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Healing Passion
Functional Medicine in Bangkok
Feeling Exhausted, Foggy, or Out of Balance
—But No Clear Diagnosis?
You may be experiencing Exposure-Related Malnutrition (ERM),
a hidden energy deficit caused by chronic adaptation failure.
ERM OFFICIALLY PUBLISHED IN BIOGERONTOLOGY
-A TOP Q1 JOURNAL
The first peer-reviewed documentation of Exposure-Related Malnutrition (ERM) is here - backed by ongoing systematic review and 1,000+ case clinical trials.
Now available as science, applied in our clinic.
Systematic Review
Clinical Trial
The Home of
Exposure-Related Malnutrition (ERM)
Exposure, Depletion, and Recovery:
A New Model for Healing.
Thailand Integrative Health Services
Rooted in Whole-Person Data Analysis
At Healing Passion Asia, our Bangkok-based clinic helps uncover the real reason you feel off—and guide you back to
sustainable health and resilience.
Our unique ERM Recovery Pathway combines cutting-edge science, deep listening, and truly personalized care.
Asia’s First IFMCP
Certified Practitioner by
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)
Led by Dr. Torsak Tippairote, MD, MS, IFMCP
We offer a science-based, whole-person approach to uncover:
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Root metabolic and bioenergetic imbalances
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Hidden drivers of fatigue, brain fog, and chronic symptoms
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Personalized strategies that are both targeted and actionable.
✅ Certified in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
✅ Combining scientific precision with compassionate care
Connect The Dots
—Your Health is Not a Mystery
No two individuals are the same. That’s why generic lifestyle advice doesn’t work.
We use whole-person data interpretation to uncover your unique biochemical patterns—and build science-backed, personalized plans.
Through advanced assessments and functional medicine insights, we’ve found:
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✔ Over 80% of clients during their first evaluation
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✔ Over 95% of clients by their second session
This is not trial-and-error care—it's a precision-guided approach to healing.
Changing the Way We Practice Medicine
—And the Medicine We Practice
Our Commitment to Clarity and Accountability
If we are unable to identify your core metabolic pattern by your third session,
any subsequent consultations will be at no cost—until we do.
We believe your health is too important for guessing.
By uncovering the deep connections between metabolism, stress, and nutrient balance, we help you take control of your health—and prevent progression before it starts.
Why We Get Sick:
The Science, the Book, and the Future of ERM
What is Exposure-Related Malnutrition (ERM)?
Peer-reviewed ERM Study in
Biogerontology (Q1 Journal)
Chronic conditions don’t appear overnight—they often develop silently over years of unresolved stress, environmental exposures, and metabolic imbalance.
This breakdown in resilience, now known as Exposure-Related Malnutrition (ERM), is driven by:
✔ Increased nutrient demands from ongoing adaptation
✔ Progressive imbalances affecting energy, repair, and immunity
✔ Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress
✔ Subtle metabolic dysfunction—often invisible in standard lab tests
Unlike late-stage Disease-Related Malnutrition (DRM), ERM is a measurable, reversible state.
Our peer-reviewed paper formally introduces ERM as a framework to detect and reverse early metabolic dysfunction—before chronic diseases take hold.
It’s a milestone in shifting how we understand stress-related illness.
Now on Amazon:
From Adaptation to Exhaustion
Explore how chronic stress derails metabolism, immunity, and mental health—written in a clear, story-driven format.
This book explains:
✔ The real reason why chronic symptoms don’t resolve.
✔ How energy is misallocated under stress.
✔ What you can do to recover resilience and metabolic health.
👤 Perfect for both patients and practitioners
Help Fund the Science:
ERM Research Projects
We’re laying the foundation for a healthier future by advancing the science of Exposure-Related Malnutrition (ERM). Two major research initiatives are now underway:
🔎 1. Systematic Review Project
A comprehensive analysis of hundreds of scientific studies to stage and map the biomarkers and metabolic patterns behind stress-related health breakdown.
📊 2. Clinical Data Trial
A deep dive into over 1,000 real-world patient cases to validate ERM staging, track outcomes, and guide practical interventions.
Your support will help transform this science from theory into future life-changing care.
💚 Join us in building the evidence.
Every contribution brings us closer to clinical solutions for chronic stress, fatigue, and resilience loss.
How ERM Applies to Your Health
Why ERM Recognition Matters for You
ERM can appear as unexplained fatigue, brain fog, sleep issues, or stubborn weight changes—often missed in the conventional approach.
Our functional medicine services integrate:
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ERM-informed lab assessments
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Personalized metabolic and nutrient profiling
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Data-driven resilience strategies
🩺 Want to explore whether ERM may apply to you?
Take our Self-Check Quiz or Book a Consultation
Real Voices. True Healing.
"Stories from those who’ve walked the path
—from exhaustion to empowerment."
“He’s so kind and caring. He made me feel so much better.”
I saw Dr. Torsak at this clinic. He’s so kind and caring. He made me feel so much better. The supplement he suggested me to take make a big difference to my life. As a patient sometimes we just need to hear some comforting words from the doctor. Doctors at a hospital like to exaggerate your symptoms and order all kinds of unnecessary tests. They try to scare you into looking for diseases or symptoms that you probably don’t even have.
5.0 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Verified Google Review — Healing Passion by IFMCP
“He is the physician I would choose to treat myself or my family.”
Cherie Bright,
President,
Thailand Medical Travel & Tourism
Dr. Torsak is both knowledgeable and dedicated to his Patients. He works at diagnosing and treating the cause of illness rather than treating symptoms which is unfortunately common practice in medicine. He is the physician I would choose to treat myself or my family. I refer patients to him on an ongoing basis.
“You attentively read everything I wrote and drew a metabolic map by the next appointment. That alone blew me out of the water. Your kindness and competence were extraordinary, especially when I felt like a scared rabbit.”
Lizee,
Book reader and patient
🔬 The ERM Framework:
From Adaptation, Exhaustion, and the Journey Back to Resilience
Chronic
Stressors
Environmental, emotional, metabolic, toxic, and infectious exposures that overwhelm your system.
Bioenergetic
Inadequacies
(ERM)
Energy and nutrient trade-offs leading to immune, metabolic, and neurological exhaustion.
Functional
Symptoms and signs
Fatigue, brain fog, chronic inflammation, slow healing, pain, and muscle loss.
Targeted
Recalibration
Precision interventions to restore energy, reset systems, and resolve root causes.
Recovery
Rebuild adaptive capacity and support long-term resilience.
🚶 The Recovery Journey:
Where Are You on Your Recovery Journey?
Stage 1: Adaptation
Running on Empty
Body is in survival mode
— symptoms are subtle but accumulating.
Functional Symptoms
• Afternoon crashes
• Brain fog, wired-tired
• Poor sleep quality
• Digestive sluggishness
• Feel worse after workouts
Functional Signs
• Poor grip strength
• One-leg stand <10 sec
• Small calf circumference
• Slow gait speed
“You’re not broken
— you’re just exhausted.”
Stage 2: Resolution
Seeing the Cracks
You’re coping better — but daily survival still take priority over long-term health.
Trade-Off Recognition
Look for Pattern, not a Point
🚶♂️ Symptoms | 🖐 Signs | 🧪 Lab
▫ Feeling better, but relapsing easily
▫ Holding energy, but not rebuilding
▫ Active inflammation, but impaired repair
▫ Making progress — but not yet restoring
"Are you still in survival mode?"
Stage 3: Recovery
Energy Rebalancing
You’re not just feeling better
— you regain your rhythm.
Do you understand your recovery map?
🥗 Food | 💊 Nutrients | 🧘♀️ Restoration
|🏃 Movement | 🎵 Tempo
▫ Recognize your triggers and antecedents
▫ Know your adaptive strengths and weak points
▫ Follow your personalized rhythm
“Recovery is remembering who you are — and building from there.”
Who will need
Whole-Person Data Analysis ?
Get to Know Us
Torsak Tippairote
MD, MS, IFMCP, PhD Candidate
Since graduating from Chiang Mai University Medical School in 1989, Dr. Torsak has dedicated his career to advancing personalized and functional medicine. He became the first certified practitioner in Asia from the U.S. Institute for Functional Medicine (IFMCP), and holds a master’s degree in Diet and Nutrition Toxicology.
Currently, he is a PhD candidate in Human Nutrition, leading an active clinical research project on the metabolic cost of chronic stress and malnutrition.
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What is Exposure-Related Malnutrition (ERM)?ERM is a mild but important form of undernutrition that happens when your body’s energy and nutrient resources are constantly diverted to deal with chronic stress, inflammation, toxins, or illness. It often develops before any diagnosable disease is present — making early detection key.
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How is ERM different from regular malnutrition?Traditional malnutrition is usually caused by not eating enough calories or nutrients. ERM can occur even if you eat a balanced diet — because your body’s resources are misallocated toward constant “damage control” rather than repair and resilience.
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What are the early signs of ERM?Subtle symptoms may include fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep, slowed recovery from illness, muscle weakness, or changes in weight. These signs are often dismissed as “normal” aging or stress but may indicate early resilience loss.
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How do you test for ERM?We use ERM-informed lab panels, physical performance measures, and symptom checklists to identify patterns of bioenergetic depletion and metabolic misallocation. You can start by taking our ERM Self-Check Quiz.
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Can ERM be reversed?In many cases, yes. With early detection, targeted nutrition, stress regulation, and metabolic rebalancing, resilience can often be restored. The sooner it’s recognized, the better the outcomes.
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Is ERM officially recognized in medicine?ERM is an emerging framework developed through peer-reviewed research and ongoing clinical studies. Our work, published in Biogerontology, is helping bring more attention to early-stage malnutrition patterns that are often overlooked.
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Who can benefit from an ERM assessment?Anyone with chronic fatigue, stress-related symptoms, or unexplained health decline — especially those with normal routine lab results but persistent functional issues.
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How can I support ERM research?You can contribute to our ERM Research Campaign, which funds a systematic review of biomarker patterns and a clinical data trial involving over 1,000 patient cases.
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Do you offer consultations?Yes, we provide in-person and telemedicine consultations to assess ERM risk, run targeted testing, and create personalized recovery plans.
Our Works
Follow our updated Video Series, our Blog post, and our activities on the Healing Passion Page
The Path to Success
Enhance Your Healing Processes
Your body always does its best for what mother nature had designed it for. It's your responsibility to help to regain your healthy tolerance for daily incoming internal and external challenges. Never blame it only on your genes. Your genetics load the gun, but it was your lifestyle and environmental exposure that pulled the trigger and left you in a state of chronic illnesses.
The foods that you ate, the cigarette that you smoked, your daily work stress, chronically disrupted sleep, etc., these were all accountable for your current disease progression.
Get to know your unique overview picture which addressing all these contributing factors, this specific map will be your personal compass that leads you to get off those vicious cycle.
Our Activities
มองอาหารให้เป็นยา: สำรวจปฏิสัมพันธ์ที่ซับซ้อนของอาหาร โภชนาการ ระบบทางเดินอาหาร จุลินทรีย์ในลำไส้ และ ระบบภูมิต้านทานMultiple DatesSat, Oct 05HP Medical Clinic
Food as Medicine: Navigating the Complex Interactions of Food, Nutrition, Gut Health, and ImmunityMultiple DatesSat, Sep 28HP Medical Clinic
ACNEM's Global Online Conference: Environmental & Viral Disruptors.Mon, May 04https://learn.acnem.org/homepage?cd=15
The international Conference of Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine Conference 2020Fri, Apr 17Shangrila-Hotel
Bangkok Invitation Series; Singapore Lifestyle & Integrative MedicineSat, Nov 09Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
Singapore Lifestyle & Integrative Medicine Invitation SeriesSat, Sep 07Hotel Jen Orchardgateway Singapore by Sh
In this video, Dr. Torsak and our team provided a brief overview of Functional Medicine Practice in Thailand
Dr. Torsak and
Institute For Functional Medicine
During his presentation of the functional medicine concept, Dr. Torsak provided s details of the Institute For Functional Medicine (IFM) and himself.
Dr. Torsak and Personalized Lifestyle Medicine
(In Thai)
In collaboration with Wellness Club Thailand, Dr. Torsak provided s details of personalized lifestyle medicine.
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Integrating Functional Medicine, Big-data Handling, Nutritional and Environmental Medicine For Chronic and Complex Diseases
In this video, Dr. Torsak and our team provided a brief overview of Functional Medicine Practice in Thailand
Dr. Torsak and
Institute For Functional Medicine
During his presentation of the functional medicine concept, Dr. Torsak provided s details of the Institute For Functional Medicine (IFM) and himself.
Dr. Torsak and Personalized Lifestyle Medicine
(In Thai)
In collaboration with Wellness Club Thailand, Dr. Torsak provided s details of personalized lifestyle medicine.