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For years, I lived inside a body that no longer felt like my own. As a healthcare provider, endurance athlete, and functional medicine clinician, I did everything “right.” Yet for nearly a decade, I struggled with symptoms no specialist could explain—fatigue, brain fog, headaches, joint and tendon pain, food reactions, and a sense that my immune system was constantly on edge. Standard labs were normal. Imaging was unrevealing. I was told nothing serious was wrong. But somethi

By Dr. Davina Soernssen, DNP, FNP-BC, DCNP, FMC Introduction For years, organizations including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , the National Institutes of Health (NIH) , and the World Health Organization (WHO)  have warned that indoor mold exposure can trigger a wide range of symptoms that imitate other diseases. Mold has earned the title: “The Great Mimicker.” Its ability to disrupt the immune system, hormones, mitochondria, neurological pathways, and

🧠 Restoring Balance: A Case of Post-COVID Migraines, SVT, and Anxiety Resolved Through Gut-Brain-Cardiac Optimization By Dr. Davina A. Soernssen, DNP, FNP-BC, DCNP, FMCP The Med Spa at Clinical Edge, Marlton, NJ Introduction Post-infectious dysautonomia in children has become an emerging concern following COVID-19. Many young patients present with migraines, palpitations, anxiety, and fatigue despite normal cardiac imaging and standard labs. Functional medicine offers a fram

How to Test, Treat, and Tell Them Apart Patients with chronic fatigue, brain fog, tingling, joint pain, mood changes, and weird “nobody can figure this out” symptoms often get told two totally different stories: “You have mold toxicity,” or “You have chronic Lyme.” Sometimes they’re told they have both. Clinically, the overlap is real — and the consequences of getting it wrong are huge. (Campbell, 2004; Campbell, 2019). This post breaks down: How mold toxicity (mycotoxicosis)

Introduction Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition influenced by genetic, environmental, and...

Every year, millions of people undergo knee and hip replacements. For many, surgery feels like the only option once pain becomes...

In our practice, we often see patients whose mental or behavioral symptoms have been labeled as psychiatric disorders — but the root...

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Introduction The pandemic may be slowing down, but the aftershocks are not. Millions of people worldwide continue to struggle with...