My Services

Functional medicine, antiaging medicine, regenerative medicine, and integrative medicine are all in the realm of complementary medicine and are shaping the future of healthcare. As a complementary and personalized medicine provider, I focus on the whole system, not just the symptoms or a single system.

I listen and spend time with you to understand your specific health needs, assessing genetic and environmental factors, as well as diet and lifestyle elements which influence your overall wellbeing. We create a health plan specific to your needs at this time so that we can optimize your health. I’ll be there every step of the way to support you along this healing journey so that you can lead your best life.

While my approach is patient-centered, my focus is on integrating science based, cutting-edge prevention with the best, non-evasive treatment modalities available. As such, I believe in prevention and healing the root cause instead of trying to treat symptoms.

My goal is to help you prevent rapid aging and diseases that stem from “inflammaging”; aging too quickly from high, unchecked levels of inflammation that most doctors don’t look into.

Science clearly shows that hormones rule our whole-body health. Hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, and thyroid speak to our tissues throughout the entire human body. This communication is critical for optimal brain health, bone health, immunity, skin health, and fighting illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and dementia.

Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are all crucial in keeping our body operating optimally, preventing illnesses, and aiding in longevity, but as we age our hormones can easily shift and become unbalanced. Hormone imbalances can create chronic inflammation which often leads to declining health over time or speeding up aging. Symptoms like mood swings, weight gain, and brain fog that your doctor may say “just part of getting older”, are typically red flags that your hormones are off! Ignoring hormone imbalances can lead you down the path of chronic illnesses faster and take away from the quality of your everyday life.

Appropriate natural (bio-identical) hormone replacement is an amazing solution to boost vitality while preventing early onset of illnesses like dementia and heart attack just to name a few.

Currently, conventional medicine doesn’t acknowledge the differences between synthetic hormones and natural hormones however there is a huge difference to your body. Synthetic hormones do not create the same effect of natural hormones and in fact they can be quite dangerous as they increase your risk for certain illnesses.

When considering hormone replacement therapy in the safest and most effective way, we test and never guess! Hormone testing is one of the hallmarks of functional medicine and I believe testing the systems of the body have a big impact on disease prevention. I utilize a variety of tests including blood, saliva and urine -some of which can be collected at the comfort of your home- to get a clearer picture of any imbalances present. For instance, blood test is preferred for thyroid function assessment, while saliva hormone testing is favored for cortisol and sex hormones. Saliva testing helps us determine hormones at the tissue level and the need for supplemental hormone treatment. Urine estrogen metabolite testing is highly valuable for assessing risk for breast cancer as well.

Advanced hormone testing is especially beneficial for people with hidden thyroid impairment, or those who are already taking thyroid medications. Often, people on medications are still struggling with symptoms because they are prescribed a synthetic hormone or a generic dose instead of the correct amount for their body at this time. Once thyroid function is addressed appropriately, many clients report improvement of symptoms such as easy weight loss.