Our Story
A More Personal Approach to Care.
Whole Family Medicine was built around a frustrating truth: tens of millions of people are living with undiagnosed or undertreated thyroid conditions because standard medicine isn't asking the right questions.
TSH alone doesn't tell you whether your body is converting thyroid hormone properly. It doesn't tell you whether Epstein-Barr virus is triggering autoimmune activity. It doesn't tell you whether gluten or dairy is creating the intestinal permeability that's driving your inflammation. And it definitely doesn't tell you whether your adrenal system is so depleted that no amount of thyroid medication will make you feel better.
We designed our practice to find all of it — because treating the thyroid in isolation rarely works, and your patients deserve better than "your labs are normal, here's an antidepressant."
MEET YOUR DOCTORS
Dr. Mathew Bradshaw
DC, AFMCP
Dr. Matthew Bradshaw is a Kansas City–born, Colorado-schooled chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner who blends natural healing principles with advanced training through the Institute for Functional Medicine. After overcoming his own debilitating panic attacks and gut issues using a clean diet, targeted supplements, and lifestyle changes, he now loves helping patients who feel stuck in the traditional medical system finally get answers and lasting relief.
Hilary Rutledge
DC, DABCI
Dr. Hilary Rutledge is a Sierra Nevada Foothills native, longtime Wilmington resident, and chiropractor-turned-functional medicine doctor who has spent more than two decades helping patients get healthy naturally. After returning to school for four additional years of advanced functional medicine training, she now focuses on partnering with patients who feel unheard in the traditional system, using in-depth testing, personalized care plans, and plenty of real-life empathy as a mom, horse lover, and yoga enthusiast.
OUR APPROACH
We test, we don't guess.
Every patient goes through a comprehensive intake and testing protocol before we recommend anything. We need to see the full picture before we can help you.
We look at root causes, not just symptoms.
Fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, brain fog — these aren't diagnoses. They're signals. We want to know why they're happening.
We treat the whole person.
Thyroid health connects to your gut, your adrenal glands, your immune system, your diet, and your stress levels. We address all of it.
We work with you, not at you.
Our discovery call process exists because fit matters. We want patients who are ready to do the work. And we want you to feel confident in the process before you commit.