**I Didn’t Choose This Path Because It Was Easy.

I Chose It Because It Worked.**

I’m Dr. Todd Stone — a doctor, teacher, and lifelong student of how the human body heals when it’s given the right conditions.

I’m not here to sell you a belief system.
I’m here to show you what works — because I’ve lived it.

THE PERSONAL TRUTH

I didn’t grow up with a strong, resilient body.

Dr. Todd Stone Asheville Functional Medicine

I’ve lived with:

  • Autoimmune disease

  • The removal of my spleen at a young age

  • A constitutionally weak lung system

  • Chronic stress that would overwhelm most people

At many points, the logical expectation would have been decline.

Instead, at 55 years old, I’m stronger, more mobile, and more capable than I’ve ever been.

Not because I got lucky.
Not because I “pushed through.”

Because I learned how to train adaptation.

WHAT BROKE MY FAITH IN MODERN HEALTHCARE

Early in my medical career, I saw a troubling pattern:

We were very good at:

  • Diagnosing

  • Labeling

  • Prescribing

  • Managing symptoms

But we rarely taught people how to:

  • Regulate their nervous systems

  • Restore movement and circulation

  • Rebuild trust in their bodies

  • Adapt to stress instead of breaking under it

People weren’t healing — they were coping.

And coping slowly becomes dependency.

That never sat right with me.

THE TURNING POINT

I began studying what modern medicine overlooked.

Ancient systems didn’t separate:

  • Mind from body

  • Emotion from physiology

  • Strength from safety

They understood something simple but profound:

The body heals when it feels safe — and grows when it’s trained correctly.

That insight changed everything.

WHAT I TEACH TODAY

Everything I teach follows a clear order:

1️⃣ Safety First

We calm the nervous system so the body can stop guarding and start healing.

👉 This is where acupressure shines.
[Start with Free Acupressure Training →]

2️⃣ Train Adaptation

Once the body feels safer, we rebuild:

  • Strength

  • Mobility

  • Balance

  • Confidence

Not through workouts — but through joint-safe, intelligent training.

👉 This is the heart of the work.
[Learn About Warrior Training →]

3️⃣ Create Consistency

Health doesn’t come from intensity.
It comes from alignment and repetition.

That’s why community, guidance, and progression matter.

👉 This is where health becomes freedom.
[Explore the True Health Membership →]

4️⃣ Personalize When Needed

Labs and testing are tools — not identity labels.

Used correctly, they enhance freedom instead of creating fear.

WHAT TRUE HEALTH MEANS TO ME

True Health isn’t about perfection.

It’s about:

  • Feeling at home in your body

  • Moving without fear

  • Trusting your strength

  • Adapting to stress instead of collapsing under it

It’s quiet confidence.

It’s capacity.
It’s resilience.

WHO THIS WORK IS FOR

I work best with people who:

  • Are tired of managing symptoms

  • Want real, sustainable health

  • Are open to learning — not being fixed

  • Want to age with strength and dignity

You don’t need to believe in anything.

You only need to be willing to start where you are.

INVITATION

If something here resonates, don’t overthink it.

The path is simple.

👉 Start with Free Acupressure Training
👉 Begin Warrior Training when you’re ready

Everything else unfolds from there.

Our Philosophy…

If you have the “right” functional diagnosis, the root cause, it is easy to identify your solution.

The diagnosis must be functional, NOT just a name for a symptom with an unknown cause. The diagnosis must report the root cause, or underlying process.

You can have “fleas and lice!” Meaning two root causes or underlying processes that produce similar symptoms or syndromes.

There is always a reason “WHY!” If you don’t know the reason as of yet, look at the questions you are asking and ask different questions. (Perhaps hire a different asker!)

WHO: Dr. Stone is certified in Functional Medicine and applied kinesiology, and is board eligible in functional neurology. A combination that allows for “full person” evaluation and care… physical, chemical, and mental/emotional.

WHAT: We provide state of the art evaluation of nervous system function, body chemistry balance, and even mental or emotional overload. We can “get to the bottom of” difficult problems or measure slight slip ups and keep you in tip top condition. All based on nutrition, diet, therapy and exercises of
many types (No Drugs)!

WHY: Our mission is to educate and assist as many families as possible in achieving optimal health, by increasing knowledge of how health and disease happen, and by raising the standard of “measuring” health. Using high tech and comprehensive testing and measuring, your future is no longer a mystery…you create the health you want…I can show you how.