Real Stories.
Deeper Answers.
A New Vision for Healing.
Through documentary storytelling and in-depth interviews with leading functional medicine clinicians, The Root Cause Project follows patients and practitioners exploring the underlying causes of illness and new possibilities for health and wellness.
“We created The Root Cause Project because we believe everyone deserves a doctor who asks why.”
The Root Cause
The Root Cause Project
When it comes to treating chronic illness, we're in the middle of a paradigm shift. Functional and integrative medicine is providing relief where conventional treatment falls short. Practitioners are addressing the root causes of illness instead of just managing symptoms, and patients are finding that they care back in control of their health. The Root Cause Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that chronicles these stories because nothing connects and inspires like a true journey of transformation.
Featured Media
Featured Practitioners
James S. Gordon, MD
Harvard-educated psychiatrist and founder of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, whose faculty has trained more than 6,000 professionals working with trauma, anxiety, and depression.
Mark Tager, MD
Physician and healthcare communicator in lifestyle and integrative medicine, CEO of ChangeWell, Inc., co-founder of the Vagus Nerve Society, and author or co-author of twelve books.
Peter Staats, MD, MBA
Founder of the Division of Pain Medicine at Johns Hopkins, past president of three leading pain and neuromodulation societies, and co-founder and president of the Vagus Nerve Society.
Nada Hindiyeh, MD
Board-certified neurologist and headache specialist who spent nine years on Stanford's neurology faculty directing migraine research, with a focus on neuromodulation and chronic headache care.
Cambria Judd, MD
Board-certified family and sports medicine physician with functional medicine certification from Cleveland Clinic, who has worked with Division I and Olympic athletes.
FAQs
Answers to common questions about the Root Cause Project and our films.
The Root Cause Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that produces documentaries and in-depth educational interviews with leading functional medicine clinicians. Our films follow patients and practitioners as they look for the underlying causes of chronic illness and find new paths to health.
We believe everyone deserves a clinician who asks why. Treatment of chronic illness is shifting from managing symptoms to finding root causes. We tell the stories of that shift because nothing connects and inspires like a real journey of transformation.
Anyone living with a chronic condition, their families and caregivers, and practitioners who want to be inspired about root-cause care.
Yes. Our films and interviews are free to watch on our website and our YouTube channel.