HELLO, I'M DEBORA
Functional Medicine Practitioner
and Licensed Nutritionist
Glad you're here!
This practice is dedicated to the comprehensive management of gut, metabolic, and nervous system conditions. Using a functional medicine approach, we will address the root cause of your current imbalances and symptoms to provide long-term relief. Recognizing the uniqueness of your health story, we will explore your goals and challenges to devise a personalized path to wellness that fits with your life.
Debora Tingley
Why I was drawn to Functional Medicne
MY STORY
My father was growing wheatgrass in our Los Angeles backyard in the 1970s. Needless to say, I grew up in a household that valued eating a healthy diet. As someone who has endured chronic migraines, I've also been careful with food choices, but it was only after a severe health crisis — triggered by a combination of gastrointestinal infection, antibiotic use, and midlife stress — that I truly understood the vital role of gut health in overall wellness.
Even though I studied basic science and traveled in standard medical circles for most of my professional career, I guess the apple does not fall far from the tree: I was always trying to resolve health issues for myself and others by mining the scientific literature, getting to the underlying cause, and then using diet and lifestyle to rebalance. When I realized this practice had a name, “Functional Medicine,” I knew I had finally found my calling. After several years of rigorous graduate study, internship, and starting a private practice, I am humbled by the depth of the clinical science, the uniqueness of each person’s health story, and the power of collaborative clinical work. I invite you to join me on a transformative journey toward your best expression of health and vitality, guided by the effective principles of functional medicine.
Credentials
​CERTIFIED FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONER (IFMCP)
Institute for Functional Medicine
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LICENSED NUTRITIONIST (CNS® & LDN)
American Nutrition Association​​​
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CERTIFIED APOLLO HEALTH PRACTITIONER
ReCODE/PreCODE cognition optimization, Dr. Dale Bredesen
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Ph.D., NEUROSCIENCE
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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M.S., HUMAN NUTRITION & FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE
University of Western States
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M.A., GERONTOLOGY
San Francisco State University
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B.A., BIOLOGY
University of Virginia