Functional & Root-Cause Medicine
Go Beyond Symptom Management
Many patients continue to experience fatigue, hormone imbalance, digestive symptoms, difficulty losing weight, brain fog, inflammation, poor sleep, or other chronic concerns even when routine laboratory testing appears normal.
At Integrative Health Solutions, we take a broader, systems-based approach. Rather than looking at symptoms in isolation, we evaluate how hormones, thyroid function, metabolism, nutrient status, gastrointestinal health, inflammation, lifestyle, environmental exposures, and other factors may interact and contribute to your overall health.
Our goal is to identify clinically meaningful patterns, better understand the factors affecting your health, and develop a personalized treatment strategy designed to improve function, reduce future risk, and support long-term wellness.
When Standard Testing Does Not Tell the Whole Story
Routine laboratory testing is valuable, but it may not always provide a complete picture.
Functional and root-cause medicine may include a more comprehensive evaluation of:
- Hormone balance
- Thyroid function
- Metabolic health
- Insulin regulation
- Nutrient status
- Gastrointestinal and microbiome health
- Inflammation and immune function
- Cardiovascular risk
- Environmental exposures
- Stress physiology
- Sleep and recovery
Testing is selected according to your individual symptoms, health history, risk factors, previous results, and long-term goals. We do not use the same testing plan for every patient.
Advanced Testing Personalized to Your Health
Comprehensive Hormone Evaluation
Advanced hormone testing may provide insight into energy, mood, sleep, body composition, sexual health, cognitive function, and healthy aging.
Evaluation may include sex hormones and related biomarkers when clinically appropriate.
Thyroid & Metabolic Assessment
A comprehensive evaluation may extend beyond basic thyroid screening to assess thyroid hormone activity, metabolic function, insulin regulation, glucose control, and other factors affecting energy and metabolism.
Gut & Microbiome Testing
Advanced gastrointestinal testing may evaluate:
- Beneficial and potentially harmful microorganisms
- Microbiome balance
- Digestive function
- Intestinal inflammation
- Immune activity
- Nutrient absorption
- Potential contributors to chronic digestive symptoms
Nutritional & Cellular Health
Testing may help identify nutrient insufficiencies, metabolic imbalances, oxidative stress, and other factors that may affect energy production, cellular function, resilience, and long-term health.
Environmental & Toxicant Assessment
When clinically appropriate, specialized testing may evaluate potential exposure to mold-related compounds, heavy metals, environmental chemicals, and other factors that may contribute to symptoms or chronic illness.
Cardiometabolic & Inflammatory Risk
Advanced testing may provide deeper insight into:
- Insulin resistance
- Blood sugar regulation
- Lipoprotein-related cardiovascular risk
- Systemic inflammation
- Early metabolic dysfunction
- Long-term cardiovascular risk
Conditions and Concerns We Commonly Evaluate
Our comprehensive approach may be helpful for patients experiencing:
- Fatigue or reduced energy
- Difficulty losing weight
- Hormone imbalance
- Perimenopause or menopause symptoms
- Low testosterone
- Thyroid concerns
- Digestive symptoms
- Irritable bowel symptoms
- Suspected microbiome imbalance
- Brain fog
- Cognitive concerns
- Sleep disturbance
- Metabolic dysfunction
- Chronic inflammation
- Unexplained symptoms
- Reduced physical performance
- Healthy aging and longevity concerns
Your Personalized Evaluation
1. Comprehensive Consultation
We begin by reviewing your symptoms, medical history, current medications, lifestyle, previous laboratory results, family history, and long-term health goals.
2. Targeted Diagnostic Testing
Testing is selected according to your individual clinical picture. The goal is to obtain useful information—not simply order more tests.
3. Integrated Clinical Interpretation
Dr. Bronner evaluates findings across multiple systems to identify clinically relevant patterns and potential contributors to symptoms, reduced function, and future health risk.
4. Personalized Treatment Strategy
Your treatment plan may include:
- Nutrition and lifestyle strategies
- Targeted supplementation
- Hormone optimization
- Thyroid treatment
- Metabolic support
- Prescription therapy
- Gastrointestinal treatment
- Exercise and recovery strategies
- Additional diagnostic evaluation when appropriate
Testing Is Only Valuable When It Changes Clinical Decisions
Advanced testing should not be ordered simply to generate more information.
Its value comes from selecting the appropriate tests, interpreting findings within the context of the whole patient, and using those insights to guide meaningful clinical decisions.
Dr. Bronner combines advanced diagnostics with decades of clinical experience to develop practical, individualized strategies focused on prevention, improved function, healthy aging, and long-term health.
Ready to Look Deeper?
If symptoms persist despite routine evaluation—or you want a more comprehensive understanding of your health—we can help determine which testing and clinical strategies may be appropriate for you.