Dr. Marie StarlingFunctional medicine practitioner, The Healing Center Denver
A Centennial, Colorado functional medicine practitioner who founded The Healing Center Denver and focuses on gut health, women's hormones, fatigue and brain fog, starting with a thorough first visit.
The conversation
Ten minutes with host Joe Brown. Start anywhere: chapters on the right.
- 0:00Getting to the root of the issue
- 0:05What this episode covers
- 0:34Welcome & meet Dr. Marie Starling
- 1:01What to look for in a functional medicine practitioner
- 1:45What functional medicine is, in plain English
- 2:40Labs normal but you still feel awful?
- 3:35What happens at your first visit
- 4:05Why your gut affects energy and mood
- 5:21Women in their 40s and 50s: menopause and hormones
- 6:23Why so many patients don't feel heard
- 7:10How long before you start to feel different?
- 7:46What she wants every patient to know
- 8:46Where to find Dr. Starling
For general information, not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.
How she thinks
about care
- Practice
- Founder, The Healing Center Denver, Centennial, CO
- Experience
- More than 30 years caring for patients
- Focus
- Gut health, women's hormones, fatigue and brain fog
- First visit
- A full history, a record review and a physical exam
Background from thehealingcenterdenver.com.
Dr. Marie Starling is a functional medicine practitioner and the founder of The Healing Center Denver in Centennial, Colorado, where she has cared for patients for more than 30 years.
Her approach is to get to the root of the issue and restore function: "We treat people, not lab numbers." She focuses on gut health, women's hormones, fatigue and brain fog, using food, nutrition and lifestyle plans built around each person, and she is known for listening and for a thorough first visit with a full history and record review.
She builds food, nutrition and lifestyle plans around each person, and says every patient's plan is built from the ground up.
Summary written by Top Providers from her podcast interview and her practice website.
In her words
Verbatim from her podcast interview.
Functional medicine is getting to the root of the issue and restoring function.Dr. Marie Starling, Top Providers Podcast
It's not that your doctor doesn't care or that they're not smart, it's that they're limited in time.Dr. Marie Starling, Top Providers Podcast
We have to build everybody's protocol from the ground up and everybody gets a unique one.Dr. Marie Starling, Top Providers Podcast
People can have the same symptom and have 10 different causes.Dr. Marie Starling, Top Providers Podcast
Clips
Under a minute each, cut straight from the interview.
Shorts0:26Labs "normal" but you still feel awful?
Told your labs are "normal" but you still feel awful? Dr. Marie Starling, a functional medicine practitioner, explains that standard labs mostly look for disease, like diabetes, kidney problems or liver failure, and can miss the "I don't feel good and something's wrong." General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:29Functional medicine, explained in 30 seconds
What is functional medicine? Dr. Marie Starling, a functional medicine practitioner, describes it as getting to the root of the issue and restoring function: not holistic, not alternative, not traditional, but functional, looking at how the body works. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:33Why your gut affects your energy and mood
Why does your gut matter for energy and mood? Dr. Marie Starling, a functional medicine practitioner, explains that gut bacteria make neurotransmitters and vitamins, and that the gut is the barrier between the inside of your body and the outside world. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:34Women in your 40s and 50s: you're not imagining it
Tired, moody, weight creeping on in your 40s and 50s? Dr. Marie Starling, a functional medicine practitioner, says menopause is not a disease: when hormones drop, other systems in the body are meant to help take over. Hormone support may be part of it, and so are the fundamentals underneath. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:30Why so many patients don't feel heard
Why don't so many patients feel heard? "It's not that your doctor doesn't care or that they're not smart. It's that they're limited in time," says Dr. Marie Starling, a functional medicine practitioner, who focuses on taking the time to listen to the whole story. General information, not medical advice.
The practice
Details checked against thehealingcenterdenver.com, Oct 30, 2026.
The Healing Center Denver
- Address
- 6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 280, Centennial, CO 80111
- Phone
- (303) 721-9800
- Hours
- Monday9am – 6pmTuesdayClosedWed – Thu9am – 6pmFriday9am – 3pm
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