Functional medicine is an individualized, patient-centered approach that provides a collective way for client and provider to address the underlying causes of symptoms and disease and promote optimal well-being. It requires a detailed understanding of each patient's history and lifestyle to direct personalized treatment plans that lead to improved patient outcomes.

We address health problems from the root cause, rather than a symptoms-based approach. Because each person is unique, health conditions have many different causes. Therefore, individualized functional medicine treatments target the specific manifestations of disease in each individual.

Your immune system stems from your gut. So when there is an imbalance in the gut microbiome, numerous symptoms can be expressed ranging from gastrointestinal disorders to anxiety and depression due to the gut-brain connection through the vagus nerve, skin disorders, autoimmune conditions, and even pain. 

Gut health is one of the first places I look when peeling back the many layers to determine the root cause. 

We utilize specialized GI testing that tells us what is going on in the gut, which helps direct the treatment plan. 

Have you been told your TSH is "normal", therefore, your thyroid isn't contributing to your extreme fatigue, hair loss, weight struggles, cold intolerance, dry skin, etc.?

We are taught to check the TSH first and if that is within range, the thyroid is good.

I'm here to tell you, we need a bigger picture when checking your thyroid health!

Labs we look at include:

TSH, FT4, FT3, RT3, TPO antibodies, TG antibodies

These labs tell us if your body is producing the thyroid hormones, if you body is converting them to active forms, and if your body is trying to destroy your thyroid.  

We look at optimal lab ranges and adjust medication accordingly, so you feel like yourself again!

Do you feel like a hot mess? You know your hormones are off, but have no idea what to do! 

As we age, our natural production of the sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone and testosterone) slowly decreases leading to aging, menopause, hot flashes, vaginal atrophy and dryness, sexual dysfunction and low libido, weight gain, reduced muscle mass, brain fog and fatigue, and a host of other unwanted symptoms. 

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) provides your body with the hormones it needs to function more optimally. 

In fact, it has been shown to reduce cardiovascular risk, decrease fasting insulin and insulin resistance, improve fasting glucose and cholesterol levels.

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) utilizes hormones that are molecularly similar to hormones produced by the human body. BHRT can be in the form of capsules, creams, troche, suppositories, patches, pellets, or injections. 

Have you tried every weightloss diet, plan, and fad but still struggling to get rid of the stubborn weight? You feel defeated because you gain weight no matter what you eat or how much you exercise!

Medically managed weightloss utilizes specific medication and/or supplementation to support your body and boost weightloss. We also educate and encourage lifestyle modification including a healthy diet and exercise program to assist in burning fat and building muscle mass. 

Methods used include:

Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, Liraglutide, combination peptides for weightloss, and Zenith.

Peptide therapy can be used to support longevity and anti-aging, promote weightloss, enhance sexual function, reduce brain fog and fatigue, assist with recovery and fat-to-muscle ratio and improve skin health.

Peptides used (not an all-inclusive list): BPC-157, Growth Hormone, CJC, Ibutamoren, Ipamorelin, Semorelin, GHK-cu, NAD+.

With the use of specialized testing, we are able to gain a better understanding of how the body is functioning, if there are imbalances and deficiencies, underlying infections, pathogens, and toxins contributing to disease states.

Some of the tests we use are:

GI Map, DUTCH, OATs, Metabolomix, ZRT, food sensitivities, and customized, comprehensive bloodwork.