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Functional Medicine is 21st Century Health Care. Instead of managing disease or masking the symptoms as conventional medicine does, Dr Hagmeyer (Functional medicine Doctor) implements the principles of Holistic and Functional Medicine to look at the Root cause of illness.
Unlike conventional medicine, Dr Hagmeyer’s treatments and testing are very personalized and based on the patient’s unique individual biological needs. Natural medicine doctors believe in Supporting rather than suppressing, Nurturing rather than Neglecting, Healing vs managing. Learn more about Dr Hagmeyer, Functional Medicine and how it can help you get your life back.
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Autoimmune Disease
Celiac Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Thyroiditis, Lupus, Immune deficiency, inflammatory bowel diseases such as crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
Autoimmune Disease
Managing risk factors for diseases using personalized medicine that incorporates your own genetics and family history
Over time, however, this results in the impaired ability of the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones, leading to gradual decline in function and eventually an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Dyslipidemia (Abnormal Blood Lipid Levels), Prevention of Heart Attacks and Strokes
Maximize your ability to age gracefully and beautifully by addressing current health issues and optimizing factors known to aid in longevity.
Mitochondrial diseases are chronic, genetic, often inherited disorders that occur when mitochondria fail to produce enough energy for the body to function properly. Mitochondrial diseases can be present at birth, but can also occur at any age.
HRT (also known as hormone therapy) uses female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, to treat common symptoms of menopause and aging. Doctors can prescribe it during or after menopause.
Diarrhea, Constipation, GERD, Imbalance in Gut Bacteria, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Digestion, Bloating and Gas and Nutrient Absorption Issues, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Leaky gut, SIBO, Yeast (Candida) overgrowth
Evaluate and optimize factors related to weight loss resistance, including genetics, hormones, toxins, nutritional deficiencies and personalized exercise and nutrition.
Inherited metabolic disorders are genetic conditions that result in metabolism problems. Most people with inherited metabolic disorders have defective genes that can result in an enzyme deficiency. Their symptoms, treatments, and prognoses vary widely.
Good nutrition is one of the keys to a healthy life. You can improve your health by keeping a balanced diet. You should eat foods that contain vitamins and minerals. This includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy, and protein.
If your glucose levels are high, but not enough to equal diabetes, you could have prediabetes. When you have prediabetes (or diabetes), you are also likely to have high triglycerides and cholesterol.
Leaky gut is a condition in which the lining of the small intestine becomes damaged, causing undigested food particles, toxic waste products, and bacteria to “leak” through the intestines and flood the bloodstream.
Adrenal fatigue is a term that’s used by some to say that fatigue and other symptoms are caused by a poorly working adrenal gland in people who are under mental, emotional, or physical stress
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- At DrHagmeyer.com we Don’t Sell cookie cutter “health care programs” that have become popular these days and take away from a personalize relationship with your doctor.
- Dr Hagmeyer is Certified in Functional Medicine and has over 20+ years experience We Use only the most advanced Functional Medicine Laboratory Testing available.
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Dr Richard Hagmeyer DC, CFMP Dr. Richard Hagmeyer is a licensed Chiropractic Physician Certified in Functional Medicine with over 20 years of experience.
His team at DrHagmeyer.com has been helping patients around the world find answers and solutions to their chronic health problems using Functional Medicine and lifestyle changes.
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Chronic health problems are often exacerbated or caused by Food Sensitivities and or food Allergies. The symptoms of both food sensitivities and food allergies often mirror one another. These symptoms include, nausea, diarrhea, Gas, stomach cramps, heartburn, bloating and skin conditions, but also may include other issues, like headaches, heart palpitations, brain fog, irritability or nervousness. For many of my patients, we often evaluate them for one or the other and sometimes both. The symptoms of both food sensitivities and food allergies often mirror one another. These symptoms include, nausea, diarrhea, Gas, stomach cramps, heartburn, bloating and skin conditions, but also may include other issues, like headaches, heart palpitations, brain fog, irritability or nervousness. For many of my patients, we often evaluate them for one or the other and sometimes both.
Chronic inflammation is long lasting, insidious, dangerous. And you may not even know you have it. Chronic Inflammation is another pillar of the Big Picture. But there are different pathways activated during the inflammatory process. The key to addressing Inflammation lies in knowing the root cause. Is your inflammation caused by infection, injury, food, blood sugar imbalance, gut, hormone imbalance, industrial toxins, heavy metals or the immune system?. Untreated inflammation has been shown to cause autoimmune disease, heart disease, hormone imbalances, thyroid disease, depression, anxiety, digestive problems, chronic pain, migraines, and many other chronic health problems.
As a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, I assess my patient’s unique nutritional needs. Good nutrition is the key to good health but good nutrition varies from one person to the next. Optimizing your biochemistry is a critical pillar. Patients with chronic health problems present with unique nutritional deficiencies. What does your unique, deficiency state look like? What does your body need in order to thrive? Are you deficient in certain vitamins, minerals, amino acids, essential fatty acids, certain antioxidants? I will evaluate a patient for clinical imbalances with blood work and functional testing then combine the nutritional intervention with optimization of the modifiable lifestyle factors.
Your adrenal glands are your stress handling glands. Everyone experiences stress and sometimes stress can be beneficial to our survival. Unfortunately, in may patients struggling with chronic health problems, the stress response doesn’t stop firing and these stress levels remain elevated.
Chronic stress takes a toll on our body and create a variety of symptoms which include irritability, anxiety, depression, brain fog, insomnia, chronic pain, blood sugar imbalances, thyroid problems, headaches, fatigue, and often exacerbate an autoimmune disease. Because our Adrenal Glands are critical to our homeostasis within our body, supporting these glands can have far reaching affects on our health.
All the cells in your body are responsive to thyroid hormones levels. This is why a thyroid hormone imbalance, resulting in hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism can create a variety of symptoms.
Fatigue, Depression, Hair loss, infertility, Anxiety, Depression, Weight loss/Weight gain, heart palpitations, Insomnia, Chronic pain are all symptoms all too common in thyroid disease. Chronic health problems are often rooted in either thyroid disease or sub optimal thyroid function. When patients consult our practice for hormone imbalances, we always evaluate the major hormones together. We do this because your adrenal gland, thyroid gland, pancreas and ovaries/Testes cross talk. If you have a problem in one, you often have problems in the others. Supporting hormonal imbalances requires and understanding of ALL the hormones and how they function or dysfunction together. This is how we truly optimize hormone balance. Thyroid hormones are an essential pillar for good health and is key puzzle piece in my Big Picture.
Hormone imbalances are one of the most common problems men and woman consult our practice for. There is not a single aspect of your life that’s not influenced by your sex hormones. Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, DHEA all influence your metabolic health. Your heart, your bones, your brain, your immune system are all influenced in either a positive or negative way thanks to hormonal balance. Optimal hormone balance is essential for good health and is one the reasons it’s a pillar in my Big picture approach.
Have you heard the saying all disease begins in the gut? How have you been treating your gut for the last 10, 15, 20 or 30 years? Medications, poor dietary choices, environmental chemicals, and genetically modified foods have caused a disruption to the gut microbiome. This often leads to problems like Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, yeast overgrowth, leaky gut, low Secretory IgA, malabsorption disorders, motility disorders, loss of chemical tolerance leading to sensitivities to foods and hyper sensitivities to chemicals within the environment. Show me a sick person and I will show you an unhealthy gut. The gut microbiome will be another foundational pillar in your quest for optimal health.
Unlike an acute infection, which typically receives treatment, creates a inconvenience in our lives for one to two weeks, chronic infections for some individuals, can be life altering. With chronic infections the immune system is unable to respond to the infective agent or pathogen. Some common examples of chronic infections include: Gulf war syndrome, Chronic Fatigue syndrome, Epstein Barr Virus, Fibromyalgia, CMV, Mycoplasma, Hepatitis C, Herpes, H.pylori, E.Coli, Pseudomonas, Salmonella
Chronic infections produce vague symptoms, and sometimes in some people no symptoms at all. If you suffer with any of the following problems you may have a chronic infection caused by virus, bacteria, parasite, Mold, Lyme or Lyme coinfection. Common symptoms of a chronic infection include; Chronic respiratory problems like bronchitis and asthma, A persistent low-grade fever, persistent cough, persistent allergies, Chronic joint and muscle pain, or swelling, Chronic anxiety, depression, or mood swings, Chronic Gut issues like diarrhea and constipation, Recurring gas, bloating, or heartburn, Abnormal genital discharge, Frequent urinary tract infections, Chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease you may be struggling with a chronic infection.
We are exposed to more environmental toxins on a daily basis than ever before in history. Even the simplest of daily routines can expose one to several common pollutants found in the water we drink, food we eat, and air we breathe. While our liver, kidneys and lymphatic system play a major role in removing biologically harmful compounds, our bodies have not evolved to deal with the growing number of toxins we unknowingly interact with every day.
When chemicals enter the body, then can bind to human tissue proteins causing a variety of chronic health problems such as diabetes, autoimmune disease, MS, inflammatory disease, hormone imbalances and neurodegenerative diseases. In addition to binding to human proteins, they easily overwhelm our Detoxification system causing stress to the liver and toxin overload. This happens when your body has taken in more toxins than it can process.
Depending upon the chemical, entry into the body can occur by contact (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs), and ingestion (through the gastrointestinal tract). Medications, Vaccines, Food, Cleaning products, Personal hygiene products, pesticides are often common culprits.
Have you ever looked at the label on your shampoo bottle, your make-up, your perfumes/cologne, your deodorant and the lotions you lather on your body every morning after your shower? Many of these items often contain toxic chemicals. These include Parabens, Phthalates, formaldehyde, BPA, mercury compounds, heavy toxic metals such as lead, arsenic, nickel, cobalt. We offer a variety of tests that can not only assess your risk for exposure, but we can also measure your immune systems response to these chemicals.