The FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE FRAMEWORK COURSE.
Stop Managing Symptoms. Start Restoring Health.
You became a provider to heal people, not watch them struggle through endless cycles of temporary relief and recurring symptoms. Discover the complete functional framework that uncovers root causes, addresses systemic dysfunction, and creates lasting transformations.
A comprehensive training by Stacy Welker, MSN FNP-C, ABAAHP
ENROLL NOWA MESSAGE from STACY:
Why The World Needs Next-Gen Clinicians Now.
YOU WENT INTO MEDICINE to HEAL... NOT JUST MANAGE
But here's where you are right now:
→ Nodding along as patients describe fatigue, brain fog, and gut issues... while knowing the labs will come back "normal" and you'll have nothing concrete to offer
→ Writing prescriptions for symptoms when you can feel in your gut that you're missing the deeper story
→ Watching the same patients cycle back month after month with new complaints that seem unrelated... but you suspect they're not
→ Craving a systematic way to connect the dots between hormones, inflammation, gut health, and metabolism... but feeling overwhelmed by where to even start
→ Wanting to practice real root-cause medicine but lacking the clinical framework to confidently assess complex cases and build personalized protocols
The truth? You're not alone. Most providers sense there's a better way to serve their patients. They just don't have the structured roadmap to make functional medicine feel clear, repeatable, and clinically sound.
WHAT if YOU COULD OFFER SOMETHING BETTER?
Imagine that…
Your patients aren't just "managed"—they're healing.
You uncover the why behind stubborn symptoms and have a clear roadmap for addressing deep systemic drivers.
You have the confidence to see the complete picture.
You evaluate complex cases through a functional lens, connecting gut dysfunction to hormone imbalances and metabolic disease.
You become the provider who restores balance.
You rely on a structured framework that makes functional medicine feel clear, repeatable, and fully within your scope.
This is what becomes possible when you master the systematic approach to next-gen functional medicine.
Meet STACY WELKER
MSN FNP-C, ABAAHP
After years in emergency medicine and trauma surgery, Stacy witnessed the power of conventional medicine in acute care and its profound limitations in addressing the chronic conditions that never truly resolve.
Now, as founder of Functional Longevity Academy and owner of Alaya Health & Wellness, she bridges that gap by helping providers move beyond symptom management to systematic root-cause medicine.
Her approach? Teaching clinicians how to think functionally by connecting gut health, immune regulation, hormones, mitochondrial function, and metabolic pathways so they can uncover the true drivers of disease and deliver outcomes that actually last.
IS THIS COURSE the RIGHT FIT for YOU?
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This Course IS For You if:
✓ You're Ready to Expand Beyond Symptom Management
You want to offer true root-cause care, not just medication adjustments
✓ You See the Limitations of Conventional Approaches
You know there's more to chronic disease than what labs and prescriptions can address
✓ You Want to Understand How Systems Connect
You're curious about gut health, hormones, mitochondria, and immune function working together
✓ You're Building a Functional Practice
You want to integrate evidence-based functional medicine principles into your clinical approach
This Course IS NOT For You if:
✘ You're Looking for Basic Functional Medicine Information You just need surface-level protocols and supplement recommendations
✘ You're Satisfied with "Diagnose and Prescribe" You don't see the need for addressing interconnected systems
✘ You Don't Have Time for Systems Thinking You prefer simple, single-diagnosis approaches
✘ You're Not Ready to Think Differently
You're comfortable with conventional disease management only
INTRODUCING...
THE FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE FRAMEWORK: A COMPLETE ROOT-CAUSE APPROACH to CHRONIC DISEASE
This isn't another overview of functional medicine concepts. This is the systematic clinical framework that transforms how you evaluate patients, interpret labs, and build protocols that actually address the why behind disease.
In this comprehensive 13+ hour training, you'll master:
Systems Biology & Root-Cause Mapping
How to see the body as an interconnected network and trace symptoms back to their true physiological drivers
The Seven Core Pillars
Nutrition, gut microbiome, immune regulation, toxin burden, hormones, mitochondrial function, and metabolic health—how they influence each other and drive dysfunction
Advanced Functional Lab Interpretation
How to read labs through a functional lens and identify patterns conventional testing misses
Personalized Protocol Development
How to build comprehensive treatment plans that address interconnected imbalances and restore true systemic balance
Complete Functional
Framework
COURSE CURRICULUM
MODULE 1
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE FRAMEWORK
Establish your clinical foundation. Learn to shift from symptom management to a systems-biology model, focusing on root-cause analysis and the "Why?" framework.
Key concepts include:
- What functional medicine is (and what it is not)
- Core functional medicine principles
- Systems thinking and interconnectedness
- Root-cause analysis and the “Why?” framework
- Shifting from disease management to health restoration
- Patient empowerment and shared decision-making
Clinical focus: Learning how to think like a functional medicine provider before learning what to order or prescribe.
MODULE 2
NUTRITION AS THE FOUNDATION
Reframe nutrition as a primary clinical intervention. Understand how food acts as information to influence inflammation, hormones, and mitochondrial function.
Key concepts include:
- Macronutrients and metabolic signaling
- Protein adequacy and anabolic health
- Carbohydrates, insulin signaling, and glycemic control
- Dietary fats, inflammation, and cell membrane integrity
- Food quality, timing, and metabolic flexibility
- Nutrition as a therapeutic lever across all systems
Clinical focus: Using nutrition strategically to stabilize physiology and support downstream therapies.
MODULE 3
THE GUT MICROBIOME
Explore the gut as the body’s central command center. Learn to identify patterns of dysbiosis, permeability, and inflammation that drive systemic disease.
Key concepts include:
- Microbiome diversity and resilience
- Dysbiosis, intestinal permeability, and immune priming
- Gut-driven inflammation and systemic disease
- Microbial influence on estrogen and toxin clearance
- Gut–brain, gut–immune, and gut–hormone connections
- Clinical implications of constipation, maldigestion, and bile flow
Clinical focus: Recognizing when the gut is the upstream driver of multi-system dysfunction.
MODULE 4
IMMUNITY & AUTOIMMUNITY
Move beyond diagnosis-based autoimmunity. Gain a framework for understanding immune tolerance, loss of regulation, and chronic activation.
Key concepts include:
- Innate vs. adaptive immunity
- Immune tolerance and immune surveillance
- Drivers of chronic immune activation
- Autoimmunity as a systems failure, not a single-organ disease
- Role of gut permeability, infections, stress, and toxins
- Clinical patterns seen in autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
Clinical focus: Identifying immune activation as a downstream signal of upstream dysfunction.
MODULE 5
HPTGA Axis — MASTERING HORMONES
Integrate hormone physiology into a systems model. Learn to interpret signals, transport, and metabolism rather than just treating isolated lab values.
Key concepts include:
- HPA, HPT, and HPG axis interactions
- Cortisol rhythm, stress physiology, and adaptation
- Thyroid conversion, binding proteins, and cellular responsiveness
- Sex hormone production vs. metabolism
- Hormone testing methodologies (serum, saliva, urine)
- Clinical decision-making for BHRT and hormone optimization
Clinical focus: Understanding hormones as communicators, not just lab numbers.
MODULE 6
WHY TOXINS MATTER
Address toxic burden as a hidden amplifier of disease. Master the sequencing of drainage and detoxification to ensure patient safety.
Key concepts include:
- Types of toxins: metals, chemicals, pesticides, mold
- Phase 0–III detoxification pathways
- Mitochondrial, immune, and endocrine disruption from toxins
- Gut–liver–bile axis and enterohepatic recirculation
- Clinical assessment strategies
- Why detox must be gentle, sequenced, and individualized
Clinical focus: Knowing when toxins matter—and when they don’t—while avoiding over-attribution.
MODULE 7
THE ROLES OF MITOCHONDRIA
Reframe mitochondria as cellular command centers. Understand their role in energy, redox balance, and the acceleration of aging.
Key concepts include:
- ATP production and redox signaling
- ROS as signaling vs. oxidative damage
- Mitochondrial dysfunction in chronic disease
- Hormonal regulation of mitochondrial output
- Nutrient cofactors and metabolic bottlenecks
- Clinical red flags for mitochondrial failure
Clinical focus: Recognizing mitochondrial dysfunction as a unifying driver of fatigue, chronic illness, and accelerated aging.
MODULE 8
INSULIN RESISTANCE & DIABETES
View insulin resistance as an early metabolic adaptation. Learn to identify and reverse metabolic dysfunction long before diabetes develops.
Key concepts include:
- Insulin signaling vs. glucose-centric thinking
- Hyperinsulinemia as an upstream driver
- Mitochondrial overload and metabolic inflexibility
- Gut, inflammation, toxins, and circadian rhythm influences
- Early functional markers of insulin resistance
- Reversibility through root-cause intervention
Clinical focus: Identifying insulin resistance as a longevity marker and systemic issue long before diabetes develops.
MODULE 9
THE UPSTREAM MODEL
Synthesize your learning into a clinical framework. Learn to map cases, prioritize interventions, and sequence care with clarity.
Key concepts include:
- Upstream vs. downstream thinking
- Core systems framework: gut, immune, hormones, mitochondria, toxins
- Pattern recognition over perfection
- Bottleneck identification
- Clinical hierarchy and sequencing care
- Simplifying complexity for both provider and patient
Clinical focus: Learning how to see the whole picture, act with clarity, and avoid overwhelm.
EXCLUSIVE BONUS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED to BUILD a PROTECTED, PROFITABLE PRACTICE
THE FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE CLINICBLUEPRINT
Value: $297 (Included for FREE)
Clinical excellence requires a solid business foundation. Stop guessing about logistics and get the step-by-step roadmap to building a clinic that is legally protected, financially clean, and operationally smooth.
This isn’t generic business advice. It is a provider-to-provider guide on the exact sequence and systems required to launch or upgrade a functional medicine practice.
What's Inside:
→ Legal & Liability: Clear guidance on LLC/PLLC formation, malpractice scope, and consent forms so you practice safely.
→ The Tech Stack: How to choose the right EMR/EHR, set up direct lab accounts (Rupa, Vibrant, etc.), and integrate wholesale supplement dispensaries.
→ Financial Hygiene: Banking structures, pricing models, and how to separate "clinical time" from "admin costs."
→ New AI Section: Practical ways to use AI for ambient scribing and patient education to cut your charting time in half.
MOVE beyond SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
INVEST in YOUR CLINICAL EDGE
OUR PROMISE
60-DAY COMPLETE CONFIDENCE GUARANTEE
Try the complete training for 60 days. If you don't feel more confident in your ability to practice functional medicine and work up complex cases, simply let us know and we'll refund every penny.
We stand behind this framework because it works—and we want you to experience that transformation yourself. We simply ask that you submit your request within 60 days of purchase and have completed less than 50% of the material.
YOUR QUESTIONS... ANSWERED
I'm new to functional medicine. Will I be able to follow along?
How is this different from other functional medicine courses?
Can I apply this in my current practice setting?
How quickly can I implement these strategies?
Do I need advanced lab training to benefit from this?
Are these protocols based on published research?
DON'T LET YOUR PATIENTS SETTLE for SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
The landscape of healthcare is changing. Patients are asking deeper questions. They want providers who understand the "why" behind their chronic conditions - not just the "what" of the next prescription.
Conventional medicine is powerful for acute care.
But it's not a complete solution for chronic disease.
Your patients deserve the comprehensive approach that addresses dysfunction at its root. They deserve a provider who can guide them toward lasting healing, not just temporary relief.
Ready to become the provider your patients have been searching for?
ENROLL IN THE FRAMEWORK COURSE NOW
