DR. MARGARET CHRISTENSEN, MD
Decades of Medical Experience. A New Way to Empower Your Health.
Explore whole-person health education, trusted resources, and a supportive learning community with Dr. Margaret Christensen.
A New Chapter Begins in 2028
After decades of caring for patients, Dr. Margaret Christensen will retire from one-on-one clinical practice on December 31, 2027.
Beginning in 2028, she will focus her professional work on education and Mentored Healing, her collaborative group mentorship and educational community with Dr. Gail Clayton.
Find Your Starting Point
Choose a topic to begin exploring trusted, whole-person health education.
Women's Health & Hormones
Hormone balance, estrogen dominance and how everyday exposures affect women's health.
Functional Medicine & Lifestyle
Root-cause, whole-systems approaches, starting with how your body clears toxins every day.
Mold Illness & Immune Health
Mold, mycotoxins, mast cells and immune balance in the free Mold & Biotoxin Illness Learning Center.
COVID Fallout & Post-Viral Health
Long COVID education: what research shows and what is still being studied.
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Free Educational Guides
Start learning today with a free guide from Dr. Christensen and Dr. Gail Clayton, delivered straight to your inbox.
Why Don't I Feel Like Myself Anymore?
For women navigating fatigue, mood changes and hormone shifts who want to understand what may be going on.
GOT MOLD? Now What?
Clear first steps if you suspect mold exposure is affecting your health or your home.
COVID Fallout: Free Introductory Guide
How immune health, inflammation, hormones and cellular energy connect to lingering post-COVID symptoms.
MEET DR. MARGARET CHRISTENSEN
Physician, Educator and Author
Dr. Margaret Christensen, MD is a board-certified OB-GYN (FACOG), a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (IFMCP) and board certified in Integrative and Holistic Medicine (ABOIM), with more than three decades of medical experience.
She has served for many years as associate faculty for the Institute for Functional Medicine, teaching physicians and practitioners about environmental toxins, nutrition and hormone health. Today she focuses on education, helping people understand complex health information and take an active role in their own care.
Read My StoryBooks, Courses & Educational Resources
Collaborative books and courses from Dr. Margaret Christensen and Dr. Gail Clayton, DCN, CNS, MS, RPh, LDN through Mold Detox Diet.
Mold Illness: Mitochondria in the Storm
How mold illness affects cellular energy and the mitochondria. Kindle e-book.
Unmasking Mast Cells
Understanding mast cells, histamine and mold-related reactions. Kindle e-book.
Mold, Mast Cells & Autoimmunity
An in-depth course on immune dysfunction in mold and biotoxin illness.
COMING SOON
Mentored Healing
Mentored Healing is an upcoming small-group educational mentorship and community created by Dr. Margaret Christensen and Dr. Gail Clayton.
- Education: learn how complex, chronic health issues can connect.
- Connection: learn alongside others on a similar path.
- Clarity: navigate complex health information with structured guidance.
- Confidence: become a more informed advocate for your own health.
Mentored Healing is an educational program and does not provide individualized medical treatment.
Learn more about Mentored Healing →
Join the WaitlistPublications & Professional Authority
Textbook Chapter
Author of a chapter in Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy: Principles and Practices (Humana Press/Springer, 2020).
Birthing A Better Way
Co-author of the award-winning Birthing A Better Way: 12 Secrets to Natural Childbirth.
Institute for Functional Medicine
Longtime associate faculty, teaching physicians and practitioners nationally and internationally.
Summits & Presentations
Host of the Toxic Mold Summits and the Hormonal Havoc: The COVID Fallout and How to Fix It Summit, and a frequent speaker.
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The information on this website is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. It is not a substitute for advice from your own healthcare provider. Clinical care is offered separately through Carpathia Collaborative, Dr. Christensen's clinical practice.