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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.

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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.

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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

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Let's Take This Journey Together

Schedule an exploratory call and begin your journey to optimal wellness!

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