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Frequently Asked Questions

For your convenience, we have listed a few common questions to help you get to know our practice.

What is a Functional Medicine Center?

A functional nutrition center focuses on understanding how nutrition, lifestyle, and biochemical individuality influence overall wellness. We offer highly tailored food, nutrition, and treatment options to all clients.

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Rather than addressing isolated symptoms, we look at patterns and root contributors to imbalance—such as stress, nutrient status, digestion, blood sugar regulation, and environmental influences—and create personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategies.

What Age Range + Who do you Serve?

We have worked with infants as well as clients approaching their 100th birthday!

 

Functional nutrition is helpful for individuals seeking support with a medical diagnosis, energy, mood, digestion, stress resilience, immune balance, metabolic health, brain health, and overall vitality— Anyone would benefit from working towards optimal health.

How Long are Sessions

New Patient sessions are 60 minutes.

Follow-up sessions are 45 minutes.

What is Qest4 Bio Energetic Scanning?

Qest4 is a non-invasive bioenergetic assessment tool that measures patterns of energetic stress responses in the body. It is used as an informational wellness tool to help identify areas of stress or imbalance that may be influencing overall function.

What kind of Info does a Qest4 scan provide?

A scan may highlight energetic stress patterns related to systems such as digestion, pathogens (parasites, virus', bacteria, etc.), detoxification pathways, nutrient utilization, emotional stress load, and environmental stressors. These findings help guide personalized nutrition and lifestyle recommendations.

Do you offer Virtual Appointments?

Yes, virtual functional nutrition consultations are available. Qest4 scanning availability is only offered in house..

Is this Covered by Insurance?

Functional nutrition and bioenergetic services are typically not covered by insurance. We can provide receipts if you wish to explore reimbursement through HSAs or FSAs. We recommend asking your insurance if they will reimburse for the cost of a Clinical Nutritionist.

Do you Diagnose or Treat Medical Condition

No. We do not diagnose, treat, or cure disease. Our services are functional and wellness-focused and are designed to support the body’s natural balance. We have worked with many clients wanting to address medical diagnosis' (from stage 4 cancer to IBS to high blood pressure) from a functional standpoint. We work alongside healthcare providers and encourage clients to also maintain care with their primary physician or specialist.

How Long til I See Results

Some clients notice improvements in energy, digestion, or clarity within days, while others experience more gradual shifts. Progress depends on consistency, complexity of concerns, and individual physiology. But be confident that your body was made to heal and will respond when given the right environment!

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