The Functional Holistic Medicine Approach

Who are our clients?

We treat clients with a wide range of chronic health problems, from digestive disorders, to chronic infections, to autoimmune disease, to hypothyroidism. Patients who do best under our care:

• Don’t want to rely on unnecessary drugs and medical intervention for the rest of their lives

• Are interested in discovering the underlying cause of their problems, rather than just suppressing symptoms

• Are motivated to play an active role in their own healing process

• Are willing to make the necessary dietary and lifestyle changes to support health and well-being

• How do we work with clients?

  One way to think of us is as “health detectives.” We focus on identifying and addressing the underlying cause of an illness, rather than just suppressing symptoms.

  Like all detectives, we use a variety of tools in our investigations, including , detailed questionnaires, a thorough medical history and comprehensive iridology exam.

  We then use nutritional therapy, herbal medicine, supplements, stress management, detoxification and lifestyle changes to restore proper function and balance.

  Deep and lasting healing are only possible when the root causes of illness are addressed. By understanding the core systems of the body, how they are related, and how their function can be restored, many chronic illnesses can be prevented and even reversed.

  FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE IS:

  • Investigative. Addresses symptoms by focusing on the underlying cause of the problem, which leads to more profound and longer lasting results.

  • Holistic. Envisions the body as an interconnected whole that is in dynamic relationship to its environment, and recognizes the importance of these connections in health and disease.

    Safe. Treatments have mild or no side effects, and other unrelated complaints often improve spontaneously.

  • Client-centered. Treats the person not the disease. Treatments are highly individualized based on client needs.

  • Participatory. Client is respected, empowered, educated and encouraged to play active role in healing process.

  • Integrative. Combines the best of both modern and traditional holistic medicines and emphasizes importance of diet and lifestyle.

  • Restorative. Tests and treatments designed to promote optimal function, prevent and reverse disease, and improve quality of life.

    Evidence-based. Based on the latest research from peer-reviewed medical journals, and uncorrupted by corporate and political interests.

What is Functional Medicine?

In functional holistic medicine, we address the underlying causes of your health problems (instead of just treating symptoms) so you can get well and stay well without unnecessary drugs or surgery.

What conditions do we treat?

In conventional medicine, there’s a doctor for every part of your body: cardiologists for the heart, gastroenterologis for the digestive system, neurologists for the brain and nervous system, podiatrists for your feet, and ophthalmologists for your eyes. But in functional Holistic medicine, we see the body as an interconnected whole, within a larger environment. We recognize that in order to treat one part of the body, all of the other parts must also be considered.

1. In working with you as a client, we take a step back and try to see common features that might link all the health conditions that you might be experiencing. By looking for the commonalities and patterns, our office offers interventions that affect multiple pathways, helping you recover your health faster and more completely.

   Thus, as functional holistic medicine practitioners, we are able to treat a wide variety of health problems, including (but not limited to):

   • Acne

   • Adrenal disorders

   • Anxiety

   • Arthritis

   • Asthma

   • Autoimmune disease

   • Biotoxin illness/Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)

   • Cardiovascular disease

   • Chronic fatigue

   • Chronic sinusitis

   • Chronic infections

   • Depression

   • Diabetes

   • Digestive disorders (IBD, IBS, GERD/Reflux)

   • Eczema/psoriasis

   • Elevated cholesterol

   • Environmental and food allergies

   • Fatigue

   • Female disorders (PMS, Menopause, Infertility, PCOS)

   • Fibromyalgia

   • Hormonal imbalances

   • Interstitial cystitis

   • Mercury and heavy metal toxicity

   • Metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, insulin resistance

   • Migraines and headaches

   • MS (Multiple Sclerosis)

   • Osteoporosis

   • Overweight and obesity

   • Sleep disorders and insomnia

   • Stress

   • Thyroid disorders