance. Instead of silencing them, we translate them.
We look for patterns — metabolic, inflammatory, immune, or toxic — that explain why your health has changed.
When you fix what drives disease, your symptoms can fade naturally. That’s the foundation of real healing.
Common Root Causes We Investigate:
Inflammatory Drivers
Chronic infections, food sensitivities, autoimmune activation, and hidden inflammation
Stress and poor sleep that elevate inflammatory markers
Metabolic Drivers
Hormonal imbalances (thyroid, adrenal, or sex hormones)
Blood sugar instability, insulin resistance, or nutrient deficiencies
Mitochondrial dysfunction and poor cellular energy
Toxic Drivers
Environmental and chemical exposures, mold toxicity, heavy metals, or biotoxins
Impaired detoxification capacity at the liver or cellular level
Digestive Drivers
Gut microbiome imbalance (SIBO, dysbiosis, leaky gut)
Poor digestion, absorption, and enzyme function
Nutrient loss from chronic inflammation or stress
Neurologic & Immune Drivers
Systemic inflammation affecting brain, nerve, and immune function
Stress dysregulation (HPA axis imbalance)
Your unique mix of these factors creates your health picture — and our job is to uncover them all.
How Functional Medicine Helps Restore Your Health
Our work starts with a comprehensive intake — your story, your history, your timeline. Then we gather targeted testing that makes sense for you: no more guessing or over-testing.
From there, we design a personalized healing plan that addresses your root causes.
Your Functional Medicine Process:
Discover: We map your health history, timeline, and symptoms to uncover connections.
Test: We use lab testing to identify imbalances — metabolic, hormonal, nutritional, or toxic.
Plan: We create a precise, step-by-step restoration plan.
Correct: Through nutrition, lifestyle, detoxification, and evidence-based supplements.
Reassess: We monitor progress and fine-tune as your body begins to heal.
Results: As the underlying systems recover, energy rises, inflammation falls, sleep and focus improve, and chronic symptoms often resolve naturally.
Common Conditions We Address
While every case is unique, here are some of the chronic conditions that often improve when we treat the root causes:
Cognitive changes, brain fog, or poor focus
Fatigue and low energy
Thyroid and adrenal imbalances
Digestive issues (IBS, bloating, reflux, leaky gut)
Autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
Hormone-related challenges (PMS, perimenopause, low testosterone)
Blood sugar and metabolic problems
Mood, anxiety, and sleep disorders
In many of these cases, the symptoms are not the disease — they’re signs that deeper systems need to be restored.
The Carroll Institute Approach: Functional Medicine + Functional Neurology
What sets us apart is the integration of functional medicine with functional neurology — a method that not only restores biochemical balance but also enhances the way your brain and nervous system communicate with your body.
We combine:
Metabolic Repair: Correcting inflammation, hormones, blood sugar, and detoxification.
Neurological Optimization: Improving balance, focus, and cognitive clarity through targeted brain-based therapies.
Systemic Restoration: Supporting gut, immune, and vascular function so your brain and body can thrive together.
When your body systems are aligned and your nervous system functions optimally, healing becomes possible on every level.
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Why Functional Medicine Works
Functional medicine succeeds where symptom-based care stops because it looks for what drives disease instead of what to name it.
We ask better questions:
What systems are under stress?
What triggered that imbalance?
What’s keeping it from resolving?
By answering those questions and correcting the dysfunctions we find, we help your body reclaim its ability to heal itself.
Real Results from Cognitive Pathway Rebuilding:
"The cognitive exercises Dr. Glenn designed for me were unlike anything I'd ever experienced. Within months, I could feel my brain working better - like pathways that had been blocked were opening up again."
Patricia M., Sarasota
This is why our 84% success rate is possible – we don’t just remove what’s damaging the brain, we actively rebuild what’s been lost.
Dr. Carrick showed us that the brain isn’t fixed – it can be retrained, rebuilt, and restored. That foundation, combined with the latest ReCODE research, allows us to achieve remarkable cognitive recoveries. – Dr. Glenn
Experience the Functional Difference
Don’t settle for traditional medicine’s limitations. Instead, discover what’s possible when you combine functional neurology expertise with proven ReCODE protocols.
Your body has remarkable healing potential – let us show you how to unlock it.
WHY CHOOSE THE CARROLL INSTITUTE
Dual advanced training in functional medicine and functional neurology
Comprehensive evaluation that examines every major body system
Evidence-based protocols drawn from the latest research
Collaborative care with your other medical providers for safety and continuity
40+ years of clinical experience helping patients reclaim energy, clarity, and quality of life
We don’t just manage symptoms — we uncover their origins and help you correct them.
Your Path to Healing Starts Here
You don’t have to keep managing symptoms or wondering why you don’t feel like yourself.
Your body has the capacity to heal — it just needs the right information, the right testing, and the right plan.
Let’s uncover what’s holding you back and fix it at the source.
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To help you get started, we offer a free 20-minute Discovery Phone Consultation. During this call, you will be able to talk with one of our Certified Health Coaches about what going on with you or your loved one and find out if we can help. Please review our FAQs prior to scheduling your free call. We look forward to talking with you soon and helping you find your answers.
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