How do you explain your practice and your Clinical Nutrition approach to wellness? I always target my message to my audience. When I speak to someone just starting out in this process, I'll often focus on health and wellness as a journey where all roads lead back to good food,…
Instead of managing symptoms, Functional Medicine is about finding the root cause behind the symptoms of diseases, disorders, and illnesses in order to eliminate it. That's why we say "The Cause is the Solution." Beyond any medical tests that you might have already taken in order to diagnose a specific…
Our patients come to us from all walks of life, and across the lifespan with one thing in common: they want to find answers to their medical questions and so far have not been too successful. This opportunity opens the door to considering more alternatives than traditional medicine offers.…
Is your condition REALLY "incurable?" Get a Functional Medicine second opinion >> Checking in on bloodwork and identifying problems early is important. While we do not diagnose any disease or condition, we review standard bloodwork as a "Medical Detective" to find nutritional clues and piecing together information that may indicate…
What Are Micronutrients? And How Do You Know If They're Causing Your Illness? Micronutrients are vitamins, minerals, other essential elements we need in our body to function properly. SpectraCell Lab's Micronutrient Testing measures the function of 35 of these essential nutritional components within our white blood cells. Analyzing the contents…
Jeannie Gorman holds a Masters in Human Nutrition Functional Medicine from the University of Western States, Portland, OR. She is a Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist, an Illinois Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist, an experienced Educator and a Certified Wellness Coach practicing in the Chicago area. Jeannie combines her passion for health and…
Functional Medicine is focused on finding the root cause for disease and dysfunction. We look at the systems of the body in a holistic and comprehensive way. With Functional Nutriton, we value customized nutrition planning as a powerful adjunct therapy to proper testing and food based supplementation in tandem with…
