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# Dr. Daniel Gonzalez

## Sitemaps
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## Posts
- [Is Functional Medicine Covered by Insurance?](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/is-functional-medicine-covered-by-insurance/): At least 4 out of 10 conversations I have with patients surrounds metabolic health and weight loss. In this article I share 5 simple reasons why someone's metabolism may seem broken.
- [5 Simple Reasons Your Metabolism Seems Broken](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/5-simple-reasons-your-metabolism-seems-broken/): At least 4 out of 10 conversations I have with patients surrounds metabolic health and weight loss. In this article I share 5 simple reasons why someone's metabolism may seem broken.
- [How a Broken Brain is Connected to Liver Dysfunction](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/how-a-broken-brain-is-connected-to-liver-dysfunction/): The liver plays a vital role as a filter in the body. But what happens when it dysfunctions? Researchers now know that brain or cognitive issues are connected to liver dysfunction.
- [A Functional Medicine Approach to Breast Cancer](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-breast-cancer/): Conventional medicine has been amazing at immediately treating cancer itself, but it all to often fails in addressing and even recognizing, the underlying causes of cancer.
- [How to Deal with Keto Flu](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/how-to-treat-keto-flu/): Whether you're dealing with it right now or proactively researching how to prevent keto flu, you may be wondering what the signs and symptoms are. Is it actually like the flu? How can I tell if I have it?
- [The 8 Best Foods to Eat with Leaky Gut](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/the-8-best-foods-to-eat-with-leaky-gut/): What I mean by whole foods is foods that haven’t been messed with. A sweet potato is a whole food. Roasted sweet potato with coconut butter and sea salt is also a whole food. In short, natural, grown/raised, unprocessed foods are the single best category of foods to eat with leaky gut.
- [Signs and Symptoms of Low Progesterone](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/signs-and-symptoms-of-low-progesterone/): The following factors could be contributing to low progesterone symptoms in males:
- [Foods to Avoid with Leaky Gut](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/foods-to-avoid-with-leaky-gut/): In this post, we’ll explore the foods that cause leaky gut or trigger leaky gut symptoms. If you think you have leaky gut, you might find some clues by looking at these foods that exacerbate and cause leaky gut symptoms!
- [High Cortisol vs Low Cortisol, and the Stress Fat Loss Connection](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/the-stress-fat-loss-connection/): Both patterns come from the same place, which is a stress response that has been running too long. They look similar from the outside, and both make fat loss difficult. What separates them is the direction the body has moved in.
- [The Blood Sugar Fat Loss Connection](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/the-blood-sugar-fat-loss-connection/): Part of the Blood Sugar guide
- [10 Physiological Reasons You’re Not Losing Fat](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/10-physiological-reasons-youre-not-losing-fat/): When it comes to weight and, more importantly, fat loss, most health professionals, trainers, and gurus say the same thing: eat better and exercise more. It is sound advice, but far from complete. Millions of people eat well and exercise regularly and still cannot lose the fat. Why? This article covers the top ten physiological reasons. It is education, not medical advice.
- [Four Foundations of Health & Wellness Resiliency](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/four-foundations-of-health-wellness-resiliency/): Wellness is a modern term with ancient roots. 
- [Regular Exercise Improves Immune Response to Viral Infections](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/regular-exercise-improves-immune-response-to-viral-infections/): Part of the Immune Resilience guide
- [Causes of Chronic Diarrhea](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/causes-of-chronic-diarrhea/): Unlike acute diarrhea, which occurs when loose, watery stools subside in a few days or less, chronic diarrhea lasts for more than a week.
- [Symptoms and Signs of Leaky Gut](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/symptoms-signs-leaky-gut/): Part of the Gut Health guide
- [Why Conventional Medicine is Failing](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/why-conventional-medicine-is-failing/): Part of the Functional Medicine guide
- [Selenium and Hypothyroidism](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/selenium-and-hypothyroidism/): Iodine and Thyroid Health are connected. When used alone, thyroid hormone fails. Learn how optimizing your iodine status is important for thyroid health.
- [How Your Gut Impacts Thyroid Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/how-your-gut-impacts-thyroid-health/): Poor gut health can suppress thyroid function and trigger Hashimoto’s disease, and low thyroid function can lead to an inflamed and leaky gut. Learn more..
- [Most Doctors Won’t Ever Order the Right Lab Tests](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/most-doctors-wont-order-right-lab-tests/): Chances are, your doctor has and will never order the right type of lab tests that you need to figure out your health problems.
- [Iodine and Thyroid](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/iodine-and-thyroid/): Iodine and Thyroid Health are connected. When used alone, thyroid hormone fails. Learn how optimizing your iodine status is important for thyroid health.
- [How to Optimize Vitamin D Levels](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/how-to-optimize-vitamin-d-levels/): Vitamin D3 has a huge impact on your health and because its receptor is present in most cells and tissues in the body, it helps with everything.
- [How to Pick a High Quality Probiotic](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/how-to-pick-a-high-quality-probiotic/): Probiotics are live bacteria that live within your digestive system. Your body is full of bacteria and Probiotics are considered the good guys.
- [Is it safe to supplement with iron?](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/is-it-safe-to-supplement-with-iron/): Eating iron-rich foods is a key part of treating anemia caused by low iron levels, but not everyone is deficient in iron. Should you supplement?
- [Why Your Digestive System is Where Health Begins](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/why-digestive-system-is-where-health-begins/): The digestive system is considered the second brain because it's just as important to overall health and function. Learn more about digestive health.
- [4 Crucial Tests Needed to Determine Your Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/4-crucial-tests-to-determine-your-health/): Part of the Functional Lab Testing guide
- [10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/10-questions-to-ask-your-doctor/): If you're interested in optimizing your health and finding a doctor willing to help you get there, the questions in this article should prove valuable in finding the right person.
- [Vitamin & Nutrient Deficiency Testing](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/vitamin-nutrient-deficiency-testing/): 90% of the population has a vitamin and nutrient deficiency. Scientists estimate that between 90 and 92% of the US population have a nutritional deficiency.
- [Cholesterol: Friend or Foe?](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/cholesterol-friend-or-foe/): We have been led to believe that statins lower cholesterol levels and by extension reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. While statins indeed reduce cholesterol levels, this is only a part of the entire puzzle.
- [How Statin Drugs Work, and Are They Worth the Risks?](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/statin-drugs-are-they-worth-the-risks/): We have been led to believe that statins lower cholesterol levels and by extension reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. While statins indeed reduce cholesterol levels, this is only a part of the entire puzzle.
- [Are You Gluten or Wheat Sensitive?](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/are-you-gluten-or-wheat-sensitive/): Food sensitivities, allergies and testing is confusing as F@CK! There's always more to learn when it comes to food sensitivities and understanding the difference between gluten sensitivity and wheat sensitivity is a big one.
- [Bad Fats or Facts? Saturated Fat & The Diet Heart Hypothesis](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/saturated-fat-bad-diet-heart-hypothesis/): According to 2017 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update from the American Heart Association, heart disease remains the primary cause of death in the United States, even as the death rate from heart disease is going down.
- [Why Your Hormone Test Results Mean Sh!t](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/why-saliva-blood-hormone-results-mean-sht/): Food sensitivities, allergies and testing is confusing as F@CK! There's always more to learn when it comes to food sensitivities and understanding the difference between gluten sensitivity and wheat sensitivity is a big one.
- [Vitamin B1 Deficiency: Thiamine Symptoms, Causes and Foods](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/vitamin-b1-benefits-deficiency-and-foods/): Thiamin (thiamine), or vitamin B1, is a water-soluble vitamin found naturally in some foods, added to foods, and sold as a supplement. Thiamin plays a vital role in the growth and function of various cells.
- [Normal on Blood Tests Are Not the Same as Optimal](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/normal-blood-tests-not-the-same-as-optimal/): Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is one of eight B vitamins that are essential for human health. It can be found in grains, plants, and dairy products. It is crucial for breaking down food components, absorbing other nutrients, and maintaining tissues. Vitamin B2 is a water-soluble vitamin, so it dissolves in water.
- [A Functional Medicine Approach to Autoimmune Disease](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/autoimmune-disease-functional-medicine-approach/): Functional medicine healthcare providers treats autoimmune disease differently. Instead of only using medications to manipulate the immune system and mask the symptoms, they're focused on getting to the root cause and reversing the process of autoimmunity.
- [Is Your Multivitamin Killing You?](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/is-your-multivitamin-killing-you/): Most multivitamins contain ingredients that are harmful and toxic to your DNA. Find out how to tell the difference.
- [Vitamin A Benefits, Uses, Deficiency and Foods](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/vitamin-a-benefits-deficiency-and-foods/): Most multivitamins contain ingredients that are harmful and toxic to your DNA. Find out how to tell the difference.
- [The Blood Sugar-Thyroid Connection](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/the-blood-sugar-thyroid-connection/): A healthy thyroid depends on keeping your blood sugar in a normal range, and keeping your blood sugar in a normal range depends on healthy thyroid function.
- [Imbalances in Stress and Sex Hormones](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/imbalances-stress-and-sex-hormones/): Early signs of hormone imbalance can include: acne, sweating profusely, dark circles under your eyes, depression, excess weight gain, fatigue, hair loss and breast changes.
- [How to Properly Assess for Cardiovascular and Heart Disease](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/assess-for-cardiovascular-and-heart-disease/): That’s why we get a little frustrated when we see conventional practitioners using cholesterol tests as the only indicator of heart disease and heart attack risk.
- [Diabetes Symptoms and Blood Sugar Disorders](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/diabetes-symptoms-and-blood-sugar-disorders/): You can have prediabetes for years without any clear symptoms, so it often goes undetected until serious health problems show up.
- [7 Common Causes of Poor Gut Health & Digestive Disorders](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/7-common-causes-of-poor-gut-health/): Part of the Gut Health guide
- [Standing Hip Flexion and 10 Steps to Being Exercise Ready](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/10-steps-to-being-exercise-ready/): In this article, Functional Medicine expert Dr. Daniel discusses 10 important steps you need to have done to be considered "Exercise Ready"
- [Health Conditions We Can Help With](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/health-conditions-we-can-help-with/): Part of the Functional Medicine guide
- [Gluten Sensitivity & Thyroid Problems](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/gluten-sensitivity-thyroid-problems/): If you're interested in optimizing your health and finding a doctor willing to help you get there, the questions in this article should prove valuable in finding the right person.
- [The Most Common Missed Factors in Treating Thyroid Disease](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/most-common-missed-factors-in-treating-thyroid-disease/): I have worked with people all across the United States, and there is very little I have not seen when it comes to the pitfalls of thyroid disease and its treatment. The most important thing to understand is that recovering from, and even reversing, thyroid disorders is possible, especially once you understand what is actually causing the problem.
- [What is Functional Medicine](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/what-is-functional-medicine/): Part of the Functional Medicine guide

## Pages
- [Mood, Anxiety and Emotional Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/mood-anxiety-and-emotional-health/): Mood, Anxiety and Emotional Health
- [Memory and Cognitive Decline](https://www.drdaniel.com/memory-and-cognitive-decline/): Memory and Cognitive Decline
- [Neuroinflammation](https://www.drdaniel.com/neuroinflammation/): Neuroinflammation
- [Brain Fog](https://www.drdaniel.com/brain-fog/): Brain Fog
- [Health Conditions](https://www.drdaniel.com/health-conditions/): Health Conditions
- [Environmental Medicine](https://www.drdaniel.com/environmental-medicine/): Environmental Medicine
- [Mold and Mycotoxin Testing](https://www.drdaniel.com/mold-and-mycotoxin-testing/): Mold and Mycotoxin Testing
- [Heavy Metal Testing](https://www.drdaniel.com/heavy-metal-testing/): Heavy Metal Testing
- [Micronutrient Testing](https://www.drdaniel.com/micronutrient-testing/): Micronutrient Testing
- [Food Sensitivity Testing](https://www.drdaniel.com/food-sensitivity-testing/): Food Sensitivity Testing
- [SIBO Breath Testing](https://www.drdaniel.com/sibo-testing/): SIBO Breath Testing
- [Organic Acids Testing](https://www.drdaniel.com/organic-acids-testing/): Organic Acids Testing
- [Hormone Testing](https://www.drdaniel.com/hormone-testing/): Hormone Testing
- [Digestive Function](https://www.drdaniel.com/digestive-testing/): Many people arrive asking for stool testing, microbiome analysis, or parasite panels. Sometimes those tests are exactly what's needed — but rarely first. We almost always begin with comprehensive blood chemistry, because blood reflects the health of nearly every system in your body. Blood gives us the wide-angle view. Digestive testing gives us the close-up.
- [Comprehensive Blood Chemistry](https://www.drdaniel.com/comprehensive-blood-chemistry/): Comprehensive Blood Chemistry
- [How Much Does Functional Medicine Cost? (And Does Insurance Cover It?)](https://www.drdaniel.com/functional-medicine-cost/): Cost & Insurance
- [Functional Medicine Doctor in Austin, Texas](https://www.drdaniel.com/functional-medicine-austin/): Functional Medicine in Austin, Texas
- [Functional Medicine](https://www.drdaniel.com/functional-medicine/): Functional Medicine
- [Functional Medicine Testing](https://www.drdaniel.com/functional-medicine-testing/): Functional Medicine Testing
- [Chronic Inflammation](https://www.drdaniel.com/chronic-inflammation/): Chronic Inflammation
- [Respiratory and Sinus Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/respiratory-sinus/): Respiratory and Sinus Health
- [Joint and Muscle Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/joint-muscle-health/): Joint, Muscle and Bone Health
- [Headaches and Migraines](https://www.drdaniel.com/headaches/): Headaches
- [Childhood Development and Foundational Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/childhood-development/): Childhood Development
- [Fertility and Maternal Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/fertility-maternal-health/): Fertility and Maternal Health
- [Longevity](https://www.drdaniel.com/longevity/): Longevity
- [Chronic Fatigue and Pain](https://www.drdaniel.com/chronic-fatigue-pain/): Chronic Fatigue and Pain
- [Chronic Infections](https://www.drdaniel.com/chronic-infections/): Chronic Infections
- [Nutrient Deficiencies](https://www.drdaniel.com/nutrients/): Nutrient Deficiencies
- [Brain Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/brain-health/): Brain Health
- [Hormone Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/hormone-health/): Hormone Health
- [Blood Sugar and Metabolic Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/blood-sugar-metabolic-health/): Blood Sugar and Metabolic Health
- [Heart Health](https://www.drdaniel.com/heart-health/): Heart Health
- [Gut Health and the Microbiome](https://www.drdaniel.com/gut-health/): Gut Health
- [Home v2](https://www.drdaniel.com/): Root-cause care that reads your body's signals, finds what is driving them, and helps you restore your baseline. No prescriptions, no guesswork.
- [Reviews of Dr. Daniel Functional Medicine](https://www.drdaniel.com/reviews/): Hundreds of people failed by conventional care have worked with Dr. Daniel to get to the root of fatigue, weight, gut, hormone, and immune problems. Here is a sample, in their words.
- [Immune Building Protocols](https://www.drdaniel.com/immune-building-protocols/): {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"MedicalWebPage","name":"Immune Resilience and Building Your Defenses","url":"https://www.drdaniel.com/immune-building-protocols/","description":"How immune resilience works, what erodes it, and how a functional approach supports the body's defenses through sleep, movement, nutrients, and gut health.","inLanguage":"en-US","lastReviewed":"2026-07-09","reviewedBy":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dr. Daniel Gonzalez","honorificPrefix":"Dr.","jobTitle":"Functional Medicine Physician","url":"https://www.drdaniel.com/about-dr-daniel-dc/"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dr. Daniel Gonzalez","honorificPrefix":"Dr.","jobTitle":"Functional Medicine Physician","url":"https://www.drdaniel.com/about-dr-daniel-dc/","sameAs":},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baseline Health","url":"https://www.drdaniel.com/"}}
- [Autoimmune](https://www.drdaniel.com/autoimmune/): This is why autoimmune disease can look so different from one person to another. The diagnosis tells us where immune injury is being expressed. It does not always tell us why tolerance was lost, what keeps amplifying the process, or what helps a particular person stay stable.
- [Thyroid](https://www.drdaniel.com/thyroid/): Thyroid Health
- [Contact Me](https://www.drdaniel.com/contact-me/): Send a message or reach out with any questions about how a functional medicine approach could help. I love answering health questions.
- [Free Consult – Schedule](https://www.drdaniel.com/free-consult-schedule/): A short, no-pressure call to talk through your history and symptoms, and whether a functional medicine approach is a fit for you.
- [Functional Medicine Membership](https://www.drdaniel.com/functional-medicine-membership/): Root-cause care, functional testing, and real guidance, all online. No long-term contracts, no additional fees.
- [Articles](https://www.drdaniel.com/articles/): Start with a topic guide for the full picture, then dig into the articles beneath it. Everything here is education, written mechanism first, to help you read your body's signals.
- [Reversing Chronic Disease](https://www.drdaniel.com/reversing-chronic-disease/): We are living through one of the worst chronic-disease epidemics in modern history. Heart disease, diabetes, obesity, autoimmune conditions, hormone imbalance, cognitive decline, and joint disease have become so common they are treated as a normal part of modern life, and they keep rising despite more medications and procedures than ever. A functional medicine approach takes a different view: these conditions share root mechanisms, and addressing those aims not just to prevent chronic disease, but in many cases to reverse it.
- [About Dr. Daniel](https://www.drdaniel.com/about-dr-daniel-dc/): Dr. Daniel started his career as a biomedical researcher in a biochemistry lab. About two years into a PhD program, he realized he could serve people better through direct, hands-on care. He wasted little time, began his doctoral studies at Parker University, and earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic in 2005.