Are You Worried About Your Drinking? Or Someone You Love?
Maybe you’ve started to wonder if that one drink in the evening has turned into two… or more.
Maybe it’s become a hidden habit you manage by day but regret by night.
Or perhaps you’re watching someone close to you change—pulling away, hiding things, or becoming someone you don’t recognize anymore.
👉 Addiction doesn’t always scream—it whispers. But over time, it can affect our bodies, our relationships, and our sense of who we are.
At Neff Functional Medicine, we offer a different kind of path—one grounded in science, compassion, and deep understanding. We don’t just look at the drinking itself—we uncover and heal the why behind it.
Why Do People Drink Too Much? (Hint: It’s Not Just About Willpower)
👉 You’re not broken. Your body is just trying to cope the only way it knows how.
People don’t drink too much because they’re weak. They drink because something hurts, something’s off, or something is missing.
Functional medicine sees that drinking is often linked to:
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🧠 Brain Chemistry Imbalances – Alcohol affects neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, and GABA, which regulate how we feel and function.
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🍽 Nutrient Depletion – Alcohol robs your body of essential vitamins and minerals, contributing to fatigue, anxiety, and cravings.
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🦠 Gut Health Issues – Chronic alcohol use damages the gut lining and microbiome, affecting your mood, immune system, and brain function.
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💔 Stress & Trauma – Past emotional wounds or current pressures can lead to self-soothing through alcohol.
Why Do People Drink Too Much? (Hint: It’s Not Just About Willpower)
👉 You’re not broken. Your body is just trying to cope the only way it knows how.
Functional medicine is an individualized, root-cause approach to healing.
We don’t label you. We don’t shame you.
Instead, we ask: What’s your body trying to say? And what would healing look like if we listened?
🌿 Functional medicine looks at the whole person—your biology, your history, your lifestyle—and helps you build health from the inside out.
How We Help: A Personalized, Root-Cause Recovery Plan
🔍 Step 1: Discover What’s Happening Inside
We take a comprehensive look at:
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Hormones
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Neurotransmitters
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Nutritional deficiencies
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Gut and liver health
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Sleep, stress, and lifestyle patterns
🧰 Step 2: Begin Rebuilding
Your custom healing plan may include:
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Nutritional therapy to replenish what alcohol has depleted
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Targeted supplementation (like magnesium, B-vitamins, amino acids) to support brain and nervous system health
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Gut healing protocols to restore mental and physical balance
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Stress relief techniques like breathwork, mindfulness, or trauma-informed movement
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Talk therapy integration or coordination with existing addiction support
🎯 Our goal: help your brain and body feel good naturally—without needing alcohol to get there.
Long-Term Wellness & Relapse Prevention
Healing from alcohol isn’t about just quitting.
It’s about building a life you don’t want to escape from.
✅ Ongoing support
✅ Accountability check-ins
✅ Lifestyle and emotional resilience coaching
✅ Community and connection
This isn’t a 30-day detox. It’s a long-term transformation.
You don’t have to wait until symptoms become permanent. Functional medicine gives you the tools to protect your brain for life. You can improve your memory, reduce your risk, and restore your vitality—starting today.
Book a discovery consultation to explore your Brain Health Assessment. Let’s build your prevention plan—customized to you, grounded in science, and guided by experience.
Alzheimer’s doesn’t have to be your story. Let’s write a different ending—together.
FAQs: Honest Answers to Quiet Questions
Do I have to stop drinking before I work with you?
No. Many people start while they’re still drinking. We begin by creating safety, understanding, and slow restoration—no shame, no pressure.
What if I’m worried about someone else?
We also support you. Whether it’s your partner, child, parent, or friend, we help you understand the biology of addiction so you can respond with knowledge and compassion.
Do you work with 12-step programs or therapists?
Absolutely. Functional medicine adds a biological and nutritional foundation to other recovery paths—it’s not either/or, it’s both/and.