What Is Functional Medicine?

Functional medicine is a marriage of conventional Western medicine with other healing modalities, including complementary and alternative medicine. Functional medicine neither rejects conventional medicine nor uncritically embraces alternative therapies. Rather, functional medicine can be described as a practice that tailors the individual patient’s recommendations from the best scientifically supported therapies of both systems.

Defining Principles Of Functional Medicine

The patient and practitioner are partners in the healing process. All factors that influence health, wellness, and disease are considered, including the body, mind, spirit, and community.

Appropriate use of both conventional and alternative methods facilitates the body’s innate healing response. Effective interventions that are natural and less invasive should be used whenever possible. Good medicine is based on sound science. It is inquiry-driven and open to new paradigms. Broader concepts of health promotion and prevention of illness are paramount.

Practitioners of functional medicine should exemplify its principles and commit themselves to self-exploration and self-development.

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Integrative Services

  • Wellness care
  • Chronic care
  • Virtual/Telemedicine visits
  • Food sensitivity testing
  • Functional lab testing- blood chemistry panel, stool, mold/mycotoxins, metals, etc.
  • Nutrition
  • Hormone panels
  • Onsite laboratory services via LabCorp
  • Supplement/Medication consultation
  • Onsite/Online wellness store

Functional Medicine Pricing

New Patients

Consult, no labs to review:

  • Review of past & current health history to create a health care plan.

Consult with new labs:

  • Review of past & current health history in addition to a full review of your Infinite Functional Blood Chemistry panel or other functional labs to create a care plan.
  • ​​Functional lab results are needed 1 week before the visit.
  • If using outside labs, then there’s an interpretation fee.

Consult and review of a single lab (ex: thyroid or lipid or CBC):

  • Lab results are needed 1 week before the visit.
  • If using outside labs, then there’s an interpretation fee.

Consult and review of multiple single lab:

  • Lab results are needed 1 week before the visit.
  • If using outside labs, then there’s an interpretation fee.

Adult complete physical with no health concerns:

  • Annual physical for adult female or male, including breast exam, vaginal exam, and prostate exam upon request. Includes vitals and a complete physical.

Adult complete physical with health concerns:

  • Annual physical for adult female or male (as mentioned above) with current health concerns.

Acute health concern:

  • Vitals and review of current health challenges (sore throat, rash, cold, ear pain, etc.).

Established Patients

Functional Lab Panel Review (blood chemistry panel or other functional labs):

  • Functional Lab Results are needed 1 week before the visit.
  • If using outside labs, then there’s an interpretation fee.

Single lab review: (thyroid, lipid, CBC):

  • Lab results are needed 1 week before the visit.
  • If using outside labs, then there’s an interpretation fee.

Multiple single lab review:

  • Lab results are needed 1 week before the visit.
  • If using outside labs, then there’s an interpretation fee.

Monthly accountability check-in:

  • Review of supplements, nutrition & other questions

Adult complete physical with no health concerns:

  • Annual physical for adult female or male, including breast exam, vaginal exam, and prostate exam upon request. Includes vitals and a complete physical.

Adult complete physical with health concerns:

  • Annual physical for adult female or male (as mentioned above) with current health concerns.

Acute health concern:

  • Vitals and review of current health challenges (sore throat, rash, cold, ear pain, etc.).

Chronic or multiple concerns:

  • Review of all ongoing health challenges and care plan implementation.

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I have trusted Dr. Miller as my Primary Care Physician for approximately 20 years. Dr. Miller is an outstanding physician. She listens to my concerns and determines the best care plan for my particular issue. Dr. Miller explains her treatment regimen in detail and makes sure I understand how we are going to proceed. She is very responsive to my questions and concerns, and she always is professional. She has an excellent bedside manner. I highly recommend Dr. Miller without hesitation.
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With my family’s recent move to the DSM metro area came an opportunity to be treated by a functional medicine doctor and I’m so thankful to have found Dr. Lori! She was recommended to me by my daughter’s vision therapy doctor – a woman whose opinion on natural health solutions I value highly. I am passionate about learning better ways to incorporate healthy lifestyle choices into my daily life and Dr. Lori has provided me with a wealth of ideas and counsel for doing this. I appreciate her background in traditional medicine but am most thankful for her guided approach to health care NOT sick care. I am grateful to be in good health and understand I can make lifestyle choices now to improve and maintain a level of health where I can be in optimal condition to enjoy life to its fullest. Dr. Lori is an incredible partner for this journey and she imparts her knowledge, passion, and expertise to help me live my best life. THANK YOU, Dr. Lori.

Whitney, via Google

I have had several autoimmune conditions, beginning with Rheumatoid Arthritis as a very young child. As an adult, having another condition made me very nervous and I knew I needed to get to root cause. I would like to be free of all prescription medication. Working with Dr. Lori has truly been a delight. She is amazingly knowledgeable. I have worked with other practitioners and none compare to Dr. Lori. She is very respectful and collaborative in her approach to patient care. She truly cares about her patients. We have identified key issues. I’ve seen strong progress and resolution. So far, I’ve greatly reduced my needed medication and believe there is a strong likelihood that I will be completely free of medication. I feel great! I highly recommend Dr. Lori!

Nancy, via Facebook

I have been a patient of Dr Lori for so long, I can’t even remember how many years it has been. Certainly even before her move to functional medicine. She is first and foremost, a very caring individual, who’s incredibly knowledgeable, and takes the time to get to the root of the problem. She has helped me peel back the layers of my symptoms and look at the whole picture of my health. She understands my personal way of dealing with these layers and works WITH me (not just telling me what I should do or throwing a pill at them) to move towards total wellness. I know that she has my best interest at heart and would encourage others to see for themselves how good they can feel if they look at their health with (maybe) a different kind of approach. Dr Lori can help you look deeper at the cause of your symptoms and set you on the path to feeling better.

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