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Functional Medicine for North Yarmouth, Maine

North Yarmouth is a rural residential community centered around Wescustogo Park (10 acres along the Royal River, home to 44 documented bird species), the North Yarmouth Community Center (rebuilt in 2019 after a fire), and the Skyline Farm museum. Med Matrix is about 31 minutes south via I-295 (21 miles) in South Portland, where functional medicine starts with an 80-biomarker blood panel and a full-hour provider consultation.

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Functional Medicine for North Yarmouth Residents

North Yarmouth sits between Yarmouth and Gray, with open land and quiet roads. Health care options in town are limited. If you have been dealing with fatigue, thyroid concerns, hormone changes, or other symptoms your conventional doctor has not resolved, the drive to Med Matrix gives you access to the testing and provider time that standard practices cannot offer.

We test over 80 biomarkers at your first visit, including a full thyroid panel, hormones, metabolic markers, and inflammatory markers. Your provider spends a full hour reviewing your results and building a personalized treatment plan. The drive from North Yarmouth is about 31 minutes via I-295.

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Root-Cause Care Near the Royal River

Wescustogo Park and the Royal River are the center of community life in North Yarmouth. When your health is off, getting outside does not feel the same. At Med Matrix, every treatment plan is built around your lab results and health history. Whether you need hormone optimization, thyroid management, gut health support, or help with weight that will not budge, your provider has the data to make the right call.

We have 7 providers trained in functional medicine and have served over 3,000 patients. Our thyroid health podcast is a great starting point if thyroid concerns are what brought you here.

Where Your Providers Train

Functional medicine isn't taught in medical school. Our providers invest years of additional training with the institutions that built this field.

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Institute for Functional Medicine(IFM)

The academic home of functional medicine. IFMCP certification requires advanced training in hormonal, immune, gastrointestinal, and neuroendocrine systems. Multiple Med Matrix providers hold this credential.

Your provider sees how your hormones, gut, immune system, and metabolism connect, not just isolated symptoms.

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Seeds Scientific Research & Performance(SSRP)

Clinical training in hormone dosing, advanced lab interpretation, and peptide protocols. Where textbook medicine gets translated into treatment plans that show measurable change inside 90 days.

Your protocol is built on real clinical training, not a one-size-fits-all template.

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American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine(A4M)

The largest training body for age-management and longevity medicine. Fellowship and board certification cover hormone replacement, peptide therapy, metabolic medicine, and regenerative therapies.

Your care team trains with the organization that sets the clinical standard for longevity medicine.

See the full credentials and training history of every provider in our free practice guide.

What a Functional Medicine Visit Looks Like

A functional medicine visit at Med Matrix is not a typical doctor's appointment. Your provider reviews your complete health history, current symptoms, medications, and lifestyle factors before you arrive. The visit itself is a full 60 minutes, face to face, going through your lab results one by one.

Your provider explains what each marker means, how it connects to your symptoms, and what the plan looks like going forward. You leave with a clear understanding of what is happening in your body and what steps come next. No rushed 15-minute visit, no vague advice to eat better and exercise more.

North Yarmouth patients who have spent years hearing "your labs look normal" from other doctors often find this is the appointment where things finally start making sense.

Testing That Goes Beyond Standard Labs

Most primary care doctors run a panel of 10 to 15 markers. Med Matrix runs over 80 biomarkers as standard for new patients. Here is why that matters for North Yarmouth residents trying to figure out what is going on with their health:

  • Thyroid panel includes free T3, free T4, reverse T3, and antibodies. Standard labs check TSH alone, which misses subclinical thyroid dysfunction and autoimmune thyroid conditions.
  • Hormone panel covers estradiol, progesterone, testosterone (total and free), DHEA, and cortisol. These markers interact with each other. Checking one without the others gives an incomplete picture.
  • Metabolic markers include fasting insulin (not just glucose), HbA1c, and lipid particle size. These catch insulin resistance years before a diabetes diagnosis.
  • Inflammation markers like hs-CRP, homocysteine, and ferritin reveal chronic inflammation that standard panels miss entirely.
  • Nutrient levels including vitamin D, B12, magnesium, and iron studies identify deficiencies that contribute to fatigue, brain fog, and mood changes.

Your results are reviewed during a full-hour consultation. Your provider cross-references every marker against your symptoms to build a treatment plan specific to your biology.

Advanced Diagnostics Beyond the Standard Panel

If the standard panel doesn't explain how you feel, there's usually a reason hiding deeper. Functional medicine means having the tools to find it. These are some of the advanced tests your provider can add when the initial results point to something that needs more investigation.

DUTCH Complete

What it measures: Dried urine panel of every sex hormone metabolite plus cortisol rhythm.

Why we use it: Serum hormones are a snapshot. DUTCH shows the full metabolic picture over a day, including how you process hormones and whether your stress system is burning out.

GI-MAP

What it measures: PCR-based stool test for pathogens, parasites, yeast overgrowth, and microbiome balance.

Why we use it: Most chronic gut issues trace back to one of four places. GI-MAP tells us which, so treatment targets the actual cause.

SIBO Breath Test

What it measures: Hydrogen and methane gas after a sugar challenge, flagging bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine.

Why we use it: SIBO is treated completely differently from large-intestine dysbiosis. Getting the diagnosis right changes everything.

Mycotoxin Screening

What it measures: Urine panel for the specific toxins produced by mold.

Why we use it: Mold toxicity looks like twenty other conditions. Until you rule it out, you won't find the real cause.

Heavy Metals Testing

What it measures: Urine or blood panel for lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, and other toxic metals.

Why we use it: Heavy metal burden accumulates for years without symptoms, then drives neurologic or autoimmune issues that standard panels never catch.

Our practice guide includes the full catalog of advanced testing options with detailed descriptions of what each one measures. Get your free copy.

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Insights from Our Podcast

Our providers break down the science behind your health concerns and what you can do about them.

Med Matrix Podcast: Preventing the Early Signs of Cognitive Decline

Preventing the Early Signs of Cognitive Decline

Cole Siefer hosts lead clinician Colin Renaud, PA-C, for a conversation about the early signs of cognitive decline and how to stay mentally sharp for as long as possible. Renaud explains that decline is rarely one thing. It is usually a mix of poor sleep, chronic stress, blood sugar dysregulation, hormonal decline, and brain inflammation that builds quietly for years. He makes the case that the process often starts 20 to 30 years before symptoms become obvious, which is why brain fog, slower thinking, losing words, and trouble focusing in your 30s, 40s, and 50s deserve attention rather than being written off as normal aging. The two contrast the conventional response (you are just getting older, here is a sleeping pill) with the functional medicine approach of mapping lifestyle factors against biomarkers like blood sugar, inflammation, vitamin D, B12, and sex hormones. Renaud walks through the tools the clinic uses, including nutrition changes, supplements, IV therapy, peptides for mitochondrial support, and hormone optimization, while stressing that none of it works without the patient meeting them halfway. He closes with a patient case in which treating low testosterone restored a diabetic engineer's sharpness and improved his blood sugar.

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Med Matrix Podcast: Natural Brain Support for ADHD in Adults

Natural Brain Support for ADHD in Adults

Colin Renaud, PA-C and Dr. Sasha Rose focus this episode on adult ADHD, a topic they say is often overlooked because most people associate attention issues only with children. They start by addressing the stigma that gets attached to ADHD early in life and reframe it as an issue of executive function, attention regulation, and neurotransmitter signaling (mostly dopamine and norepinephrine) rather than a lack of intelligence or willpower. From a functional medicine lens, they walk through the root-cause factors they see most often: blood sugar swings, nutrient deficiencies, gut health and the gut-brain axis, poor sleep, chronic stress, screen overstimulation, and hormone changes. They explain why eating protein and healthy fats at breakfast helps stabilize blood sugar, how leaky gut and inflammation can drive brain fog, and why sleep is foundational before other interventions can work. The providers also cover the estrogen-dopamine connection in women and the effect of low testosterone on motivation and mental clarity in men. They discuss supportive supplements such as L-theanine, magnesium, rhodiola, and phosphatidylserine, stress the importance of personalized dosing and drug-herb interaction safety, and close with breathwork and a rapid true-or-false myth-busting round.

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Med Matrix Podcast: Normal vs Healthy: Why Your Labs Look Fine but You Feel Awful

Normal vs Healthy: Why Your Labs Look Fine but You Feel Awful

Media marketing director Leah hosts this episode with Dr. Sasha Rose, a naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist with over 20 years of practice and one of the lead providers at Med Matrix. The conversation centers on the gap between normal and healthy, the very common experience of being told your labs are fine while you still feel terrible. Dr. Rose explains that standard reference ranges are based on population averages that include both healthy and unhealthy people, so a result can land inside the range while the body has been struggling for years. She uses thyroid testing as a concrete example, noting that a TSH considered normal across a wide range may still reflect borderline low thyroid function. They discuss why conventional medicine often cannot dig deeper, pointing to insurance constraints and short five to seven minute visits, and the toll repeated dismissal takes on patients, including what Dr. Rose describes as medical trauma and feeling gaslit. She then walks through the comprehensive panels functional medicine starts with, from a full thyroid panel and insulin to ferritin, vitamin D, and a comprehensive stool analysis, all aimed at finding root causes. The episode closes on the idea that you do not have to settle for normal.

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Med Matrix Podcast: Prevention vs Profit: How Health Insurance Shapes the Care You Get

Prevention vs Profit: How Health Insurance Shapes the Care You Get

Cole Siefer sits down with Dr. Sasha Rose, a naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist who has practiced functional medicine for 20 years, to look at how the health insurance model shapes the care most people receive. Dr. Rose explains the fee-for-service structure: hospitals and providers get paid for procedures and short visits, not for healthier patients, which pushes care toward disease management and 7-minute appointments instead of root cause work. She walks through when insurance does make sense (emergencies, straightforward prescriptions, covered preventive screenings, and primary care) and where it falls short for deeper, comprehensive evaluation. A recurring theme is normal versus optimal lab ranges, illustrated with TSH, vitamin D, and ferritin. The pair compare conventional and functional approaches across gut health, weight loss and low energy, hormone therapy, joint pain, leaky gut, and mitochondrial health, and answer live viewer questions on iron, ferritin, and MTHFR testing. Dr. Rose closes with a case study of a man in his late 40s who came in on multiple medications, made gradual lifestyle changes, added targeted support, and reduced his medication list while feeling significantly better.

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How It Works

Your path to feeling like yourself again, step by step.

01.

Free Discovery Call

  • Talk with our patient coordinator about your goals, symptoms, and concerns
  • Understand your options and what to expect
  • Get matched with the right provider for your needs

Result: A clear next step personalized to your situation, with no pressure or commitment.

02.

80+ Biomarker Test & Full Body Scan

  • Comprehensive panel of 80+ lab markers
  • Full body composition scan
  • In-depth health questionnaires

Result: A complete picture of your health, so nothing gets missed.

03.

Medical Team Reviews Everything

  • Providers review your labs, medical history, and questionnaires
  • Cross-reference symptoms with biomarker patterns
  • Identify root causes, not just surface symptoms

Result: A personalized treatment plan built from real data, not guesswork.

04.

60-Minute Provider Consultation

  • Sit down with your provider for a full hour
  • Go over every result in detail
  • Build your personalized plan together

Result: You leave with a clear understanding of what is happening and exactly what to do about it.

05.

Ongoing Support & Progress

  • Continued monitoring of your labs and markers
  • Adjustments to your plan as your body responds
  • Direct access to your care team

Result: Real, measurable progress you can feel and see in your numbers.

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Med Matrix - Functional Medicine and Medspa

Address

198 Maine Mall Road
South Portland, ME 04106

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Phone

(207) 544-4643

Serving North Yarmouth and surrounding areas

Hours

Mon: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Tue: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wed: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Thu: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Fri: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Sat: Closed

Sun: Closed

Functional Medicine in North Yarmouth

Common questions about functional medicine near North Yarmouth, Maine.

Med Matrix is in South Portland, about 31 minutes from North Yarmouth via I-295 (roughly 21 miles).

An 80-biomarker blood panel, InBody 770 body composition scan, and a one-hour provider consultation. Full onboarding is approximately $1,200 to $1,500. New patients receive a $100 voucher toward their first visit.

Full onboarding is approximately $1,200 to $1,500. We accept HSA, FSA, CareCredit, and all major cards.

Yes. We run a full thyroid panel (TSH, T3, T4, antibodies) and evaluate thyroid function in the context of your overall health. Many patients come to us after their conventional doctor only tested TSH.

No. Med Matrix works alongside your primary care provider. We focus on areas that standard medicine typically does not cover in depth, including hormone optimization, advanced metabolic testing, and root-cause investigation for chronic symptoms. Your provider at Med Matrix communicates with your PCP when coordination is needed.

Follow-up frequency depends on your treatment plan. Most patients have a check-in at 6 to 8 weeks after starting, then transition to quarterly or twice-yearly visits. Between appointments, your care team is reachable if questions come up.

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