Functional medicine
Functional medicine looks at the connections between your symptoms, lifestyle, environment, nutrition, and the systems that influence your health.
Health as connected systems
Functional medicine considers how different parts of your health relate to one another, alongside your daily habits and environment.
A detailed health history helps guide the conversation. Testing may be recommended when it can add useful information.
Diet, sleep, movement and environmental factors are part of that review. Recommendations take your circumstances and goals into account.
Your health history
When you’re dealing with ongoing health concerns, it’s easy to focus on each symptom individually.
Fatigue. Digestive issues. Hormonal changes. Poor sleep. Brain fog. Difficulty managing your weight. Persistent aches and inflammation.
But your body doesn’t work in isolated systems.
Assessment and testing
We don't believe in treating everyone with the same protocol.
We start by understanding your story—your health history, symptoms, lifestyle, goals, and what you’ve already tried.
When appropriate, we use targeted laboratory testing to gather more information and identify patterns that may help explain what’s going on. Then we use that information to build a plan designed specifically around you.
Functional and conventional care
Conventional care plays an essential role in diagnosis, acute illness, emergencies and ongoing medical care.
Functional medicine adds a detailed conversation about health history, diet, lifestyle and environment, with testing considered when it can help explore contributing factors.
Functional medicine works alongside care from your other clinicians. Recommendations should take that care, including medications, into account.
How care is planned
Find the patterns
Your symptoms rarely exist in isolation. We look at the bigger picture and how different systems may be influencing one another.
Personalize the plans
Your health history, lifestyle, goals, and testing help guide recommendations that are specific to you—not a generic protocol.
Track and adapt
Your health isn’t static. We monitor your progress, learn from your response, and adjust your approach as needed.
You can start with a 30-minute consultation call
A call with Dr. Nick about your history, symptoms and goals.
Get your summary
Afterward, Dr. Nick sends a summary with the testing he recommends and your options.
Choose how to continue
Start with a single case review of your results, or work with Dr. Nick for 90 days on a plan for food, supplements and exercise.
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Is functional medicine a good fit?
Consider these questions privately as you explore your options.
- Would you like more time to talk through your health history and questions?
- Are you interested in understanding possible contributing factors in your health?
- Are you open to changes in diet, sleep and movement?
- Are you willing to consider testing when it could add useful information?
- Would ongoing guidance help you put agreed changes into practice?
- Do you want support that works alongside care from your other clinicians?
Before you book.
For appointment questions, call (949) 677-1329.
How does a functional medicine consultation work?
It’s a 30-minute call. Afterward, Dr. Nick sends a summary with the testing he recommends and your options for working together.
How do I request an appointment?
Use the SimplePractice appointment request, or call the office. The practice will confirm your appointment.
What if I’m not sure which appointment to choose?
Call the office to discuss appointment options before submitting a request.
What about fees and insurance?
Fees for each appointment type are shown when you request an appointment. Functional medicine is self-pay. For chiropractic care, the practice can submit claims if your plan includes chiropractic benefits; coverage depends on your plan.
What is the cancellation policy?
The practice policies, including cancellation terms, are shared through the patient portal when your appointment is set up.
Where should I send records or health information?
Use the practice’s patient portal, not this website, for clinical messages, health information and requested records.
Start with a conversation.
Book a 30-minute functional medicine consultation to talk through your symptoms, history and any results you already have.
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