How high deductible plans and HSAs can work for you at UpStream

Starting in 2026, there’s good news for patients using Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): your UpStream membership will be eligible! What’s an HDHP and HSA? High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP): A type of insurance with lower monthly premiums but a higher deductible. Many employers offer these plans. Health Savings Account (HSA): A special savings account you […]

Upstream vs. Downstream: Why Functional Medicine Looks at Causes, Not Just Symptoms

Most of modern medicine is downstream. We pull people out of the river after they’ve already fallen in—after the heart attack, after the autoimmune flare, after the diagnosis has taken hold. This kind of rescue work is essential. Emergency rooms save lives every day. But what if we spent more time asking the upstream questions: […]

Why Functional Medicine Has a Different Purpose: The Teleology of Health

When most people think about medicine, they think about fixing what’s broken: lowering blood pressure, shrinking a tumor, killing a bacteria. Traditional medicine is excellent at crisis response. But what if the real goal of medicine is not simply to remove disease, but to restore your body’s ability to thrive? This is where functional medicine […]