Integrative / Functional Medicine.

Provide immune, nutritive, nutritional and mind-body support for patients with various conditions.

Integrative / Functional Medicine is healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapies.

Here’s How it Works

The body has its own profound healing authority. When causes of imbalance are eliminated and the body returns to a state of presence and harmony, a coherence of body, consciousness and spirit is renewed and healing can begin. Each individual requires a tailored program. Through a compassionate, individualized and integrative approach, your pathway becomes clear, and uniquely your own.

Integrative / Functional Medicine

• Services - Natural remedies, Digestion/Healthy Gut protocols, Immune Support, Energy & Vitality Support, Detoxification Support, Peptide and NAD+ therapies, Botanical Medicine, Diet/Lifestyle Adjustments, Nutrient and Mineral Support, Bio-identical hormones, Natural approaches to improve hormone balance, Uniquely tailored compounded remedies, Natural support for mild mood imbalances (mild low mood and anxiety)

• Local referrals outside the Center - IV therapies (immune support, anti-inflammatory support, replenish deficient nutrients detoxification, mood support) and Low Dose Allergy therapy (for those with difficult seasonal allergies or weakened immune systems)

• Referrals to specialists, if warranted, and also for psychotherapy and mind-body healing sessions

• Recommendations (based on each individual) for colon hydrotherapy, ionic foot baths, cleanses, juicing and fasting

Areas of Specialization

· Digestive Disorders and Gastrointestinal Inflammation/Irritability
· Depression, Anxiety and Neurotransmitter Imbalances
· Immune Support
· Gut Infections (Bacterial imbalance/Viruses/Parasites/Mold/Candida)
· Detoxification​
· Allergies and Food Sensitivities
· Fatigue and Brain Fog
· Thyroid Disorders
· Autoimmune and other Inflammatory Conditions
· Treatment of Inflammation and Support the Immune System
· Insomnia
· Healthy Aging
· Preventive & Wellness Care
· Pre-pregnancy Counseling
· Prediabetes and Blood Sugar Concerns, High Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Elevations
· Muscular-Skeletal Disorders

List of Services

Detoxification

Uniquely tailored programs which may include evaluation for colonics, supplements, cleanses, juicing or other ways to clear your system of unwanted toxins might be helpful specifically to you. Certain individuals may have a specific heavy metal in high levels that is affecting their health, and require support to gently improve this.

Immune Support

Get to the root of what is weakening your immune system and find ways to support and strengthen your body’s defenses. We often begin with gut health, since it is vital to a healthy immune system, and then look for imbalances in your body's ecosystem that might be reducing your immune system's strength.

Natural remedies

Supportive programs for deficient nutrients and imbalances in your body. Supplements and herbal medicines are tailored to your specific needs, in order to support you immune system, organs, and natural detoxification pathways. Bioenergetic remedies such as spagyrics may also be used for balancing.

Spagyric Medicine
Advanced homeopathic/botanical medicine modality from Europe. It is used to nourish, cleanse and balance various systems in the body. These remedies are thought to work on the physical and psycho-emotional levels of the body. This can allow for the body's own self-healing mechanisms to help with healing, rather than just treating symptoms. Spagyric remedies are made through a complex process of plant and mineral extraction, in combination with homeopathic ingredients potentiated with positive frequencies. The Spagyric remedies use a combination of purified physical plant/mineral ingredients with distilled homeopathic attenuations. The method of production combines the process of fermentation, filtration, and recombining the filtered tincture with the mineral ash of the plant residue, and then 'potentizing' using homeopathic methods. The result is a product that is thought to have biochemical and energetic effects.

Diet/Lifetsyle Adjustments
Very individualized programs with attention to your busy life and unique stresses. Optimizing diet, lifestyle and sleep can help support healthier brain function, vitality and general wellness for older adults. Certain medications, such as sleeping pills, can cause cognitive problems in older adults and have other side-effects. Finding more natural living and lifestyle solutions can be a better option for uplifting your mood and wellbeing. Proper nutrition, exercise, sleep and overall healthy lifestyle promotes longevity.

Herbal & Nutritional Supplements
Supportive programs for nutrients deficient in your body for your specific needs. Some supplements are tailored to help your immune system, infections, and to improve natural detoxification pathways.

Mineral Supplements
Many more people are deficient in necessary trace minerals necessary for many biological reactions in the body. Restoring these minerals can be vital to improved health and reducing the build up of further unwanted
heavy metals.

Gastrointestinal Procotols
Depending on your specific complaints and test results, a tailored program may include supporting your body against infections, restoring healthy digestion, and reducing gut inflammation. More than 50% of the immune system is in the digestive tract, making this area of the body vital for overall health.

Energy and Vitality Support

Regain the energy and vitality you have lost over the past years. Stress, overworking, and nonoptimal lifestyle choices like poor diet and unhealthy sleep routine can weaken your immune system and hormonal functioning (such as adrenal function) over time. Holisitic medicine offers remedies, lifestyle coaching and other services that can help many of us over time regain our day-to-day energy and vitality.

NAD+ Therapy (injection and oral, referrals for IV)

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a coenzyme present in most cells in the body and supports the production of energy in cells, working as a fuel.  NAD+ is required for cells to metabolize carbohydrates, fats and amino acids. NAD+  works similarly to a neurotransmitter helping with chemical messaging in the brain.   It plays an important  role in healthy gene expression linked to aging, and is important for brain health. As we age, our NAD+ levels decline significantly.  NAD+ levels can be improved naturally with fasting, good sleep and exercise, but for many it is hard to replenish the levels.

NAD+ can have certain benefits:

• DNA Repair – reduction in inflammation that can help with certain degenerative diseases

• Neurotransmitter rebalancing and brain health, mood support

• Improved production of ATP (a coenzyme) that is used for cellular storage.

• Telomere Lengthening – helpful for anti-again

• [Support for addiction – note that if you are currently needing to stop an addictive substance or medication, we recommend going to a 10-14 day NAD+ IV program.  This Center uses more daily support for maintenance].

Peptide Therapy

A relatively new area of alternative medical science used in a handful of functional medicine clinics around the country for support of anti-aging, immune system rebalance and reduction of inflammation. Peptides are smaller proteins made of short sequences of amino acids that the body uses for hormonal and cell signaling.  Peptide therapies can give the body assistance with certain functions similar to naturally occurring peptides. Peptides can be helpful with weakened immune systems, inflammatory illnesses of the gut, skin and musculoskeletal systems, and can sometimes help weight management.

Tailored Compounded Remedies 

On occasion, issues such as chronic yeast, sinus and gut infections and various pain issues, that have not had sufficient improvement following rounds of regular prescriptions, can be supported with a combination or natural substances in combination with  medication. These compounded medications, and some prescriptions that must be sterilized (for example certain nasal sprays) require a sterile compounding pharmacy for tailored prescriptions.

Natural support for Mild mood imbalances (mild low mood and mild anxiety)

Often with assistance of psychotherapy and/or other mind-body therapies on a regular basis, mild low mood and anxiety can sometimes benefit from nutrient replenishing of minerals, vitamins and certain amino acids , as well as improving gut health.   If a patient is already on an anti-depressant, lab testing of nutrient levels can help to tailor a vitamin regimen and support methylation pathways.

Post-Covid Syndrome (COVID Long Haulers)

Those experiencing fatigue, joint pain, brain fog and sleep issues among other symptoms, may benefit from an integrative medicine approach. People with this syndrome may have symptoms for up to 6 months after COVID or even longer. A holistic approach combines lifestyle improvement recommendations, immune restoration, vitality support, anti-inflammatory support and energy healing methods.

Functional Lab Testing – can be done at specific testing centers, or with ‘nurse at your door’ home blood-draw service:

• Tests might include Food/Environmental Allergy/sensitivity testing, Heavy Metal Testing, Advanced Stool Testing, Detailed baseline and follow-up blood panel, Nutrient Testing, Pathogen Testing, Toxic Exposure Analysis

• Bioresonance Analysis of Health (alternative testing) – can be done by a mail in sample. See under bioenergetic medicine