Many people that come to see Dr Daniels are tired and frustrated with trying to resolve their health conditions.  Often they have gone from specialist to specialist only to be told “everything is normal,” or “let’s wait and see.”  They may have even tried a barrage of medications with no alleviation of their symptoms. 

A “Clean Bill of Health” doesn’t mean what it used to.  In a society where health takes a back seat to pills or other quick fixes, your yearly physical primarily involves screening for major diseases, (diabetes, breast cancer, cardiovascular disease etc.) but rarely measures your HEALTH!

Most people don’t realize that the standard blood work taken during these visits screen for DISEASE, but don’t measure OPTIMAL health.  “Normal” laboratory values actually vary from different diagnostic companies and are based on the extremely unhealthy American population.  Therefore, “Normal” does NOT equal healthy.  Functional Medicine interprets the same diagnostic laboratory panels, but narrows down the range of what constitutes “normal” as determined by scientific studies.  Dr. Daniels uses these “functional” ranges to measure a person’s health or Normal Physiology.  This revolutionary breakthrough allows her to identify many patterns of dysfunctional physiology that can cause symptoms!  These patterns of dysfunctional physiology can be supported through supplements, herbs, dietary and lifestyle recommendations to not only alleviate symptoms, but to prevent the progression to disease!

Although Dr. Daniels’ practice is sometimes described as holistic and alternative, what makes her clinic so unique is that her recommendations focus on RESTORING and SUPPORTING normal physiology based on sound scientific research.  Often people are skeptical of alternative medicine because they think that it is “voodoo” or unproven and this is true to some degree.  Alternative medicine is a blanket term that encompasses many different modalities from acupuncture to tai chi, some of which have no scientific validity.  Dr. Daniels’ practice is better described as Functional Medicine, a personalized medicine that deals with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of only treating the symptom or disease itself. It is a science-based field of health care that is grounded in the following principles:

• Biochemical individuality - the importance of individual variations in metabolic function that derive from genetic and environmental differences among individuals.
• Patient-centered medicine - "patient care" rather than "disease care,"
• Web-like interconnections - an abundance of research now supports the view that the human body functions as an orchestrated network of interconnected systems, rather than individual systems. 
  For example, some of the latest fields of research that are immerging are neuroimmunology – the connection between the nervous system and immune system and psychoneuroenterology – the connection between the mind, nervous system and digestive system.  In the future, going to a Neurologist, Endocrinologist or Cardiologist will be obsolete.  Dysfunctional physiology in one system impacts ALL other systems in the body!

There are hundreds of thousands of physiological pathways in the body.  Whether or not they are functioning NORMALLY creates how you feel and look.  Dr. Daniels believes that all symptoms are a sign of imbalance in your body and whether you are having a difficult transition though menopause, are experiencing symptoms of IBS, or have been diagnosed with a complex autoimmune disease, supporting normal physiology is essential to alleviating your symptoms and achieving greater wellbeing.

Unique to Dr. Daniels treatment is the concept of Bioindividualy, that every person is different and what is best for one person, might make someone else worse.   Many practitioners of alternative medicine try to fit people into protocols and although they might make a few people better, they undoubtedly will fail many more.   Dr. Daniels evaluates your health based on OPTIMUM physiology 
using the latest laboratory testing and combines integrative medicine treatments such as
herbs, supplements, and dietary and lifestyle recommendations to restore HEALTH!

Services Provided

·         Complete metabolic and nutritional blood testing

·         Adrenal stress hormone profile

·         Natural hormone replacement therapy

·         Osteoporosis bone density assessment

·         Pre and Post menopausal hormone profile

·         Food allergy testing

·         Anti-aging markers

·         Gastrointestinal panel testing

·         Parasite and yeast testing

·         Other metabolic and nutritional tests as indicated

When was the last time someone evaluated your health based on optimum physiology using the latest laboratory testing for your hormones brain chemistry/mood digestive system and overall function of your body?  When was the last time you looked and felt fantastic?