Free eBook
When Your Brain Says Something Is Wrong and No One Listens
A Neuroimmune and Integrative Medicine Guide to Understanding and Healing Functional Neurological Disorder
By Renée Grandi | Neuroscientist and Neuroimmune Integrative Practitioner
If no one has ever explained functional neurological disorder properly, this ebook will.
If you have been told your MRI is clear, your symptoms are stress or that nothing more can be done, this guide is for you. Functional Neurological Disorder is real, biological and profoundly misunderstood. This free resource explains the neuroimmune, neuroinflammatory, mitochondrial and cerebrovascular mechanisms behind FND in a way that finally makes sense.
You will learn why your symptoms fluctuate, why they worsen under stress, why your scans appear normal and what steps support nervous system recovery.
This guide was written by neuroscientist, naturopath and clinical nutritionist Renée Grandi for individuals who need answers, not dismissal.
You are not imagining your symptoms.
You are not “too stressed”.
You are not overreacting.
Your nervous system is trying to tell you something.
For years, people with Functional Neurological Disorder have been dismissed, misunderstood or told that everything looks normal.
But your symptoms are real.
Your experience is valid.
And the science finally shows why.
This free ebook explains FND through the lens of neuroscience, neuroinflammation, neuroimmune signalling, hormones, mitochondrial energy and the brain-body connection in a way no one has explained before.
It is for the person who has been told “let's wait and see” while their body continues to malfunction.
It is for the person trying to understand what is happening inside their brain.
It is for the person who needs answers now.
💡 Who This Ebook Is For
This guide is for you if you experience:
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Limb weakness or giving way
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Tremors or internal vibrations
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Dissociation or sensory loss
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Vision changes or blurring
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Severe or unpredictable fatigue
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Cognitive fog
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Dizziness or imbalance
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Bladder changes
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Post viral flares
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Symptoms labelled as anxiety
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A “normal” MRI despite neurological symptoms
And you want to finally understand why.
📘 What You Will Learn in This FND Guide
✔ Why your symptoms are real even when your scans look normal. Understand how FND reflects changes in blood flow, immune signalling, neural connectivity and brain energy that are invisible to MRI.
✔ How microglia, astrocytes and cytokines influence your symptoms. A clear explanation of neuroimmune activation written in simple language that finally makes sense.
✔ Why FND often appears before structural neurological disease. Learn why FND can be an early sign of deeper neuroimmune activity before lesions or markers show up.
✔ How hormones, stress physiology and trauma influence the nervous system. See how these factors interact with neuroinflammation and create instability in neural networks.
✔ The role of the glymphatic system, blood-brain barrier and cerebrovascular health. Understand how impaired waste clearance, vascular instability and BBB permeability contribute to brain fog, dissociation, weakness and sensory changes.
✔ The gut-brain axis, nutrient deficiencies and viral reactivation. Know exactly how digestion, microbiome disruption, EBV, B12 and mitochondrial depletion affect neurological function.
✔ A pathway to recovery supported by evidence-based integrative medicine, from testing to nutrition to delivery systems that actually reach the brain.
✔ Why “wait and see” delays healing
Discover why functional symptoms deserve early intervention instead of passive monitoring.
Why I Created This FND Guide
My name is Renée Grandi, Neuroscientist, Neuroimmune Integrative Practitioner, Naturopath and Clinical Nutritionist. I specialise in the neuroimmune and neuroinflammatory mechanisms that drive FND, MS, chronic neurological instability and complex chronic illness.
For years, I have supported people who knew something was wrong but had no language or framework to explain it. This ebook exists to give you clarity, validation and a science-based pathway forward.
You deserve answers.
You deserve to understand your body.
You deserve someone who listens.
10 min
Free
💬 Want help with your FND symptoms?
If your symptoms feel confusing or overwhelming and you want personalised support, you can learn more about my consultations below.
Consultations are available worldwide.
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Meet the Author
Renée Grandi
Naturopath | Nutritionist | Neuroscientist |
Founder, Women’s Integrative Health Clinic
Renée Grandi is a neuroscientist and integrative medicine practitioner who specialises in the neuroimmune and neuroinflammatory mechanisms that shape complex neurological conditions, with a particular focus on functional neurological disorder. Her work brings together advanced neuroscience, biochemistry, clinical nutrition, and functional medicine to offer a level of clarity that many people with FND have never had.
With a master’s degree in neuroscience and more than a decade of clinical and research experience, Renée focuses on the systems that drive functional symptoms long before they appear on standard imaging. This includes brain immune activation, mitochondrial instability, hormonal influences, autonomic dysregulation, impaired glymphatic clearance and cerebrovascular changes. Her approach helps patients finally understand why their symptoms feel so physical, unpredictable and overwhelming, even when their scans look normal.
Renée’s research and clinical work bridge the gap between what traditional neurology can measure and what patients actually experience. She interprets the early, subtle changes in brain energy, blood flow, immune signalling, and stress physiology that often precede structural neurological disease. Her clinical frameworks are grounded in identifying the biological stressors that disrupt neural communication and create the unstable signalling seen in FND.
Through the Women’s Integrative Health Clinic, Renée supports people worldwide who have been dismissed, misunderstood or told that nothing is wrong. She offers a deeply investigative and compassionate approach that validates the lived experience of FND and provides a structured, evidence-based path forward.
Connect with Renée
Integrative neuroimmune and FND support across Australia and Globally.
✉️ info@womensintegrativehealthclinic.com.au
📸 Instagram and TikTok: @womens_health_specialist
🎥 YouTube: @WomensIntegrativeHealthClinic
50 min
149 US dollars
Featured Podcast Discussions with Renée Grandi: Neurodegeneration, Inflammation & Clinical Solutions
The Glymphatic System: A Missing Link in Neurodegenerative Disease
Host: The MediHerb Podcast
Renée discusses the glymphatic system as a driving mechanism behind neuroinflammation, cognitive decline, and demyelination, and shares how lifestyle, sleep architecture, vagal tone, and targeted nutraceuticals can restore cerebrospinal fluid flow. This episode is ideal for anyone wanting to understand the root cause side of MS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, brain changes, or chronic fatigue with neurological symptoms.
🎓 Practitioner Training
The Glymphatic Cross-Talk in Neuroinflammatory Conditions: Clinical Insights for Neuro Resilience
Host: BioConcepts Engage
60-minute practitioner education | 1.0 CPE | Presented by Renée Grandi
The glymphatic system is rapidly emerging as a missing link in neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and chronic immune activation — yet it remains overlooked in most clinical frameworks. In this practitioner-focused training, neuroscience researcher and naturopath Renée Grandi breaks down the biochemistry of glymphatic clearance, astrocyte function, AQP4 channels, and their direct impact on conditions such as MS, long-COVID, Parkinson’s, endometriosis, chronic fatigue, and cognitive decline.
Renée translates complex neuroimmunology into clear, actionable treatment priorities for clinicians, including:
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Why impaired glymphatic flow amplifies neuroinflammation and glial priming
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How BBB integrity, sleep architecture, vagal tone, and lymphatic drainage interact
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Key nutrients, herbal compounds, and delivery systems shown to influence CSF flow
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Clinical markers that indicate glymphatic congestion vs immune-driven neural injury
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Where this fits into chronic neurodegeneration, brain fog, and neuroimmune flares
Designed for integrative, naturopathic, and functional medicine practitioners, this session equips clinicians with the mechanistic understanding and therapeutic sequencing needed to improve neurological outcomes in real-world practice.
🎧 Format
✔ 60-minute video training
✔ Practitioner-level neuroimmunology
✔ 1.0 CPE credit
✔ Access via BioConcepts Education Portal
🔗 Ideal for practitioners working with
MS • Parkinson’s • Alzheimer’s • Long-COVID • POTS • chronic fatigue • neuroinflammation • mast cell activation • perimenopausal neurological decline • endometriosis-brain symptoms
This guide supports people experiencing FND symptoms, neurological symptoms with a normal MRI, early MS-like signs, functional neurological symptoms, neuroinflammation, post-viral neurological issues and more.
Functional neurological disorder is a complex neuroimmune and neuroinflammatory condition that is often misdiagnosed or dismissed due to normal MRI findings. Many people with FND experience neurological symptoms such as tremors, weakness, sensory loss, vision changes, cognitive fog, dizziness, fatigue and autonomic dysfunction long before structural abnormalities appear on imaging.
This free FND guide, created by neuroscientist and integrative medicine clinician Renée Grandi, explains the biological mechanisms behind FND including immune dysregulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, hormonal shifts, cerebrovascular instability, glymphatic impairment and stress physiology. The ebook is designed for individuals looking to understand their symptoms and explore evidence-based pathways for recovery.
The Women’s Integrative Health Clinic specialises in neuroimmune conditions, chronic fatigue, FND, autoimmune disorders and complex neurological presentations. This guide is intended to educate, empower and provide clarity for those seeking answers beyond “your scan is normal”.