Pediatric Functional Medicine

Functional medicine is a good fit for families seeking a root-cause, whole-child approach to health—especially when symptoms are persistent, complex, or difficult to explain.

Rather than focusing solely on symptom management, this model of care looks deeper to understand why symptoms are occurring, how body systems are interacting, and what underlying factors may be contributing to ongoing illness.

This approach is often helpful for children with chronic, recurrent, or multi-system concerns, including but not limited to:

Conditions Commonly Addressed

• PANS/PANDAS and post-infectious neuroimmune conditions
• Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
• ADHD, attention, mood, and behavioral concerns
• Lyme disease and associated co-infections
• Mold-related illness and environmental toxin exposure
• Allergies, asthma, and immune dysregulation
• Eczema and chronic inflammatory skin conditions
• Autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
• Hormonal imbalances and endocrine concerns
• Chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and gut dysbiosis
• Recurrent infections and immune resilience concerns

What to Expect

Functional medicine visits involve a thorough, root-cause-focused evaluation, which may include:

• Detailed review of medical history, symptom patterns, and timeline of illness
• Assessment of nutrition, lifestyle, environment, and stressors
• Evaluation of how immune, neurological, hormonal, and gut systems interact
• Targeted diagnostic workups based on your child’s unique presentation

Advanced testing may be recommended when clinically appropriate and can include specialty laboratory evaluations of:

• Gut health and microbiome balance
• Immune and inflammatory markers
• Environmental exposures (including mold and toxins)
• Chronic or post-infectious immune activation
• Nutrient status, metabolic function, and detoxification pathways

Treatment Approach

Treatment plans are personalized and designed to address underlying imbalances while supporting the body’s natural healing processes. Plans may include a combination of:

• Nutrition and lifestyle interventions
• Targeted supplementation and nutraceuticals
• Herbal and integrative therapies
• Homeopathy when appropriate
• Phage therapy
• Prescription medications when clinically indicated
• IV and Ozone Therapies 

Care is collaborative, intentional, and evolves over time, with adjustments made as your child responds and root causes are addressed.