It's time to elevate the functional medicine field

Can we be honest?

Much of the available functional medicine education is riddled with bias, watered-down science, and repeated half-truths. 
Much of what practitioners are taught is geared toward selling supplements or supporting some other agenda.

It's resulted in a confusing, frustrating experience for well-meaning practitioners and patients everywhere. 
The current approach - generic protocols, excessive supplements, and over-reliance on invalid testing - is not working. If it was, everyone would be successful.

But the truth is, they're not.

We're on a mission to raise the bar

We're tired of settling for functional medicine that kind of works—patients and practitioners deserve better. With the right education and science-driven approach, functional medicine can deliver transformative results.

We replace popular functional medicine stories with science

We think that asking patients to spend thousands of dollars on testing and piles of supplements is wrong and unnecessary.

We help you grow your practice and better help your patients

At Metabolic Fitness, we share everything we've learned, tested, and perfected in our functional medicine practice - with you.

We provide you with the right education in functional medicine

With clear processes and reliable science on your side, you'll be excited about your appointments, know what to recommend to patients, and become a trusted advisor to them. 

We help you love what you do and thrive

We know how hard it is to succeed in this industry but we're confident that with the right education, your business will grow organically and referrals will come easy because you are someone everyone needs to know about. 

Founders

Drs Bryan & Julie Walsh have run a private practice and educational company teaching health care practitioners since 2007. Together they combine over 40 years of collective experience in the fitness, nutritional and health industry and combine their unique and synergistic perspectives to bring some of the most relevant, cutting edge, and important information to health care practitioners today.
Clinician's Code course instructor and mentor Dr Bryan Walsh sits at his desk, smiling at the camera.

Dr. Bryan walsh

Co-Founder & CMO of Metabolic Fitness
Clinician's Code course instructor and mentor Dr Julie Walsh sits at his desk, smiling at the camera.
Dr. Julie Walsh
Co-Founder & CEO of Metabolic Fitness

The Metabolic Fitness values

The functional medicine industry has a range voices, all with varying degrees of accuracy and reliability. These principles are what guide our educational offerings, and form the foundation with all our interactions with our community.

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Protocols
Practitioner-derived
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Thinking
Critical-thinking
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Information
Based on research papers, cutting-edge
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Approach
Tried-and true principles
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Lab testing
Evidence-based
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Perspective
Inquiry-based, humility, open-mindedness
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Education
Scientific principles are the cornerstone of our education
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What you get
Everything you need and nothing you don't
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Time
Choose your schedule