Integrative Functional Medicine & Acupuncture Center

Allergy symptoms occur when your immune system overreacts to an allergen—something that usually is harmless, such as plant pollen, dust mites, molds, insect stings or food. Allergies are a major cause of illness in the United States. As many as 50 million people - about one in five - have allergies.

Autoimmune diseases occurred when our immune cells destroy the body’s own healthy tissues by mistake. Autoimmune diseases can affect almost any part of the body, including the heart, brain, nerves, muscles, skin, eyes, joints, lungs, kidneys, glands, the digestive tract, and blood vessels.

Bones provide structure, protect organs, anchor muscles and store calcium. It is important to build strong, healthy bones during childhood and adolescence, and to take steps to protect bone health during adulthood.

Neurological disorders are diseases of the brain, spine and the nerves that connect them. There are more than 600 diseases of the nervous system, such as brain tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, stroke and many less familiar ones.

Optimized specific modifiable lifestyle factors in order to improve your overall immune function and reduce the progression from viral colonization to illness. Leart which natural therapeutic agents modulate your cellular defenses, promote viral eradication or inactivation, mitigate collateral damage, and promote restoration of your bodily functions.

Integrative Functional Medicine cares for the whole person not just the disease or symptoms by combining evidence-based natural treatments such as nutrition, dietary supplements, acupuncture, massage and yoga into your overall care plan.

Cardiovascular disease are conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. Many risk factors can be treated, such as tobacco exposure, high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, diabetes, unhealthy diets, and harmful use of alcohol.

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex disorder characterized by extreme fatigue that worsens with physical or mental activity, CFS may be triggered by a combination of factors ranging from viral infection, adrenal fatigue, to brain imbalance.

CIRS is a persistent innated immune inflammatory response to toxins, antigens, and inflammagens that occurs in genetically predisposed individuals who are unable to process these biotoxins. Mold illness is a subcategory of CIRS. Allergies are caused by the acquired immune system.

Getting rid of toxins and enhancing our detoxification systems is essential for creating optimal health. Each one of us may need different nutrients and detoxification protocols depending on our symptoms, genetic predispositions and environmental exposures.

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions: increased blood sugar, high blood pressure, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels, which together increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Common digestive problems include heartburn/GERD, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Symptoms may include bloating, constipation or diarrhea, gas, stomach pain, adverse reactions to foods.

Variants in your genes can impact your ability to make and use different nutrients critical for reducing inflammation, healthy circulation, promoting a strong immunity, supporting emotional health, proper removal of the dangerous toxins you are exposed to as well as slowing the aging process. If you’ve been searching for information on DNA and your SNPs, we can help you better understand how your DNA relates to nutrition, detoxification, anti-oxidant protection and numerous other metabolic processes.

Hormones are chemical messengers that affect and manage hundreds of bodily processes. Often, a bodily process involves a chain reaction of several different hormones.

The body restores and repairs itself during sleep. If you have poor sleep, you have limited repair.

A lipid disorder means that you have high levels of either low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, or elevated levels of fats called triglycerides. If you have high LDL cholesterol or high triglycerides, you probably have an increased risk for developing heart disease.

When activated, mast cells release inflammatory mediators causing episodic multi-organ symptoms such as hives, swelling, flushing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, low blood pressure, fainting, heart palpitations, wheezing, red eyes, itching, and/or nasal congestion. Studies showed that mast cells play a significant role in a host of inflammatory, infectious, and functional disorders of the lungs, eyes, skin, joints, and gastrointestinal tract. Mast cells also participate in the development of autoimmune disorders and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

Overt symptoms of low testosterone are affecting 50% of men with measurable low levels. The decrease in testosterone levels is gradual over a long period of time and most men do not notice the slow decrease in sex drive, diminished erectile strength, sleep disturbance, depressed mood, or lethargy.

A comprehensive physiological and psychosocial approach to mental health and chronic physical illness improves outcomes and the potential for avoiding or reducing medication. We treat the mind and body by focusing on the detailed interactions between a person’s hormonal system, immune system, gastrointestinal system, nutrition, environment, socio-spiritual status, genetics, detoxification, cell signaling, life circumstance, age and gender.

"Our most powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic disease, heal the environment, reform politics, and revive economies is the fork. What we put on it has tremendous implications, not just for our waistlines but also for the planet and our global economy. What we do to our bodies we do to the planet and what we do to the planet we do to our bodies." Mark Hyman, MD

Overactive bladder syndrome (OBS) is highly prevalent, and even more so with age. It is characterized by the presence of urinary urgency, and may be associated with incontinence, increased voiding frequency, and nocturia. People suffering with OBS often have a combination of factors that contribute to their chronic bladder wall inflammation. In order to effectively resolve this condition, it is necessary to understand all of the contributing factors and chose the appropriate treatment modality.

Majority of chronic aches and pains are caused by inflammation. Fortunately, we have innate mechanisms to suppress chronic inflammation so that we can feel better and live more productive lives. The inflammatory cascade is an important part of how the body fights infection and heals injury. However, if the process is not turned off at some point, acute becomes chronic and can cause condition such as arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis, gastritis, etc.

Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting, such as the common cold, allegies, to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, acute asthma and lung cancer.

Support your skin, hair, and nails with Marine Collagen. Moderate the appearance of wrinkles with Hyaluronic Acid. Lighten your brown age spots by eliminating accumulated lipofuscin deposits with DMAE.

Weight loss has nothing to do with counting or cutting out calories or willpower. Body weight is influenced by multiple factors such as genetics, appetite, dietary choices, stress, neurotransmitters, hormones, poor detoxification capability, metabolic changes, and physical activity. Any successful weight loss program must evaluate and address all of these factors.

A woman’s health is influenced by her evolution in the womb, her social, cultural, and ecological environment throughout her lifetime. This tight relationship with the environment causes great disturbances in the anatomy, the biochemistry, and the souls of women. These imbalances can be healed by shifts in belief, nutrition, and activity, and supported by botanicals that have evolved in harmony with our own bodies over centuries.