Concierge Functional medicine, Irvine, CA
Functional medicine, Hormone doctor Irvine, CA
Specialty 1: Doctorate in conventional medicine (M.D.)
Specialty 2: Functional medicine
Specialty 3: Women's hormone health
Dr. Van is a functional medicine and women's hormone expert who is passionate about helping women thrive in peri-menopause and menopause and live the second half of their lives to the fullest.
Dr. Van knows that many women do not adequate peri-menopause and menopause care. This is why she chose to focus on women's hormone health as her third specialty, making her one of the rare functional doctors who is also trained as a women's hormone specialist. Dr. Van knows that her work as a functional medicine and women's hormone specialist is more than a career. It is a calling and a lifetime pursuit of knowledge, service, and excellence.
Functional medicine doctor who specializes in women's health
Dr. Van specializes in complex hormone imbalances in women:
- Hypothyroidism
- Hashimoto's
- Adrenal fatigue
- Endometriosis
- PCOS
- PMDD
- Peri-menopause
- Menopause
- Low T
- Insulin resistance (pre-diabetes, diabetes)
- Hormonal weight gain
Hormone balance for women is much more complex than for men and requires specialized medical training and expertise. You will benefit from having a women's hormone health specialist to help you achieve the hormone balance needed to optimize your Body, Brain, and Beauty as you age.
Functional medicine doctor Irvine, CA
Conventional medicine mainly uses drugs and surgery which tend to cover up your symptoms but do NOT treat the underlying cause. Functional medicine seeks to find the root causes or underlying causes of your illness, rather than just using drugs to suppress symptoms. Our functional medicine doctor Orange County is dedicated to this root cause approach.
Root cause healing requires doing advanced biomarkers to map out exactly what your body needs to heal and to repair. This allows our doctor to design a personalized blueprint that is tailored to your unique biology. This kind of precision medicine is not available in conventional medicine.
Do I need an M.D?
Getting the right diagnosis
M.D.s are at the top of their game when it comes to the screening and diagnosis of diseases as well as managing prescription medications. This training sets them apart from other doctors including acupuncturists, chiropractors (D.C.) and naturopaths (N.D.). Getting the correct diagnosis for your condition is critical to your health and wellbeing.
Managing pharmaceutical drugs
You need an M.D. who is knowledgeable about pharmaceutical drugs to update dosages or even discontinue your conventional drugs. This is especially important as your health improves and you no longer need the same doses of drugs.
Using Insurance for visits and labs
Lab tests and imaging studies ordered by an M.D. are also usually approved and covered by PPO insurance and Medicare. Labs by non-M.D.s are not usually covered, which might require you to pay more out of pocket. Reimbursement is based on the terms and conditions of your plan for lab work. You might have a deductible plus a co-pay. Please keep in mind that specialized lab tests from functional medicine will not be covered by insurance.