Functional Medicine Masterclass
Understand the systems behind your pain, energy and long-term health
20 physician-led lessons on nutrition, metabolism, the gut, hormones, inflammation and the nervous system. Taught by Dr. Adam J. Hedaya, a double board-certified pain physician, with a clear focus on what the evidence supports and what is mostly marketing.
One-time payment of $99 • Lifetime access • Separate from The Pain Playbook membership
Functional Medicine Masterclass
$99
One-time payment. No subscription.
- 20 video lessons
- Lifetime access, watch at your own pace
- Physician-led and evidence-based
- Phone, tablet or computer
What you will learn
Your body works as one system
Most people get their health in pieces. A lab value here, a supplement there, a new diagnosis every few years. This masterclass connects the pieces so you can see how nutrition, metabolism, the gut, hormones and the nervous system shape pain and long-term health.
What functional medicine gets right, and wrong
Keep the parts that are evidence-based. Skip the hype.
Your personal health dashboard
The measurements and labs worth tracking, and what they actually tell you.
Nutrition and cellular energy
How food becomes tissue, hormones and energy, and when a deficiency becomes disease.
Metabolic health
Insulin resistance, visceral fat and fatty liver, years before a diabetes diagnosis, and why they matter for pain.
The gut, immunity and inflammation
Digestion, the microbiome, IBS and SIBO, chronic inflammation and autoimmunity.
Hormones, stress and the nervous system
Thyroid, cortisol, sex hormones, the autonomic nervous system and vascular health, tied together in one pain matrix.
The lessons
20 lessons, one clear framework
- Lesson 1What Is Functional Medicine?
- Lesson 2Your Personal Health Dashboard
- Lesson 3The Nutritional Building Blocks of Human Physiology
- Lesson 4Micronutrients: When Deficiency Becomes Disease
- Lesson 5Mitochondria and Cellular Energy
- Lesson 6Insulin Resistance: What Happens Before Diabetes, and Why It Matters for Pain
- Lesson 7Visceral Fat, Fatty Liver and the Inflammatory Metabolic State
- Lesson 8The Gut: Digestion, Absorption and the Intestinal Barrier
- Lesson 9The Microbiome and the Gut-Brain-Immune Axis
- Lesson 10IBS, SIBO, Food Intolerance and Food Sensitivity: What’s Real and What Should We Test?
- Lesson 11The Immune System and Chronic Inflammation
- Lesson 12Autoimmunity: When Immune Tolerance Breaks Down
- Lesson 13The Thyroid: Understanding a Dynamic Endocrine System
- Lesson 14Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s and What “Subclinical” Really Means
- Lesson 15Cortisol, the HPA Axis and the Stress Response
- Lesson 16“Adrenal Fatigue,” Burnout and Chronic Stress: What’s Actually Happening?
- Lesson 17Sex Hormones, Aging and Pain
- Lesson 18The Brain, Autonomic Nervous System and Pain
- Lesson 19Cardiovascular Risk, Vascular Health and Pain
- Lesson 20Putting It All Together: The Functional Medicine Pain Matrix
Lessons are released as they are completed. Your one-time purchase includes every lesson in the masterclass as it is added.
Your instructor
Dr. Adam J. Hedaya, MD
A double board-certified pain physician who wants you to understand your own health.
Dr. Hedaya is board certified in Pain Medicine and in Psychiatry and Neurology, and holds a certification in functional medicine. He is the founder and medical director of Cleveland Pain Care and the creator of The Pain Playbook. For more than two decades he has cared for patients living with chronic pain.
This masterclass takes the conversations he has with patients every day about metabolism, nutrition, hormones and inflammation, and organizes them into one clear course you can watch at your own pace.
I will never stop believing that improvement is possible.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Lifetime access. Buy once, watch at your own pace, and come back to any lesson whenever you like.
No. The Functional Medicine Masterclass is a separate course with its own one-time purchase. The Pain Playbook does not include it, and this masterclass does not include The Pain Playbook.
No. The masterclass is educational content only. It does not establish a physician-patient relationship and does not replace evaluation, diagnosis or treatment by your own clinician. Talk with your doctor before changing medications, supplements, diet or exercise.
No. One payment of $99, with no recurring charges.
Lessons are released as they are completed. Your one-time purchase includes every lesson in the masterclass as it is added.
People living with chronic pain, fatigue or metabolic concerns who want to understand how the body’s systems connect, and anyone who wants a physician’s view of functional medicine without the hype.
Your next step
See how the pieces of your health fit together.
Twenty lessons. One clear framework. Evidence first, hype last.
One-time payment • Lifetime access • Educational content, not medical advice
Important Medical Disclaimer
The Functional Medicine Masterclass is provided for general educational and informational purposes only and is not individualized medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Participation does not establish a physician-patient relationship with Dr. Adam J. Hedaya, MD, or any affiliated practice. Always consult your own qualified healthcare professional regarding your individual condition and before beginning, stopping, or changing medications, supplements, diet, exercise, or treatment. Seek prompt medical attention for new or concerning symptoms or emergencies.
