Functional medicine for autoimmune conditions

Stop chasing symptoms. Start understanding your body.

If you’re living with an autoimmune condition, chances are this story sounds familiar:

• You’ve seen multiple specialists.
• You’ve had blood work, scopes, scans.
• You’ve been offered prescriptions to suppress the immune system — but little explanation on why your body is reacting this way in the first place.
• You’ve been told “this is just how it is now.”

And still, you’re exhausted. Inflamed. Frustrated. Maybe even scared.

This is where functional medicine steps in — and changes the entire conversation.

At YFS (Your Form Sux), we work with people who are ready to go deeper. Who want more than bandaid fixes. Who are ready to understand their condition, not just manage it.

What Is Functional Medicine?

Functional medicine is a root-cause, systems-based approach to healing. Instead of focusing only on what disease you have, we focus on why it’s happening.

It’s not about chasing flares or fighting your immune system — it’s about identifying the triggers, patterns, and imbalances that led your body to this state in the first place.

In autoimmune care, this means we look beyond the diagnosis — and into the terrain that allowed it to take hold.

Functional Medicine and Autoimmune Disease: A Whole-Person Approach

Autoimmunity happens when the immune system mistakes your own tissues as a threat and begins attacking them. This can affect the thyroid (Hashimoto’s), joints (rheumatoid arthritis), skin (psoriasis), intestines (Crohn’s/colitis), and more.

But while the targets vary, the root contributors often overlap:

• Gut dysbiosis and leaky gut
• Chronic inflammation
• Hidden infections or viral reactivations
• Food sensitivities
• Toxin exposure (mould, heavy metals, pesticides)
• Chronic stress and trauma
• Hormonal imbalances
• Nutrient deficiencies

Functional medicine connects the dots between these triggers and your symptoms. We don’t treat the diagnosis — we support the terrain.

What to Expect from a Functional Medicine Approach at YFS

1. A Deep-Dive Health Assessment

We go way beyond your diagnosis.

We explore your:

• Full health history
• Symptom patterns (even if they seem unrelated)
• Diet, sleep, movement, stress, trauma
• Medications, supplements, and lifestyle
• Triggers like infections, stress events, or toxin exposure

Autoimmunity doesn’t develop overnight. Your story matters — and we listen.

2. Advanced Testing (If Needed)

Depending on your case, we may recommend functional lab tests such as:

• Comprehensive stool and microbiome testing
• Intestinal permeability (leaky gut) assessments
• Food sensitivity panels (IgG, IgA)
• Autoantibody panels (to track immune reactivity)
• Cortisol and adrenal hormone testing
• Mold, mycotoxin, or environmental toxin screens

This gives us real data to uncover hidden triggers and imbalances that conventional panels often miss.

3. Personalized, Phased Care Plan

Autoimmune recovery isn’t a one-size-fits-all protocol. At YFS, we create a phased, personalized plan that supports your specific body and condition, which may include:

• Gut healing protocols
• Anti-inflammatory nutrition guidance (not crash diets — realistic shifts)
• Targeted supplements to calm immune reactivity
• Blood sugar and cortisol balancing strategies
• Detoxification support (when needed, never forced)
• Movement and nervous system regulation
• Mind-body tools to address trauma and chronic stress

We don’t throw you into a complicated routine. We simplify. Educate. Support. One step at a time.

Our Philosophy: You Are Not Broken

Autoimmunity doesn’t mean your body has turned against you.
It means your system is overwhelmed, misdirected, and asking for support.

At YFS, we don’t fight the body.
We support it, re-educate it, and rebuild balance so it can remember how to function.

That’s why we see real results — even for people who’ve “tried everything.”

Common Autoimmune Conditions We Support

We work with individuals navigating:

• Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Lupus (SLE)
• Psoriasis
• Eczema
• IBD (Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis)
• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Sjögren’s syndrome
• Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia
• Undiagnosed inflammatory conditions

Whether you’re newly diagnosed or 10 years into your journey — we meet you where you’re at.

Functional Medicine ≠ Instant Cure — But It Is a Real Path Forward

Let’s be clear: autoimmune conditions are complex. There is no magic food, supplement, or protocol that will “fix” everything overnight.

But when you finally understand:

• What’s triggering your flares
• How your gut, hormones, and immune system are connected
• What your body actually needs to feel safe again

…you gain power, progress, and a plan.

And that’s the difference between managing and healing.

You Deserve More Than a Diagnosis

If you’re ready to stop feeling dismissed, exhausted, and stuck — and start moving toward clarity, strength, and control over your health — functional medicine might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

Book a functional medicine consult at YFS today.
Let’s uncover what your body’s been trying to tell you — and create a strategy that actually works.