Functional Medicine is an approach and treatment that focuses on optimal functioning of the body and its organs, usually involving systems of holistic or alternative medicine, instead of covering up the symptoms or just altering lab results with medication. It deals with primary prevention and underlying causes of chronic disease rather than simply removing or masking symptoms once they arise.

With functional medicine, there is an emphasis on true healing, by treating the person rather than a disease. There is also a partnership of joint responsibility between a professional and clients, with the client carrying most of the load. It also embraces the most current science in diagnosing early abnormalities that eventually lead to chronic illness.

Functional medicine uses botanicals and other forms of nutritional supplementation rather than pharmaceutical agents that create high levels of stress damage. Under the influence of functional medicine, “old age” is not what it used to be, anti-aging is now a science, and optimized living is the “new normal” for people of every age.

Functional medicine is a complement to traditional medicine and not an alternative. Systems of health protection should work together where possible. One approach cannot serve all of “heaven and earth.”

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Why Do We Need Functional Medicine?

Chronic disease, as a rule, is slow to develop. Examples are diabetes, cardiovascular damage, hypertension, low thyroid, cancer, mental illness, autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, and back problems. Long-term predictions for such chronic diseases keep rising because the physical, emotional, and mental effects of stress are overwhelming us. This stress comes from poor diet, a toxic environment, drugs, accidents, nervous system impairments, emotional reactions to life, mental overload, lack of exercise, and insufficient sleep. Even falling in love is stressful (eustress)!

Diabetes is quickly becoming an epidemic, so traditional medicine is planning to target “high risk” individuals with ever-more dramatic drug interventions. Researchers, of course, hope to enhance quality of life while Big Pharma hopes to enhance profits. Yet, the physical, emotional, mental, and economic side effects of drug interventions leave us with a sobering message, one having little to do with healing or quality of life. Isn’t it time for a “sanity check”?

Functional medicine works to keep you from becoming a high-risk disease candidate in the first place. The rule is simple: prevent disease from developing now so there’s nothing to “treat” later. But if you already happen to be at risk, you can start reversing some or most of the acquired stress damage by enabling your body to heal itself. This is very different from suppressing disease symptoms with drugs, as it is done with statins or thyroid medications to make lab measurements look better.

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Who Qualifies For This Type of Proactive Approach?

Here’s the catch. People must qualify themselves to follow the prevention approaches of functional medicine and optimized living. Although a preventative or wellness lifestyle is highly rewarding, it is not for the timid. The problem is that most people have fallen victim to the harmful mental pattern of hoping rather than (pro)acting. They hope they will somehow fare better than others whom they know are suffering degraded lifestyles. Hope, however, doesn’t have a good track record for preventing chronic disease.

So, what are some of the harmful mental patterns you may inadvertently hold because of cultural influences? Here are a few examples. Do any fit you?

• You’ll pop a pill as a quick fix for almost anything to improve your short-term quality of life.
• You think your doctor’s job is to take charge of your health and “fix” you when symptoms arise.
• Your physical activity has decreased with each passing year because you think you’re supposed to slow down as your calendar age rises.
• You want your body to act and recover as it did in your teens and 20s.
  Hint: It can’t and won’t without ongoing lifestyle adjustments.

Most cancers incubate 10 years or more before they are finally detectible. An even longer incubation period applies to the metabolic abnormalities that lead to diabetes. What environmental stresses and biological imbalances occur during those incubation years to serve as fertile ground for cancer and diabetes? It’s the job of functional medicine to answer such questions and provide tailored re-balancing programs for individuals before they find themselves needing drugs, surgery, or medical appliances.

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Functional Medicine – Lifestyle Programs

Have Abdominal Pain?
Have Thyroid Problems?
Have hormones imbalance?
Have diabetes?
Any other Autoimmune Disorder?
Reclaim your Health, Youth, and Life!

Here are our Functional Medicine Program Benefits:

1) Your program is designed to correct the underlying cause(s) of your chronic symptoms or conditions. Each program is personalized to your needs because you are unique. (This is quite different than the traditional medical model of treating symptoms)

2) All 5 major components of your health will be addressed including:

• Organs and Glands (Hormones)
• Detoxification
• Nutrition
• Fitness
• Genetic Disposition

3) Improvement in the Following: (will have a more profound effect due to more personal care)

• Energy and Vitality
• Digestion
• Sleeping
• Body Composition
• Fitness & Strength
• Anxiety / Depression
• Chronic Pain
• Hormonal Imbalance
• Feelings of Well-Being
• Blood and Saliva Chemistries i.e. cholesterol, blood sugar, liver enzymes, hormone imbalance

4) Exclusive membership to our site for ongoing education to optimized living.

5) VIP membership for all future care (following program completion).

After the completion of your Peak lifestyle program, you may choose to continue with intermittent maintenance. These services are performed at a discounted rate, including 10% off necessary nutrient and hormonal supplementation.

6) Personal Referral Reward Program

Your personal referrals are greatly appreciated and rewarded.

7) Unlimited access to all patient educational material & Classes as follows:

• Nutrition
• Fitness
• Cooking
• Shopping Made Easy
• Stress Management
• Re-Thinking
• Detoxification

8) Our Lifestyle Program(s) will effectively take you by the hand, educate you, mentor you, inspire you, and motivate you to achieve your goals so that you too may enjoy the fulfilled life you were meant to!

“Change can be difficult and often seemingly impossible. But, if you are unhappy with the way you feel, the way you look and your general well-being; change is required.” – Julio Jimenez D.PSc

Thank You for Allowing Us the Opportunity to Help You Achieve Your Goals!

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Why We Do Not Accept Insurance

Thank you for considering our office for your functional health care needs. We understand that many patients have asked us why we do not accept insurance, and we would like to explain our reasoning to you.

​At our office, we are committed to providing you with the highest quality care that addresses the underlying causes of your symptoms with specific nutritional and lifestyle recommendations.

​Unfortunately, participating providers are required to accept the fees that insurance companies establish, regardless of whether they are reasonable or applicable to that practice. As a result, we have found that right now, for functional medicine, we cannot be a participating provider in the insurance networks and provide the time-intensive, well-researched, expert care that we do.

​We do accept Medicare, however, you will pay us directly, and we will help you request reimbursement from Medicare. We are happy and excited to see you and assist you with your wellness needs.

We are confident that we can provide you with the care and support you need to achieve optimal health and well-being.