Our functional medicine approach
When you start..
Every new patient fills out a detailed health history form prior to your first consultation. When we meet for your first one-on-one functional medicine consult (via telehealth) we will be diving deep into your nagging symptoms, current health concerns, lifestyle, diet, stress, previous trauma, etc. These are all a part of your unique story and by gathering this information it will help us get to the root cause of your symptoms.
During your initial consultation, some functional medicine specific labs may be recommended to help us uncover more information. Some of the common labs are: gut microbiome testing, hormonal testing, additional bloodwork, genetics, etc. The cost of these are not included in your consultation fees and prices/benefits will be discussed prior to ordering.
At the initial consultation we can typically find a few things to start working on. Once we have more information back from your functional medicine labs and tests we can develop a treatment plan tailored to address the root cause of your symptoms and/or optimize your health markers. These plans always include some lifestyle changes, diet/nutrition changes, supplements, occasionally (very rarely) medications.
Follow-up
Monitoring your progress and checking in will be important. Often times more lab work/functional tests with time can be really helpful to get feedback on how your body is reacting to the changes you’ve made. I love hearing how you are feeling and how you are using this new greatness to be your best self!