My Approach to Wellness

This approach in functional medicine provides a structured framework for understanding and addressing health issues from their roots. It emphasizes personalized, integrative care that considers the whole person and aims to restore balance, optimize function, and promote long-term health and well-being.

Begin

  • Identify the Root Causes

    This step starts with a thorough evaluation to uncover the root causes of your health concerns. It includes reviewing your medical history, analyzing symptoms, and conducting targeted lab tests like blood panels, hormone analysis, stool testing, and food sensitivity assessments.

  • Comprehensive Evaluation

    The focus is on understanding how your body’s systems interconnect, identifying imbalances that affect your overall health. This assessment considers genetics, lifestyle, psychological factors, and environmental influences to provide a holistic health profile.

Balance

  • Address Core Imbalances

    After identifying the causes, the focus is on correcting them through dietary adjustments, stress management, better sleep, and regular physical activity. Targeted supplementation with vitamins, minerals, or herbs may also be recommended to restore balance and enhance body function.

  • Support Key Functions

    This involves improving detox pathways, boosting immunity, enhancing gut health, balancing hormones, and managing blood sugar levels. Reducing inflammation and oxidative stress is also essential to promoting overall health and ensuring long-term well-being.

Block

  • Remove Barriers to Healing

    This step focuses on identifying and addressing obstacles that hinder recovery, such as toxins, hidden infections, or microbial imbalances like SIBO or dysbiosis. Removing these factors clears the way for progress in your healing journey and supports overall health.

  • Avoid Persistent Triggers

    The aim is to eliminate chronic stressors, allergens, or harmful habits that negatively affect recovery. By addressing these persistent triggers, you create a healthier environment that supports sustained healing and long-term improvements in your health.

Boost

  • Enhance Healing Processes

    This phase focuses on strengthening your body’s natural repair mechanisms with nutrients or therapies like collagen for gut health or adaptogens for adrenal support. These interventions help to enhance tissue repair, regeneration, and overall recovery.

  • Promote Resilience and Health

    The ultimate goal is to optimize your body’s resilience and functionality, building a foundation for sustained health. By enhancing recovery processes, this step helps to prevent recurrences of health issues and promotes long-term well-being.