Dr. Ryan Monahan DAOM LAc
Functional & Eastern Medicine

Copper intrauterine devices (IUDs) are often promoted as a safer, non-hormonal approach to birth control, but how safe are they? The...

Bloating is a common symptom with many possible underlying causes. While most people experience either occasional, regular or frequent...

Decades of overprescribing antibiotics for non-life threatening conditions has decimated the diversity and abundance of our collective...

Listen to Dr. Ryan Monahan's conversation with Kevin Wathey, host of The Synchronicity Show, as they discuss functional and eastern...

We’ve gone nuts for nuts. Between nuts, nut milks, nut butters and nut flours, we are consuming more nuts than ever before. It takes 23...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections in the world and more than half of women will experience a UTI...

Soy has developed a reputation as a health food over the last few decades. While ancient traditional consumption of soy in asian cultures...

Natural Flavors is found listed as an ingredient on processed and packaged foods more often than any other ingredient besides water, salt...

There are many natural ways to support male hormones while optimizing performance and stamina without the use of pharmaceutical...

Stress is one of the most under-addressed aspects on the path to healing. Most patients readily dismiss the recommendation to reduce...

Vaginal yeast infections send 1.4 million women to the doctor’s office every year and will affect 75% of women at some point in their...

Carrageenan is a common food additive used as an emulsifier, thickening agent and preservative. It’s found in a variety of items,...

Light is a messenger. Our pineal gland relies on signals from light to regulate hormones, like melatonin and serotonin. Sunglasses,...

If you want to protect your thyroid, stop exposing yourself to fluoride. Fluoride lowers T3 and T4 levels, while increasing TSH levels....

Healthy teeth are a reflection of a balanced body and strong ancestry. Here are ten of the best ways to build strong, healthy teeth and...

There are many natural ways to support hormones and physiology in women that combine to promote increased sexual arousal and desire. An...

15 million pounds of food dyes are added to the American food supply each year. They serve no purpose other than to make foods appear...

Listen to Dr. Ryan Monahan's conversation with Gabrielle Adrian, host of the Healthy Hustle Podcast, as they discuss functional and...

It has unfortunately become common practice for doctors of conventional medicine—particularly general practitioners and gynecologists—to...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects as many as 25% of women. Many women actually have PCOS and do not know it. PCOS is not a...