You Are the Medicine

Physician-led care for complex, layered chronic illness, when doing more hasn’t worked.
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You've done the work. So why don't you feel better?

Most of our patients come to us after seeing several doctors, trying the protocols, and taking a long list of supplements. Some feel worse with every new thing they add. Others have improved, then stalled. If that sounds familiar, the problem is rarely effort. It is usually the order things are being done in.

We start with what is in the way.

Your body can only take on so much at once. Dr. Daniel's approach, the Longevity Hierarchy™, identifies what is using up your capacity, whether that is a hidden load such as mold or infection, or a nervous system and immune system stuck on high alert, and addresses it first. The same treatments, in a better order, can lead to very different results.

How the Longevity Hierarchy works →

What we focus on

Mold and environmental illness

When hidden exposures at home, at work or from the past are weighing on your body, we guide you through recovery at a pace your body can sustain.

Mast cell activation and reactivity

For people who react to foods, smells, supplements and stress, we calm the system first so treatment becomes possible.

Hormones and midlife

Perimenopause, menopause and testosterone care that fits the rest of your health picture.

Fertility and preconception

Preparing your body for conception, with attention to the hidden loads that affect fertility.

Nervous system and dysautonomia

Support for a body stuck in fight-or-flight, from POTS to anxiety and sleep.

Gut health

For bloating, reflux, IBS, SIBO, SIFO and other digestive issues that have not resolved with standard approaches.

Complex chronic illness

For overlapping, multi-system and “mystery” symptoms, when several problems are connected and no one has put the pieces together.

Healthspan and longevity

For people who feel well and want to stay that way: personalized care built around your biology, not the latest trend.

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What patients say

“I've had mysterious, varied symptoms for over 10 years, and I've been playing medical whack-a-mole for what seems like an eternity. Dr. Stephanie is the first doctor to consider that maybe all these weird things are connected (as I've always suspected), and really listened to my concerns. I'm so glad I finally bit the bullet to start working with Dr. Stephanie.”

Tess A.

“She identified that my mild cognitive symptoms and gut issues were probably related to mold. She gave me a list of mold experts and sure enough there was mold in our house that you couldn't see or smell. After following her recommendations and supplements plan I am feeling much better. She also helps me navigate what to request from my primary care doctor. I am so grateful for her help and expertise!”

Nadia M.

“I have been looking for doctors like Dr. Daniel for nearly a decade. I have seen naturopaths and functional medicine doctors, and while many were very good, none gave me hope for truly getting to the root of my problems and truly healing me. Stephanie is one in a million, and I am so glad I found her.”

Catherine H.

Three ways to start

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20-minute welcome consult

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Protocol Audit

A free 3-minute self-assessment that shows where you may fall on the Longevity Hierarchy™.

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Want a second opinion

Protocol Review

A one-time consult on your current plan: what to address first, what to pause, and what may be missing. $750.

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Your Story

There are so many clues in your personal narrative of the potential life factors that may have contributed to your current state of health over the years. It actually starts before you were conceived, beginning with the genetic blueprint you inherited from your ancestors, through the time of your conception and development in utero and into your life from infancy to adulthood. We’re interested in all of these details, along with the personal insights you have about yourself, all of which inform the variables that may be contributing to your current health status. No detail is too minor and we can’t wait to hear about you.

Your Lab Testing

Functional medicine testing can include a broad array of options. We use blood analysis, comprehensive stool and urine tests, as well as sometimes saliva testing to provide insights about aspects of your microbiome, mitochondrial function, hormones, including thyroid and adrenal, nutritional status, cancer risk, metabolism, level of toxic burden, immune function, genetic susceptibility, intestinal permeability (leaky gut), potential hidden infections and more. If there are particular types of tests you’ve heard about or are curious about, we’re happy to discuss them with you and provide education about the usefulness and benefits of doing certain types of testing.

Supplements

We offer personalized supplement recommendations to address deficiencies and to use as interventions for which we have measurable outcomes. The goal of using supplements is to correct imbalances and resolve the condition, and are not meant to create a lifelong dependency. We do not believe in creating a lifestyle dependent on supplements or nutraceuticals. Outside of a few exceptions, they are used as tools to help improve or resolve aspects of your condition and in the context of the broader path you will be following for your healing.

Prescriptions

As necessary, we may recommend the use of pharmaceutical or over the counter medications, most often temporarily, to help in achieving a particular health goal. Generally speaking, however, there is an emphasis on avoiding medication in favor of nutritional, lifestyle and natural alternatives. For certain medications you may already be on, when appropriate, we can help you discontinue or minimize your dependency on them, if and when the timing is right in your health journey. Commonly available medications used in this practice can also include male and female hormone replacement, thyroid medication, low-dose naltrexone, peptide therapy and others.

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