Our Story
A More Personal Approach to Care.
Functional medicine isn't just what we practice — it's how we think. Both doctors at Wilmington Functional Medicine came to this work through personal experience: watching standard medicine miss root causes, asking deeper questions, and finding that the right testing changes everything.
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 to Cholesterol Care
High cholesterol is a symptom, not a diagnosis. In our experience, most patients who come to us with persistent cholesterol problems haven't had the testing that would explain why their numbers are elevated in the first place. We use advanced blood lipid testing, comprehensive stool analysis, and organic acids testing to build a complete picture — then build a care plan around what we actually find.
We don't believe in one-size-fits-all protocols. We believe in reading your data and explaining it to you clearly. Most patients leave their first results review with more answers than they've gotten from years of standard care.
Want to See If We're the Right Fit?
Start with a free discovery call. It takes 15–30 minutes and there's no commitment — just a real conversation about your situation and what's possible.