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Functional Medicine of Idaho Primary Care • Functional Medicine • Regenerative & Specialty Care
ID | OR | AZ | MT | WA | UT | FL | WY Boise Office: 3858 N.

Garden Center Way, Suite 100, Boise 83703
Meridian Wellness Center: 2939 West Excursion Lane, Meridian 83642
Sandpoint Office: 801 Pine Street, Suite 2, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Eagle Office: 100 W. Cottonwood Court, Suite #150 Eagle, Idaho 83616
Supplement Orders: www.funmedidaho.com/vitamins-supplements

10/16/2026

His patients started telling him things nobody prescribed for.

They stopped drinking as much. They stopped shopping. And the constant mental chatter about what they were going to eat next just went quiet.

Dr. Gavin Guard, DMS, PA-C explains what’s actually happening. These medications work in your gut to help you feel full, but they also act on receptors in your brain, turning down the pleasure response to food and quieting the noise that most people have been fighting their entire adult life.

That’s the part worth sitting with. If a medication can turn the volume down, then the thing we’ve been calling weakness was never just willpower.

He’s clear that it’s a tool, not a crutch. It works alongside the food and lifestyle changes, it just stops your biology from fighting you every step of the way.

Dr. Guard is a Certified Lipid Specialist with advanced training in obesity medicine and sees FMI patients virtually. Book with him on our Providers page. Link in bio.

Bloating after meals. Heartburn that keeps coming back. A stomach that just never feels quite right. 😮💨These symptoms ar...
10/15/2026

Bloating after meals. Heartburn that keeps coming back. A stomach that just never feels quite right. 😮💨

These symptoms are common, but they aren't something you have to live with. Sometimes the root cause is H. pylori, a stomach bacteria that about half the world carries without realizing it. Other times your gut simply needs extra support to do its job well.

Either way, your gut can heal. 🌿

Swipe through to meet four of our favorite gut support supplements, what they're made from, and how they help your digestive system feel its best. Every product in our store is hand selected by our providers for quality and effectiveness.

📍 Find them at our clinics or shop at funmedshop.com (link in bio)

Not sure which one is right for you? Ask your provider at your next visit. We're always happy to help you find the right fit. 💚

10/14/2026

Episode 93: Breast Health: Thermography and Personalized Screening 🎙️

This week Amber Warren, PA-C sits down with Dr. Philip Hoekstra III, PhD, DABT, a pioneer in medical thermography whose work has shaped how infrared imaging is used in breast health around the world. He shares how his father’s Cold War satellite research led to the first freestanding thermography lab, what heat patterns in breast tissue can reveal, and how thermal imaging is now helping us look at thyroid health too.

Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mark Holthouse, also joins to talk through mammography, whole breast ultrasound, and thermography, and why no single tool tells the whole story. At FMI, we believe in a screening plan built around you: your age, breast density, hormone use, and personal risk.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to start the conversation. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, and reach out to schedule a one on one visit to create a screening plan that fits your needs. 💗

🎧 Link in bio

10/13/2026

Health doesn’t always happen in a gym or a doctor’s office. Walking a corn maze, soaking up some fall sunshine, and bringing home seasonal produce all support your body in ways you can feel 🍂 Tag the friend you’re hitting the patch with this weekend!

10/12/2026

Hormone shifts can start in your late thirties and forties, long before menopause, and they show up everywhere: your sleep, your mood, your metabolism, your memory, and your intimacy.

Join Heather Lucas, MSN, FNP-C, for Hormones Decoded, an honest, no filter evening about what’s really happening in your body and what you can do about it. You’ll learn which labs are worth running, what estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone actually do, and the truth about hormone replacement therapy.

📅 Tuesday, October 27th
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Functional Medicine of Idaho, Meridian Clinic
In person only

Seating is limited, so reserve your spot through the link in our bio.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we're celebrating by making proactive breast care more accessible. 💗Breast...
10/08/2026

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we're celebrating by making proactive breast care more accessible. 💗

Breast thermography is a gentle, radiation-free way to learn more about your breast health and track changes over time. Pair it with your mammogram for a fuller picture, and use your results to guide personalized nutrition, lifestyle, and supplement support with our team.

This special runs all month at our Boise location, and once October ends, so does the price. Grab your spot, then tag a friend who deserves this too.

📍 Boise
💲 $149 (reg. $249)
📅 October only

10/07/2026

Sometimes the answer isn't a new protocol. It's putting your feet on the grass.

We love the science. Peptides, hormone optimization, advanced labs, all of it has a place and we use it every day. But it's easy to chase the sophisticated thing while skipping the foundation. Sleep and circadian rhythm. Sunlight. Time outside. Feeling safe in your own body. Being around people who love you.

None of that photographs well or sells a package. It just works.

As Ellie puts it, nothing replaces simple regulation and simple safety for the body. Connection with the people you love does more for how you age than most things you can buy.

Give your body what it was designed for, and it will do a lot of the healing on its own.

Episode 92 is out now with Amber Warren, PA-C, IFMCP and Ellie Anderson, MHS, RDN, LD. Link in bio.

10/05/2026

You don't have to be the one who explains this.

Andrea Corliss, MSN, WHNP-BC is teaching a free class for girls 11 to 17 and the parent who brings them. What's actually happening during a cycle, how to handle cramps and mood swings, and how to build a period kit for school, practice, and everywhere else.

She walks out knowing her body better. You walk out with a conversation that stays open. 🫂 💞

October 8th, 6 PM at our Meridian Clinic. Link in bio. 💗

October 8th, 6:00 PM. 20 spots. Link in bio.

10/02/2026

"You do not forget when you start to feel well."

Amber was told her anxiety and her eating disorder were permanent. That she'd carry both for life. Today she lives free from them, not because she ignored what she was experiencing, but because she started asking what her body was trying to tell her. Gut disruption. Nervous system dysregulation. Signals, not sentences.

This isn't a dig at Western medicine. It has its place, and for many people medication is a necessary part of care. But being handed a diagnosis and told "this is just your life now" is a heavy thing to carry, and too often it becomes the whole story. Your diagnosis is not your identity.

We believe people deserve to be encouraged toward wellness, not managed into resignation.

Episode 92 is out now with Amber Warren, PA-C, IFMCP and Ellie Anderson, MHS, RDN, LD. Link in bio.

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2939 West Excursion Lane
Meridian, ID
83642

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 1pm

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+12083857711

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