Functional Medicine Doctor
Orange County, California
A Whole-Person Approach to Health & Performance
What Is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is a different approach to medicine. Instead of only treating symptoms, functional medicine looks at you as a whole person — your history, lifestyle, environment, and how all your body systems work together. The goal is to uncover and correct the root causes of health issues, so you can feel better, perform better, and stay healthy long term.
At OC Sports and Wellness, we combine traditional medical knowledge with evidence-based integrative care — giving you the benefits of both worlds.
How It Works — Our Three-Step Approach
1. We Listen:
Your first visit begins with a detailed conversation. We’ll ask about your training, nutrition, recovery, sleep, stress, lifestyle, and overall wellness. By listening carefully, we aim to understand what might be standing in the way of your performance or health.
2. We Test (Not Guess).
Rather than assuming what might be wrong, we order advanced lab tests — hormone panels, nutritional and metabolic markers, gut/immune health, and more — to get a complete, objective picture of how your body functions.
3. We Support:
With a clearer understanding of your body, we build a personalized plan that may include nutrition guidance, lifestyle adjustments, hormonal balancing, gut-health support, integrative therapies, and other non-operative orthopedic techniques when needed. This holistic plan aims not just to relieve symptoms — but to restore your body’s natural balance and help you perform at your best.
Why Choose OC Sports & Wellness
- We believe you deserve time and respect — many of our patients spend 30–70 minutes per visit, so you aren’t rushed through your story.
- We focus on personalized care rather than one-size-fits-all protocols. No cookie-cutter treatment — we work with what’s real for you.
- We blend evidence-based medicine with integrative therapies, giving you access to a wide toolkit: orthopedic care, lab diagnostics, nutrition & hormone care, and other wellness options — all in one place.
Why Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine starts with a simple belief: health and vitality are fundamental to the human spirit. When your body is functioning at its best, every part of your life improves.
Our vision is to help patients achieve the highest expression of their individual health through a proactive, personalized approach. Instead of waiting for illness to appear, functional medicine focuses on preventing chronic disease, supporting long-term wellness, and optimizing healthspan — the years of your life spent feeling strong, energetic, and well.
We support this by creating customized plans based on your genetics, lifestyle, environment, and advanced diagnostic testing. With a greater emphasis on patient empowerment, telemedicine accessibility, and data-driven insights, we help you take control of your health so you can thrive long term.
What Functional Medicine Can Help With
Functional medicine at our clinic is especially beneficial for people who want to go beyond “band-aid” medicine:
- Athletes or active people seeking to optimize performance, recovery, and long-term resilience.
- Individuals dealing with recurring pain, fatigue, hormonal imbalances, gut issues, or inflammation that conventional care hasn’t fully resolved.
- Anyone interested in proactive, preventive healthcare — not just reacting to illness after it shows up.
Because we treat the body as an interconnected system, functional medicine can support many aspects of health: energy, sleep, digestion, hormonal balance, immunity, injury recovery, and overall well-being.
What to Expect at Your First Visit
- A thorough, unhurried consultation — we take time to hear your story, goals, and concerns.
- A comprehensive health review, including lifestyle, diet, stress, sleep, physical activity, and more.
- Possibly advanced lab testing (hormones, nutrients, gut/immune markers, metabolic panels, etc.) — always based on what makes sense for your situation.
- A customized, integrative plan — tailored to your unique body, lifestyle, and health goals. This may include nutrition and lifestyle guidance, hormone or gut-health support, and other therapies as needed.
Is Functional Medicine Right for You?
If you’re tired of quick fixes or symptomatic care — and you want to:
- Understand why you feel the way you do
- Get tailored recommendations based on your unique body
- Improve performance, recovery, vitality, or long-term health
- Work with a team that listens, investigates, and supports your whole-body wellness
Then, functional medicine might be the right path.
Take the first step: book a consultation and let’s map out your health story—from where you are now to where you want to go.