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Functional Medicine, Bioidentical hormones & Weight Loss in Charlotte

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Hormone Optimization & Wellness

At Integrity Wellness MD, we’re committed to root cause resolution, providing comprehensive care that optimizes your hormones and overall health. Our unique functional medicine approach helps middle-aged adults struggling with hormone imbalances regain their energy, sex drive, and vitality—even if you’ve been told “your labs are normal” or that “there’s no reason to check your hormones.”

Our Unique Approach

Our Integrity Wellness Roadmap is a unique approach to help middle-aged adults struggling with hormone imbalances regain their energy, sex drive and vitality so they can enjoy a well balanced, productive life feeling their best…even if they have been told “there’s no reason to check your hormones” or “your labs are normal.”

We partner with each client to achieve these steps, starting with the Review Phase:

  • During the intake, we’ll review your past medical history and any previous lab tests, so we can assess symptoms or anything your doctor might have missed. Next, we’ll determine which advanced lab tests you need to help pinpoint the real reasons for your symptoms and to understand your current hormone and stress levels.

  • After that, we’ll prioritize our treatment approach for immediate symptom relief – utilizing a variety of healing protocols, hormones, and supplements. During this process, we also will adjust your treatment schedule based on sensitivity and how receptive you are to treatments.

The next three steps focus on restoring and optimizing your hormones and metabolism.

In the Restore Phase we start by replenishing hormones through personalized bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) along with targeted lifestyle modifications and supplements.

  • Using your comprehensive lab results, we develop a precise hormone optimization strategy to help you regain your energy, mental clarity, and vitality – not just reach “normal” ranges.

  • Next we focus on detoxification support – helping you reduce your body’s toxic burden, avoid toxins in the first place, and replenishing your cellular machinery for an energized life.

  • Afterwards, we’ll help you to improve sleep & stress to help you shift from “flight or flight” to “rest and digest” mode – while dialing down inflammatory signals and enhancing mood and focus.

The final phase is Rebalancing

In the Rebalance Phase, we identify and correct key nutrient deficiencies that may be undermining your health and hormone function.

  • We help craft a personalized nutrition plan that addresses deficiencies while supporting your body’s natural healing processes, helping you achieve sustainable wellness through proper nourishment.

  • Understanding the deep connection between hormones and emotional balance, we incorporate mind-body techniques and stress management strategies to support your emotional health.

  • The final step of the roadmap, inflammation & immunity, we identify and address hidden sources of chronic inflammation and immune system challenges that may be affecting your hormone balance and overall health.

How Our Approach Is Different

At Integrity Wellness MD, you’ll be supported by a dedicated care team under the guidance of Dr. Gretchen Reis, ensuring the most comprehensive approach to hormone optimization and wellness. Our functional medicine approach focuses on personalized treatment strategies that combine advanced hormone testing, bioidentical hormone therapy, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle modifications to help you achieve optimal health and vitality.

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  • Focusing holistically on all the areas that impact your hormones & health… including mind, emotions, and mindset.
  • Teaching patients how to take an active role in health creation, so that they can heal and keep chronic illness at bay.
  • Focusing on optimal hormone balance, based on your unique biological needs, not just the absence of symptoms or disease.
  • Acknowledging the multifactorial nature of complex causes of illness, which requires an experienced clinician who can pinpoint the reasons you have the illness and craft the correct treatment plan.
  • Using natural, non-toxic therapies, as much as possible, harnessing the body’s amazing ability to heal itself.
  • A collaborative partnership between our medical team and patients, empowering you to take control of your health journey.
  • Regular education on topics including hormone optimization, healthy aging, weight management, energy enhancement, stress reduction, and metabolic health to support your wellness transformation.

How It Works

Over the first few months, we start and fine-tune a personalized treatment package for you. Most of our patients experience significant improvements to their wellness within a few weeks of starting to work with our team.

30-Minute
Initial Consultation

In-depth comprehensive visit, where we gather a complete evaluation of your current symptoms and your previous medical history. We then order customize lab testing for your needs.

30-Minute
Second Consultation

In-depth visit to review your lab results and create a solid treatment plan.

Ongoing Care

Care is typically delivered with a mix of office visits and brief phone visits. We will initially see you every month or two, then once your treatment regimen is working, you will have ongoing visits every 3-4 months.