The Functional Medicine Access Problem
Here's what getting a functional medicine evaluation used to look like:
- Google "functional medicine doctor near me"
- Find one with a 3-month waitlist
- Pay $300-$800 for an initial consult
- Wait 2-4 weeks for lab results
- Pay for a follow-up to discuss results
- Total timeline: 4-6 months. Total cost: $1,000-$3,000.
That's not accessible. And accessibility shouldn't determine who gets root-cause answers.
What Changed
We built the clinical protocols we use with hundreds of families into a digital assessment system. The same diagnostic thinking. The same root-cause mapping. Without the waitlist, the travel, or the upfront cost barrier.
How a Remote Functional Medicine Evaluation Works
Phase 1: Pattern Recognition (Free → $47)
The assessment isn't a quiz — it's a guided clinical questionnaire designed to surface the patterns that conventional medicine misses. We evaluate:
- Digestive function — beyond "do you have bloating"
- Energy production — mitochondrial and adrenal patterns
- Hormonal landscape — conversion, clearance, and rhythm
- Toxic burden — environmental and accumulated exposure
- Nervous system state — sympathetic vs. parasympathetic dominance
Your Free Health Assessment starts this process in 5 minutes. The Health Decode ($47) deepens it into a full 5-dimension root-cause Brief.
Phase 2: Personalized Protocol (Foundation Program)
If you're ready to act on what the assessment reveals, The Foundation ($348/quarter) builds a 90-day root-cause protocol tailored to your specific patterns. This includes:
- Personalized supplement and nutrition protocols
- Lifestyle modifications based on YOUR biology
- Ongoing assessment and adjustment
- Access to the INNSPO companion app for daily tracking
Phase 3: Precision Validation (DNA Program)
For those who want lab-validated precision, the DNA Precision Program ($898/quarter) adds epigenetic testing, hair mineral analysis, and heavy metal toxicity mapping.
Who's Doing This from Home?
- Busy parents who can't spend 6 months in a clinical pipeline
- Executives who need answers fast, not appointments slow
- People in areas without functional medicine practitioners
- Anyone who's been told "everything's normal" but knows it isn't
- Families doing this together — because health is a family system
The $47 Entry Point
We designed the Health Decode as the lowest-risk way to experience functional medicine thinking. For less than a copay, you get:
- A guided root-cause assessment
- Personalized Brief delivered in 24 hours
- 5 dimensions of your health mapped
- Clear next steps (no pressure, no upsell during the assessment)
The $47 credits toward any full program if you decide to continue.
Your Next Step
Start Your Root-Cause Journey
Our Foundation program uses functional medicine diagnostics to uncover what's really going on.
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The INNSPO app · $19/month
Your report found the pattern. INNSPO makes you act on it.
Reading about the root cause changes nothing on its own — doing something about it daily does. INNSPO gives you the day's practice, tracks what you actually did, and shows you the pattern over weeks. Free for 14 days, then $19/month. Cancel in one click.
Included at no extra cost with Foundation, DNA Precision and Private Concierge memberships.
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Four ways in. Start at whichever rung is honest for you.
You don't have to commit to a full workup to make progress. Every rung below feeds the next one — nothing you do at the free end gets thrown away when you move up.
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Your Integrative Life Compass
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Root Cause Snapshot
A written read on your pattern from the intake you already filled out — what to investigate first, and what to stop paying for.
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200+ biomarkers plus your DNA, translated into a 90-day protocol with named brands and doses. Includes the INNSPO practice app.
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A standing clinical team on your case — reachable, proactive, and coordinating the whole family. For complex or multi-system cases.
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