Work Smarter, Not Harder

Exhausted by complicated protocols? Let me simplify the overwhelm.

I offer practical, methodical care for anyone ready to trust that less — fewer supplements, fewer tests — can truly be more.

My Approach

I’ve spent over a decade working with functional medicine practices that leaned heavily on supplement stacks and extensive lab panels.

It wasn’t until I started asking patients — what actually made the difference? — that a clear pattern emerged.

> 70% of patients attributed their improvement to how they understood and related to their health challenges — not a supplement or test result.

That finding reshaped everything. My approach is rooted in methodical, evidence-informed care. I always take your mindset, values, and beliefs into consideration for any lab or treatment, and believe that education and sustainable practices can do more for our health than handfuls of supplements or strict lifestyle protocols.

I have experience in addressing almost any symptom or condition via functional medicine, and am particularly passionate about what I call the “G.A.M.E.” changers:

Gut-brain health (including Alzheimer’s Disease prevention/early treatment, anxiety/depression)
Autoimmunity (including immune imbalances triggered by response to microbes such as Covid)
Metabolic/Mitochondria (including fatigue, pain)
Environmental/Endocrine/Eu-Aging (including hormone replacement therapy or optimization)

Conditions I Treat

Click each topic to see details and how I approach each condition/symptom

Thyroid Conditions

I have personally experienced the ups and downs of having autoimmune thyroiditis (Graves Disease followed by Hashimoto’s).

My approach to thyroid health is to:

Run a full thyroid panel (TSH, free T3, free T4, reverse T3, total T3, TPO antibodies, Thyroglobulin antibodies) with other labs that influence thyroid hormones (inflammation markers, nutrients, other hormones, etc).
If thyroid results are suboptimal or abnormal, order thyroid imaging to rule out “red flags” and work on optimizing thyroid hormone levels with the goal of seeing symptoms improve. Depending on the patient, I prescribe synthetic low-cost prescriptions, natural desiccated thyroid, and personalized compounding prescription options.
As we work on optimizing thyroid levels and symptoms, take a deeper dive into triggers and root causes of thyroid dysfunction (often starts with the gut as well as where a patient may not be using their voice – the thyroid is in the area where our voice box is located!)

Note, I work with patients with hyperthyroidism/Graves disease, but the effects of Graves can occur rapidly (e.g. “bulging eyes,” issues with the heart) so I require patients be established with an endocrinologist who can monitor for those sudden potential effects. My role in these cases is to prescribe medication as needed, work on getting someone off medication, and putting the autoimmune process into remission.

Persistent Digestive Issues

Over 60% of the American population reports having a persistent digestive issue. Our digestion is intricately tied to our lifestyle, mindset, and environmental exposures.

I work with patients who are experiencing:

Bloating (feeling of air trapped in the gut, usually associated with eating)
Constipation (i.e. not having a complete bowel movement every day)
IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
Heartburn/Reflux
Food intolerances/sensitivities
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis)

When I address these, I include practical personalized lifestyle modifications that work with gut anatomy and physiology, breath testing for SIBO, stool testing, and even urine testing (which is one of the better ways to evaluate for yeast or fungal overgrowth).

Cardiometabolic Conditions

This includes:

High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia)
Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
Obesity
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin resistance

When I work on these conditions, I include prescriptions, realistic expectations for how effective a supplement may be, bloodwork, and referrals for imaging to be complete (since bloodwork can’t tell us if there is actual damage or problems that we need to curtail).

Environmental Medicine

This includes:

MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome)
Suspected mycotoxin-induced illness
Heavy metal exposure and gentle oral chelation

My approach with these is to start with practical modifications to lifestyle, education, bring in a few supplements at a time (and track response to these), and testing as needed.

Perimenopause and Menopause

My approach to perimenopause:

Take a deep dive evaluation into the top 3 symptoms a patient is experiencing, and initiate treatments based off symptoms (while waiting on test results).
I run bloodwork, but in perimenopause I prefer dynamic hormone testing (e.g. Mira) where hormones can be checked daily to see the patterns. Blood testing only looks at one moment in time, and a treatments such as hormone replacement therapy shouldn’t be initiated based off one set of bloodwork results.
Address the other key systems that impact hormone production and metabolism (gut, nervous system, environment).

I prescribe all types of hormone replacement therapy, including compounding creams, oral forms (even “bioidentical” estradiol), patches, and injections (although injections are last resort).

Reproductive Hormone Imbalances

This includes:

PCOS (now called PMOS)
Infertility
Menstrual disorders
Fibroids (although this is very difficult to address, and often requires significant changes to diet)
Endometriosis stage 1 and 2 (similar to fibroids, very difficult to address)
Low testosterone in men

The approach is similar to perimenopause and menopause, starting with testing and improving the top 3 associated symptoms, then taking a deep dive into triggers and root causes. Hormones issues are rarely just an issue with the production and utilization of hormones.

Neurocognitive Conditions

I received training via Dr. Dale Bredesen’s initial ReCODE framework, and have a personal interest in addressing neurocognitive issues.

Conditions include:

Early cognitive decline/dementia (with caregiver support)
Anxiety
Depression
ADHD/ADD

Note, there is no magic pill for any of these. To improve these symptoms and conditions, lifestyle modification is a key element. If a patient (and caretaker) is unwilling to modify lifestyle habits, I am not the best practitioner for that patient.

Health Optimization

This includes:

Optimizing health span (i.e. longevity)
Actively working to prevent familial diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease)