Aura Functional Medicine

Aura Functional Medicine Dr. Alison Egeland is committed to providing highly personalized, holistic care that addresses the root cause of her patients' health concerns.

Could it be something on your plate, not just stress or screen time?I ask almost every headache patient to look at food ...
09/02/2026

Could it be something on your plate, not just stress or screen time?

I ask almost every headache patient to look at food before anything else. Aged cheese, red wine, processed meats, MSG, and even too much caffeine can all be legitimate triggers, and most people have never connected the dots because the headache does not always hit right away.

There are eight common food triggers I look at with patients, along with real testing to confirm whether one of these is behind yours instead of guessing. Link in bio for a free discovery call.

08/28/2026

This is one of the most overlooked root causes I test for, mold toxicity.

Most people never even think to ask about it, because the symptoms look like everything else, fatigue, brain fog, sinus issues that never fully clear. What I look for is the pattern, do your symptoms get worse indoors, is there a musty smell somewhere in your home, has every other test come back clean.

If a few of these sound familiar, it's worth exploring. I break down the full picture in our video on mold toxicity, link in bio.

Leaky gut sounds like a buzzword, I get it, but it's a real, testable condition, and I see it constantly in practice.You...
08/25/2026

Leaky gut sounds like a buzzword, I get it, but it's a real, testable condition, and I see it constantly in practice.

Your intestinal lining is supposed to be selective, letting nutrients through while keeping bacteria, toxins, and undigested food particles out. When that lining gets too permeable, those particles leak into your bloodstream, and that's when I start seeing inflammation show up everywhere, skin, joints, energy, mood.

The part I want you to hear is this, it's testable, and it's treatable. I walk through the causes, the testing, and the healing strategies in our latest video, link in bio.

I use this analogy with almost every patient, I call it the stress bucket.Every stressor in your life, poor sleep, infla...
08/20/2026

I use this analogy with almost every patient, I call it the stress bucket.

Every stressor in your life, poor sleep, inflammatory foods, toxins, emotional stress, an old infection you forgot about, adds a little more to your bucket. On their own, none of them overflow it. But add them up over months or years, and eventually even a small drop causes it to spill over into symptoms.

I'm never looking for the one thing that's wrong. I'm looking for everything that's filling your bucket, so we can start emptying it, one piece at a time. What's filling yours right now, I'd love to know.

Okay, fill in the blank for me, I feel my best when ___.Maybe it's after a really good night's sleep. Maybe it's a week ...
08/13/2026

Okay, fill in the blank for me, I feel my best when ___.

Maybe it's after a really good night's sleep. Maybe it's a week without bloating. Or maybe it's been so long you're not even sure anymore, and honestly, that's exactly why I'm asking.

Drop your answer in the comments, I read every single one, and it tells me a lot about where I'd want to start when it comes to your health.

That 2pm wall you hit every single day, I promise you, it's not just because you're busy.It's so easy to blame a packed ...
08/12/2026

That 2pm wall you hit every single day, I promise you, it's not just because you're busy.

It's so easy to blame a packed schedule, but a hard energy crash that hits like clockwork, day after day, is usually your blood sugar trying to tell you something. Blood sugar swings, adrenal dysregulation, and poor sleep quality are some of the most common causes I see, and also some of the most overlooked.

You don't have to just push through it with more coffee. Let's find out what's actually behind it, I'd love to help. Free discovery calls are open, link in bio.

Okay, fill in the blank for me, I feel my best when ___.Maybe it's after a really good night's sleep. Maybe it's a week ...
08/03/2026

Okay, fill in the blank for me, I feel my best when ___.

Maybe it's after a really good night's sleep. Maybe it's a week without bloating. Or maybe it's been so long you're not even sure anymore, and honestly, that's exactly why I'm asking.

Drop your answer in the comments, I read every single one, and it tells me a lot about where I'd want to start when it comes to your health.

Something I geek out on with pretty much every patient, your gut isn't just where digestion happens, it's home to trilli...
07/29/2026

Something I geek out on with pretty much every patient, your gut isn't just where digestion happens, it's home to trillions of microbes that help regulate your immune system, your mood, and even your hormones.

When that ecosystem gets out of balance, the effects almost never stay in your gut. I see it show up as skin flare ups, brain fog, low mood, and a weaker immune system, all connected back to what's happening in your digestive tract.

Healthier gut, healthier you, truly. Save this one as a reminder.

I hear this all the time, patients tell me they're exhausted, moody, gaining weight they can't explain, and not sleeping...
07/24/2026

I hear this all the time, patients tell me they're exhausted, moody, gaining weight they can't explain, and not sleeping well, but no one ever connects the dots.

Here's the thing, hormone imbalances rarely show up as one big obvious symptom. They show up as six small ones that seem unrelated until you look at them side by side.

If you're nodding along to more than one or two of these, I'd really encourage you to ask why, instead of just treating each symptom separately. That's the work I love doing with patients, figuring out what's actually driving it.

If this sounds like you, let's talk. Free discovery calls are open, link in bio.

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