Functional Medicine Uptown

Functional Medicine Uptown Functional Medicine Uptown is a true collaboration of East meets West empowering you to take greater agency for your health.

12/14/2025

We’re wrapping up the year feeling incredibly grateful.
Five years of clinic doors open, conversations shared, and healing work done together.

Thank you to our patients, our collaborators, the local businesses who support our vision, and our team who shows up with heart every single day.

Here’s to the next five years of growing, learning, and continuing this work with you.




12/09/2025

Your body isn’t just reacting to light. It is creating it.

Bio photon signals reflect inflammation, metabolic stress, and the systems that regulate pain.

In next week’s webinar, Dr. Ben will break down how this connects to the POMC pathway and chronic pain recovery.

🗓️ LIVE on Zoom | Dec 10 at 4:30 pm ET
🔗 Link in bio

12/08/2025

Giveaway #5 🎁 Initial Assessment + 40-Minute Osteopathic Treatment

Osteopathy is one of the most effective ways to address mechanical stress in the body — especially the patterns that build over time from posture, injury, or nervous system load.

Jeff’s approach is precise and individualized. He assesses how your joints, tissues, and nervous system are working together, then applies hands-on treatment to restore mobility, reduce strain, and improve overall function.

Ideal if you’ve been dealing with back or neck pain, sciatica, postural issues, headaches, jaw discomfort, or that general sense that your body just isn’t moving the way it should.

How to enter:
1️⃣ Follow
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3️⃣ Tag a friend who deserves some extra care (each tag is an entry)
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Contest closes Monday, December 15 at 11:59 pm.
Winner will be contacted directly.

This giveaway is not sponsored or endorsed by Instagram

12/06/2025

A simple model that finally makes chronic pain make sense.

To help patients understand why pain becomes chronic and how it can reverse, Dr. Ben uses a framework built around three interconnected circles (circadian medicine, mitochondrial medicine, and emotional coherence). Each circle influences the others, and healing often begins when even one of them shifts.

👉 Learn more in Dr Ben’s upcoming webinar:
🗓️ December 10 at 4:30 pm ET
🔗 Save your spot at the link in bio

12/03/2025

Chronic pain isn’t just mechanical. It is electrical.
And our emotional landscape plays a measurable role in that charge.

If Becker and Hawkins are correct, states like fear, shame, and anger pull current away from tissues that are trying to heal.
Willingness, courage, and love increase voltage and support recovery.

In next week’s webinar, Dr. Ben will walk through the 3 “buckets” he uses in the Beyond Pain Program to understand pain, and why addressing both biology and emotional frequency is essential for recovery.

🗓️ Live on December 10 at 4:30 PM ET
🔗 Save your spot at the link in our bio

12/02/2025

Tissues carry an electrical charge that drives healing.
A loss of charge often shows up as inflammation.

Dr. Ben explains this concept in today’s clip.
👉 Learn more in his free beyond pain webinar next week.
🗓️ Wed, Dec 10 at 7 pm ET
🔗 Link in bio

Low mood. Irritability. Brain fog. Trouble focusing.These are real symptoms of hormonal change in perimenopause and meno...
07/08/2025

Low mood. Irritability. Brain fog. Trouble focusing.
These are real symptoms of hormonal change in perimenopause and menopause – and there are ways to support your brain through them.

Join us for an in-person workshop with Dr. Tina Sestan, ND focused on mental health and mood in the menopause transition. You’ll learn:

• How hormone shifts affect mood, memory & mental clarity
• Tools for stress and nervous system regulation
• Nutrition and therapies that support emotional wellbeing
• What labs can reveal what’s going on beneath the surface

Wednesday, July 16 at 6:30 PM
In-Person at Functional Medicine Uptown, Uptown Waterloo
Proceeds support Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

💛 Limited seating — register here: https://functional-medicine-uptown.mykajabi.com/offers/yoFFU7qy/checkout?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLaBDNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp1gD4jXc6NR3zdFNmpu1x9S1xmtpxhcW6wmD1V-jtPbZdfPK5msVjai7OqpC_aem_wJBgY20ZRr6xodD_4FEmpA

Authentic connection is powerful medicine.Have you attended an Authentic Relating session?This immersive evening invites...
06/26/2025

Authentic connection is powerful medicine.

Have you attended an Authentic Relating session?

This immersive evening invites you to slow down, connect in real time with others, and be seen—just as you are—in a supportive, facilitated group setting.

🕕 Friday, July 4 | 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 109 Erb St. W, Uptown Waterloo
💛 Pay-What-You-Can

Spots are limited.

👉 SAVE YOUR SPOT: https://functional-medicine-uptown.mykajabi.com/offers/hnQSTrM3/checkout

REGISTER HERE: https://functional-medicine-uptown.mykajabi.com/offers/KcTaLzGm/checkout Thinking about starting a family...
06/12/2025

REGISTER HERE: https://functional-medicine-uptown.mykajabi.com/offers/KcTaLzGm/checkout

Thinking about starting a family—or struggling to get there?

Your menstrual cycle holds important clues about your fertility, and understanding your cycle can make all the difference 🌿

Join Dr. Leizl Yance, ND for a supportive in-person workshop that breaks down how to identify hormonal imbalances, support ovulation, and create the conditions for healthy conception—naturally.

🗓️ Tuesday, June 24
📍 Functional Medicine Uptown, Waterloo
🕡 6:30–8:00 PM
🎟 $10 | 100% of proceeds go to , supporting young mothers and mothers to-be in our community

You’ll learn:
• How to know if your cycle is working for or against your fertility
• Key lifestyle shifts to support ovulation and hormone balance
• The link between stress, gut health, and your cycle
• Natural options for testing and support

✨ Open to anyone planning to conceive in the near future.

REGISTER HERE: https://functional-medicine-uptown.mykajabi.com/offers/KcTaLzGm/checkout

Address

109 Erb Street West
Waterloo, ON
N2L1T4

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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+15197451600

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