Dr. Sterling decided to pursue functional medicine when he found out he could help out his own family and friends with their own health issues using natural methods such as lifestyle changes, exercise, nutrition, stress management, supplements, etc. Functional medicine uses a holistic approach (approaching the body as an integrated system) to treating disease by addressing the root causes, in contrast to conventional medicine that often only treats the symptoms of disease and is focused on drugs and surgery. Functional Medicine is a very safe form of medicine that utilizes things such as getting the right natural whole foods in your diet, exercise, lifestyle changes (proper sleep hygiene), and temporary diet adjustments. There is a growing body of evidence showing the impact of things such as nutrition and exercise on heatlh and wellbeing. Please see research articles below

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• Lerner A, Benzvi C. “Let Food Be Thy Medicine”: Gluten and Potential Role in Neurodegeneration. Cells. 2021; 10(4):756. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10040756

• ​Richards, J.L., Yap, Y.A., McLeod, K.H., Mackay, C.R. and Mariño, E. (2016), Dietary metabolites and the gut microbiota: an alternative approach to control inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Clin Trans Immunol, 5: e82. https://doi.org/10.1038/cti.2016.29

• ​Nirumand MC, Hajialyani M, Rahimi R, Farzaei MH, Zingue S, Nabavi SM, Bishayee A. Dietary Plants for the Prevention and Management of Kidney Stones: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence and Molecular Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Mar 7;19(3):765. doi: 10.3390/ijms19030765. PMID: 29518971; PMCID: PMC5877626.

• Banyard H, Edward KL, Garvey L, Stephenson J, Azevedo L, Benson AC. The Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2025 Jun;34(3):e70054. doi: 10.1111/inm.70054. PMID: 40432290; PMCID: PMC12117297.

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