Dustin Strong, CHN

There are seasons in practice where curiosity turns into calling. Years ago, I became hyper-interested in mushrooms — not just as food, but as functional medicine. The deeper I looked, the more I realized we were only scratching the surface of their potential. Around that time, I had the great fortune of befriending an award-winning mycologist — someone who had won Best Mushroom two years running. What began as friendship quickly evolved into long conversations about healing, nutrition, and...

There’s something deeply satisfying about helping someone realize that healing doesn’t always come from a bottle — sometimes it comes from sunlight hitting food. Today, while reviewing bloodwork with an online client in the Northeast, we celebrated something beautiful: her Vitamin D level was 66 ng/mL — right in the sweet spot. She’s been using a D3/K2 supplement consistently, and it’s clearly working. But in my clinic, we’re always asking: How can we maintain this with more food and...

Sleep Under Stress — When the Body Can’t Power Down Why Supporting the Stress Response Can Unlock Deep Sleep Some people don’t struggle with sleep because they lack good habits. They struggle because their bodies don’t feel safe enough to rest. A physician came to see me while navigating Parkinson’s disease, ongoing neurological care, and an extraordinary level of professional responsibility. His days were cognitively demanding, emotionally charged, and relentlessly full. And his sleep...