Functional Family Medicine
Comprehensive, preventive care for every stage of life. We use labs, lifestyle, and targeted therapies to restore balance naturally.
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Proactive, whole-person care for every stage of life.
Our primary and preventative care approach blends traditional family medicine with functional, root cause evaluation to keep you healthy— not just treat illness. We focus on early detection, lifestyle medicine, and personalized plans that support long term wellness. From annual physicals and management of chronic conditions to nutrition guidance and lab base prevention, we partner with you to build sustainable health from the inside out.
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Support for weight regulation, insulin sensitivity, energy, and longevity. Metabolic health affects every system in the body. We assess glucose control, insulin rese, inflammation, lipids, hormones, sleep, stress, and mitochondrial function to create a custom plan that helps you feel and function your best. Treatment may include nutrition and movement strategies, medication support (such as GLP-1s if appropriate), peptide therapy, and targeted supplementation to improve metabolic resilience.
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Healing the gut to support whole body wellness. Your gut influences digestion, hormones, immunity, and mood. We evaluate microbiome balance, food sensitivities, digestion and absorption, inflammation, and conditions such as IBS, SIBO, dysbiosis, reflux, candida, H.Pylori, and leaky gut. Treatment focuses on identifying root causes, restoring healthy gut function, reducing symptoms, and optimizing nutrition through a combination of functional testing, targeted therapies, and sustainable lifestyle shifts.
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Advanced therapeutic peptides for healing, performance, and cellular repair. Peptide therapy offers targeted support for metabolism, inflammation, immune function, hormone balance, cognition, and recovery. We provide safe evidenced based peptide protocols tailored to your goals—weather that’s weight optimization, improved muscle and tissue repair, deeper sleep, skin rejuvenation, or enhanced vitality. All peptides are sourced from reputable compounding pharmacies and integrated in your broader functional medicine plan.
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Balanced hormones for vitality, mood, metabolism, and longevity. We treat hormone health with a systems-based individualized approach for both men and women. Using comprehensive lab analysis, we evaluate sex hormones, adrenal health, thyroid function, and metabolic markers to understand the full picture. Treatment may include bioidentical hormone replacement, fertility/supportive protocols, peptide therapy, and nutritional optimization to improve energy, mood, sleep, libido, and long-term vitality.
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Comprehensive testing and treatment for the full thyroid picture.
We go behind standard TSH-only testing to evaluate Free t3, Free t4, Reverse t3, antibodies, nutrient status, and adrenal interplay. Whether you are dealing with Hashimoto’s, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or persistent systems despite “normal labs” we uncover the underlying drivers—hormonal, immune, inflammatory, and metabolic. Treatment is personalized and may include medication management, targeted supplementations, nutrition, and lifestyle strategies to restore thyroid balance and energy.