At Heal Thyself Institute, we use functional medicine to look beyond symptoms and better understand the factors that may be contributing to them. Our care is available for both adults and children, with an individualized approach for every stage of life. We work with adults navigating chronic illness, hormone imbalances, digestive disorders such as IBS and Crohn’s disease, Hashimoto’s and other autoimmune conditions, mold and environmental exposures, fatigue, brain fog, and other complex health concerns.
For children, our approach looks beyond labels such as autism, ADHD, or learning and focus challenges to explore additional factors that may be affecting their health and development. Depending on the child, this may include PANS/PANDAS, chronic infections, gut imbalances, environmental exposures, immune function, nutrition, and other neurological or physiological factors. By combining appropriate lab testing with a detailed health history, nutrition and lifestyle assessment, we work to identify patterns and create an individualized plan based on each child’s needs.
At Heal Thyself Institute, functional medicine is more than testing and supplements; it’s a partnership. We take time to understand your full story, looking for connections between your health history, symptoms, nutrition, lifestyle, environment, and nervous system. Our goal is to help you better understand the patterns that may be influencing how you feel and what you can do to support your health.
Every recommendation, from nutrition and environmental support to supplements and lifestyle changes, is tailored to your individual needs and goals. Just as importantly, we want you to understand the why behind your plan so you can become an informed and active participant in your own health.
We work with a wide range of chronic and complex conditions in both adults and children, including autoimmune diseases (like Hashimoto’s and lupus), digestive disorders (such as IBS, Crohn’s, and ulcerative colitis), mold toxicity, Lyme and co-infections, hormonal imbalances, chronic fatigue, brain fog, and more. For kids, we also address PANS/PANDAS, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, learning and behavior challenges, sensory processing disorders, and the underlying root causes behind them.
Functional medicine takes a whole-person approach, looking at health history, lifestyle, nutrition, environment, and other factors that may be contributing to a person's symptoms or health concerns. When appropriate, we use lab testing and other assessments to help guide an individualized plan that may include nutrition, lifestyle changes, supplements, and other supportive strategies.
Yes. We use a wide variety of functional medicine labs that assess gut health, nutrient status, hormones, environmental toxin exposure, immune function, and more. Your specific testing is chosen based on your symptoms and health history.
We see patients of all ages; for children, our approach is gentle and tailored to their developmental stage with extensive support for the family. For adults, we adapt care to address long standing or complex health concerns.
We begin with a detailed consultation and review of your health history, current concerns, and goals. From there, we recommend any necessary lab testing and create a personalized plan that may include nutrition, lifestyle changes, targeted supplements, nutrition, lifestyle changes, targeted supplements, and other strategies based on your individual findings and goals. These consultations can be in person or through Telehealth.
Yes! We often see both local and non-local patients through Telehealth.
Every patient comes to us with a different story, set of concerns, and goals. Here’s what some of our patients had to say about her experience at Heal Thyself Institute.
Dr Waldo & Alyssa truly go above and beyond with their patients. I was fit into their busy schedule last minute. Dr Waldo takes his time to thoroughly examine any issues or new complaints. He knows his stuff!! I love that he educates you on how to make simple life adjustments. So much more than your typical DC office, a holistic functional office that truly does it all. Highly recommend to anyone for anything