Conditions we treat in our office
Chronic gut issues
Chronic gut issues
Let’s heal IBS, SIBO, IBD, reflux by identifying root causes—such as dysbiosis, food sensitivities, or low digestive enzymes—rather than just masking symptoms. Using the 5R Framework (Remove, Replace, Re-inoculate, Repair, Rebalance), we use specialized testing such as GI MAP, food allergies and sensitivities, to create personalized diet, lifestyle, and supplement plans.
Key Functional Medicine Gut Approaches
The 5R Framework
Eliminate trigger foods, allergens, or infections (parasites, yeast, bacteria).
Add digestive aids like enzymes or hydrochloric acid to improve digestion.
Restore balance with probiotics and prebiotic foods.
Heal the gut lining using nutrients like L-glutamine, zinc, and Omega-3s.
Manage stress, sleep, and lifestyle factors to maintain health.
Advanced Testing
Functional medicine often uses comprehensive stool analysis, microbiome mapping, and food sensitivity tests.
Dietary Changes
Often includes removing processed foods, adopting low-FODMAP, or elimination diets to reduce inflammation.
Lifestyle Factors
Addressing the gut-brain connection through stress reduction and supporting the circadian rhythm of the gut.
Common Gut Issues Addressed
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Chronic constipation or diarrhea
- Reflux (GERD)
- Food sensitivities and intolerances
Adrenal fatigue" (or HPA axis dysfunction)
Adrenal fatigue" (or HPA axis dysfunction)
Adrenal fatigue, or HPA axis dysfunction, is a state of chronic stress-induced dysfunction—resulting in fatigue, insomnia, cravings, and mood swings.
It is addressed via root-cause analysis using saliva/blood testing for cortisol and DHEA, followed by lifestyle changes like stress reduction.
Common symptoms:
Energy & Mood
Chronic fatigue, especially in the morning or mid-afternoon, mood swings, and low libido.
Physical
Cravings for salty or sweet foods, weight gain (especially around the abdomen), dizziness upon standing, and poor immune function.
Sleep
Cravings for salty or sweet foods, weight gain (especially around the abdomen), dizziness upon Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, and poor immune function.
Hormonal imbalance
Commonly Addressed Hormonal Issues:
Stress & Adrenals
Managing cortisol imbalances, which can affect thyroid function, sleep, and sex hormones.
Thyroid Dysfunction
Addressing underlying factors behind hypothyroid symptoms.
Sex Hormone Imbalances
Addressing PMS, perimenopause/menopause, and low testosterone using herbal formulations as well as bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT)
Metabolic Issues
Managing insulin resistance caused by, or contributing to, hormone disruption.
Functional medicine treats hormonal imbalances by identifying root causes—such as chronic stress, inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, or gut dysfunction—rather than just managing symptoms. Personalized, evidence-based plans focus on lifestyle modifications, targeted nutrition, stress reduction, and advanced, comprehensive laboratory testing to restore hormonal harmony
Comprehensive Testing
Evaluation of comprehensive, often saliva- or urine-based, hormone panels (e.g., cortisol, progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, thyroid).
Nutritional Support
A nutrient-dense diet to stabilize blood sugar, manage inflammation, and support hormone synthesis, often featuring specific supplements like magnesium, vitamin D, and adaptogenic herbs (e.g., ashwagandha, rhodiola).
Gut-Healing Protocols
Repairing the gut microbiome, as it plays a crucial role in detoxifying and metabolizing hormones.
Liver Support
Enhancing detoxification pathways to assist the liver in clearing excess or used hormones.
Lifestyle Interventions
Prioritizing stress management (mindfulness, meditation), improving sleep hygiene, and adopting consistent, gentle exercise routines.
Medically supervised weight loss
Medically supervised weight loss
We understand how difficult weight loss can be. Even with the best of efforts, managing your weight can involve frustrating ups and downs, and can even feel hopeless at times.
Weight loss can be especially difficult when you try to do it on your own. Our medically supervised weight loss options offer the support and accountability of a provider that’s on your side.
Our medically supervised weight loss options include:
Intermittent fasting
(IF) is a dietary approach that cycles between periods of eating and fasting, focusing on when to eat rather than just what to eat. Popular methods include the 16/8 method (16 hours fasting, 8-hour window) It aids weight loss, lowers blood pressure, and reduces inflammation.
Metabolic Issues
This plan involves combining healthy eating, with an FDA-approved prescription medication for weight loss. These medications lessen your appetite or can make you feel full earlier.
Our Prescription Medication Plan includes:
Mold related illness
Mold related illness
Black mold is a fungus that may cause your immune system to react.
Mold toxicity issues are commonly overlooked in conventional medicine.
Stachybotrys (commonly called “black mold”) and other mycotoxin-producing fungi began to be blamed for a host of negative health effects. Inhalation of mycotoxins was purported to cause a range of nonspecific symptoms from fatigue and headache to respiratory symptoms, “brain fog,” and mood changes, often referred to as the “toxic mold syndrome” or within the integrative medicine community as “chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS).”
MYCOTOXINS ARE LINKED TO MANY ILLNESSES
Lyme Disease, SIBO, IBS, IBD, Autism, Alzheimer’s Disease, Breast Implant Illness; The Diseases caused by exposure to mycotoxins is known as the Great Masquerader of the 21st century due to its ability to present a number of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.
This topic is very near to my heart. In 2020, I gradually began to experience an array of random symptoms and by 2023 it became clear to me something was wrong and I needed to figure it out. I tested my home and my home-based office; I ran a whole bunch of lab tests on myself. Shocking truth! I had CIRS (chronic inflammatory response syndrome). Now what? I became bedridden in 2024 for seven months. My quality of life was gone.
I could not travel or plan any social activities. Social isolation kicked in. I have spent an exorbitant amount of money and time to research and figure out how to get myself well. I have carefully followed multiple protocols to no avail. Not only it was so overwhelming but it did not give me results.
From mold inspections to mold remediation, to multiple lab testing, brain rewiring, and a treatment that worked. I began this new well researched protocol (a 6 months protocol) in May 2025 and within a few months I began to get some sense of normalcy in my life. Symptoms began to resolve one by one until I regained my life back. I am here to support you and help you heal. Healing is possible! It was possible for me and it is possible for you.
https://www.aaaai.org/tools-for-the-public/conditions-library/allergies/toxic-mold
https://www.airoasis.com/pages/shop-by-concern-mold
Other treatments/services
Active B-complex and B12 injections are used in weight-loss clinics to potentially boost energy and metabolism, particularly when combined with diet and exercise.
Methionine, Inositol, and Choline (MIC) to support liver function and fat metabolism.
Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) – to enhance cellular energy
Glycine– to help with muscle maintenance and repair.
Lysine – supports fat metabolism; provides an essential building block for L-Carnitine, a key molecule your body uses to transport fats for energy production.
Related articles:
https://aapep.bocsi.com/resources/glycine-definition-structure-benefits-sources-and-uses.html
https://pmc/ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC/11510825
https://pmc/ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC/6627940/
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Niacin-HealthProfessional/
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002409.htm
https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr,202100111
https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplements/lysine
NAD+ sublingual or injections
Increasing cellular NAD+ has been found to improve mitochondrial function, activate mitophagy (the recycling of dysfunctional mitochondria), and improve keratinocyte regenerative capacity.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9512238/
Hospital-Grade 12-Lead EKG with cardiologist interpretation
