I have heard this from countless clients.  Many people feel like they’ve done everything in their power to feel better.  However, after a short discovery call, it becomes abundantly clear that there are some stones left unturned.  Additionally, when a person decides that they have “tried everything,” they subconsciously decide that nothing more can be done.  And this is not the right mindspace from which to make life-changing decisions!  

Many people have never worked with a practitioner who understands optimal lab values vs “normal” lab values, or had functional lab testing.  They’ve never had anyone ask about their sleep, stress, movement, or community support – all critical pieces of the puzzle when it comes to restoring vibrant health.  If you’re one of those people thinking, “This isn’t going to work for me,” have you really assessed all of these areas?  If you haven’t, I can help.

Think about all the time you’ve spent researching your condition.  All the hours you’ve spent sitting in a doctor’s waiting room for a 15-minute appointment.  We all have the same number of hours in a day, whether you are healthy or sick.  If you’re not feeling great, you’re probably not as productive in your work or home life.  This is more time wasted, which could be used to do what you enjoy!

Getting your health in order is one of the BEST ways to free up time to enjoy your life: hang out with your loved ones, take up that hobby you’ve always wanted to pursue, get involved in your community, whatever you want!  With the convenience of online appointments on YOUR schedule, you get to decide that this IS the right time to take charge of your health.

I hear you. It would be amazing if insurance covered these services.  But this is a huge misconception about Functional Medicine.  Generally, we’ve been conditioned to expect that insurance will pay for all health related issues, but really insurance is “sick care” for the lowest bidder.  Have you ever been denied an insurance claim because an insurance agent decided your lab test or procedure wasn’t “necessary?”  How is anyone ever supposed to heal in this model?  

Functional Medicine SAVES incredible amounts of money and time by PREVENTING the downstream effects of chronic disease.  It saves you the time you would have wasted in an office, being told your labs are “normal” when you feel like garbage.  It saves you money from prescription medicine copays that will never actually reverse your condition, but will keep you continually coming back from the same drug and cookie-cutter solution.  I encourage you to look past the “cost” of functional medicine services, but instead consider the “value” and what feeling great would actually ADD to your life.

Been there, done that!  And I’m a trained medical professional!  (We’re actually the worst patients).  We live in a constant state of information overload.  Knowledge is power, but without the proper guidance to take action, it’s worthless!  The most important information I can discover about  how to help you feel better comes from YOU, not a book or a lab test.  Understanding what’s going on inside your body is the key, so I have to ask the right questions and apply the right scientific solution to your individual situation.  When you partner with me, we’ll be able to navigate the conflicting health information together in a way that makes sense of it all.  Saving you time, money, and energy!

I wish this one was true!  In my 13+ years in conventional medicine, I can count on one hand the amount of times that a provider suggested that someone’s lifestyle might have influenced their chronic illness.  Yet I have seen hundreds of cases where people REVERSED their autoimmune disease or other chronic condition with lifestyle and diet changes.  Conventional medicine works on the premise of “name it to tame it” – get a diagnosis, give a prescription, see you in 6 months.  It’s algorithms and a one-size-fits-all approach where you have to check all the boxes for the insurance company to pay for your services.  This often works for Emergency or Acute care, but rarely helps anyone heal from a chronic issue.  

My approach to healing is focused on uncovering the root causes of your health issues and developing a customized plan to correct them, while actually helping you feel better.  Not just from a bandaid of a prescription, but from addressing the underlying factors that allowed such a condition to develop.  Conventional medicine has gotten very comfortable with the idea that the body systems are separate, hence we need a specialist for everything.  Have a heart problem?  See a Cardiologist.  Have a skin condition?  See a Dermatologist.  We’ve lost sight of the fact that all of our organ systems are intricately connected and what is happening in one organ will profoundly affect the rest.  I’m here to put it all together for you.