Integrative Medicine for Wiser Wellness

Dr. Ann Haiden is an Integrative Medicine and Holistic Internal Medicine Physician.  We have offices in Marin county and in San Jose, in the silicon valley, to serve you.

At our holistic medicine practice…we believe you.  Because, we think a little differently…and your symptoms make sense to us.  We understand your search for health and wellness, not just a patchwork of chronic medications.

We work with you to restore wellness by using a functional medicine approach.   It is about sustainable wellness…removing things that are harmful to your health and filling your life and health care treatment tool box with things that are nurturing to wellness…and scientifically based. So that you can restore lost health and gain sustainable, long lasting wellness and longevity.

Rather than simply relying on medications to treat symptoms, we work with you to help get your multiple complex systems working right again by using a combination of diet, nutritional supplementation, specialized testing and lifestyle changes.

We use natural means whenever possible and medications when that is best.  That makes a lot more sense to us. And, it makes it more likely that you can enjoy a future without a cabinet full of medications.

What is Functional Medicine?
What health problems does it help address?

You might sometimes ask yourself, “why can’t I get fibromyalgia help?” , or “why do I have chronic fatigue, my thyroid test is normal?”,  or “why do I have such an irritable bowel?”, or maybe, “why can’t I lose weight?’ or “how can I control my diabetes?”

You have a lot of company with those questions.

Some of the health problems that can be addressed by functional medicine include fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome and weight loss.  It also works with thyroid problems, abdominal and digestive problems, gluten intolerance, food allergies and leaky gut, hormone balancing and healthy aging.

And, it is a holistic and complementary way to address diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure issues because it addresses the root causes.

Problems like these are complex and don’t have single answers that we know of.  We are finding that multiple systems are involved in an interactive web.  So, the best way to address the problem is to address the multiple parts of the foundation.  In other words, address how the systems function together.

Some of the different parts of this foundation have to do with the immune and nervous systems, inflammation, how well the built-in detoxification system is working, toxin overloads, infections or bacterial imbalances, intestine and digestive health, hormone balance, stress and lifestyle challenges, how well the anti-oxidant system is working, the strength of the energy producing system, and genomic predisposition.

In a nutshell, functional and integrated medicine use a wide variety of tools and methods to address all of these root cause issues.

So, at our office, we think in terms of how your body works within its genetic predispositions and how it interacts with food and nutrition, environmental toxins, stress…and more. We use conventional medications and testing when they are needed. But we also use food as medicine and a variety of integrative approaches.

Just some of the wide variety of tests available to you include: vitamins and minerals, vitamin D, gluten sensitivity, stool testing for bacteria, parasites and yeast, hormone levels, complete thyroid panels, urine organic acids and genomic predisposition testing.

Doctor Haiden also has a unique view and empathy, having survived breast cancer as well as multiple symptoms of food and chemical sensitivities, nervous system irritability and fatigue.  She has a special interest in breast cancer prevention as well as support during treatment and prevention and optimization of energy after treatment.

Whether you are already healthy and just want to stay that way, or, you need a little help. We’re here to take you seriously and offer help and solutions so you can achieve wiser wellness.

You can visit us at our office or sign up to take advantage of some of our educational opportunities.