Functional Medicine Consultation Services
Dr. David Morcom and his team of Functional Medicine practitioners incorporate the newest research in herbalism, nutrition, mindfulness, bioenergetics, advanced technologies, and lifestyle medicine. With an integrative and holistic approach, they aim to understand each patient as a whole and their condition at its root.
We see clients from a distance by offering virtual consultations.
Our clinic utilizes in-depth diagnostics to establish a detailed baseline:
Advanced Diagnostics
Other Cutting-Edge Diagnostics Utilized:
Genetic Analysis, Food Sensitivity, Intestinal Permeability, GI Stool Analysis, Environmental/Mycotoxin/Heavy Metal Toxicity, Lyme/Coinfections, Brain Autoimmunity, Organic Acids, or Advanced Hormone, and Neurotransmitters testing.
Advanced Nutritional, Metabolic, and Gut Analysis:
Our clinic uses this as a standard for most cases to discover what the main sources of inflammation and deficiency are in the body so they can be addressed intelligently without guessing. This test measures all nutrients/minerals/vitamins, bacterial/fungal overgrowth, malabsorption, energy production and metabolism, toxicity, heavy metals, and MTHFR.
Comprehensive Bloodwork:
Utilizing silicon micro-array chip technology allows us to test a comprehensive array of advanced markers for the same price. This baseline includes a full Hormone panel, Thyroid testing with antibodies, Cardiometabolics, Cholesterol, Sugar Metabolism, Inflammation, Anemia, Immunity, Blood Chemistry, and Vitamin D.
Every case is its own unique puzzle. Your practitioner will choose the labs that are most fit for you based on your symptoms and presentation to unravel the mystery of your condition.
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Intestinal Permeability or “Leaky Gut Syndrome”
- Food allergies, intolerances and sensitivities
- Autoimmunity like Hashimoto’s, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis
- Abdominal pain or bloating
- Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis)
- Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity
- Mood Imbalances, Brain Fog, Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia
- Skin disorders like Eczema and Psoriasis
- Chronic allergic rhinitis or sinusitis
- Compromised liver function
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In Functional Medicine, we recognize that digestion is the foundational system of the body and also the main source of inflammation.
So if we can reset this root system, all the other systems on top — hormones, immunity, mental health, cardiovascular health, etc. — will be strengthened and will fall back into balance with ease. Intestinal permeability, or leaky gut syndrome, is a condition that occurs when inflammation causes the tight junctions between the cells that line your G.I. membrane to widen, allowing substances to come into the body that shouldn’t.
The damage occurs from inflammatory foods, gluten sensitivity, infectious agents, dysbiosis, trauma, chemicals like glyphosate, heavy metals, drugs like NSAIDs, etc. Once the delicate G.I. lining is damaged, larger food particles, toxins, pathogens, and other harmful substances can enter the bloodstream.
Luckily, they have to go through our immune defenses first — this is where 80% of the immune system resides. When the immune system is bombarded continuously because of Leaky Gut, there are large amounts of inflammation created, which affects all the other systems of the body.
Eventually, the immune system becomes so hyper-reactive, it creates antibodies against innocuous foods and your own body!
Small Intestinal BacteriaL Overgrowth (SIBO) or Fungal Overgrowth (SIFO/Candida):
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Often, the allopathic approach will prescribe an antibiotic to “kill” the infection. Unfortunately, things are not this simple, and this is ultimately an ineffective and potentially disastrous strategy that often does more harm than good by further imbalancing the microbiome.
Typically a patient will have relief for a short period of time before symptoms return full force or worse.
Killing pathogenic microbes is just one single pillar of holistic treatment that needs to be combined with lifestyle, diet, and medicinal protocols to repair, reinoculate, and reset the entire digestive tract. Why many people fail at fixing these issues over the long term is the inability to address the “biofilms” of microbes that have developed over time. These biofilms are mucilaginous layers of microbes designed to shield themselves from your immune system and antimicrobials, making them much harder to kill. Integrative Wellness Fx is highly trained in addressing these more problematic cases by using the latest developments in biofilm dissolution and microbial balancing strategies.
One of the main causes of Leaky Gut and digestive dysfunction in general is when the robust microbial populations of the gastrointestinal tract — the microbiome — falls out of balance.
Did you know that we have ten times the amount of bacteria in our guts than we have human cells in our bodies? Did you know that 99% of the DNA in the organism we call ourselves is actually foreign, microbial DNA?
The microbiome is involved in an astounding number of physiological processes, and when this microbial system is out of balance, disease is just around the corner. Pathogenic bacteria and fungi like Candida start to take over as the beneficial populations start to decline or disappear. With the loss of beneficial strains, we lose key functions of our body, like the ability to create/absorb certain nutrients and break down certain toxic substances. On the flipside, the overgrowth of pathogenic microbes creates a variety of toxins that damage the gut lining, leading to intestinal permeability, food sensitivities, and an entire inflammatory cascade leading to chronic illness. For example, did you know that Candida creates and secretes over 72 different toxins into the body?
Chronic Infections (Lyme Disease):
Lyme Disease presents with many symptoms, and these symptoms often overlap with other diseases. This is why it is called the “Great Imitator.” Usually, a combination of mold/metals, gut dysfunction, COVID, and extreme emotional stress can allow chronic infections like Lyme to present problematic symptoms. While we can intelligently use natural antimicrobials to knock down the infection, what is causing the immune dysfunction in the first place must be addressed first so immunity is strong enough to keep the infection at bay in the long-term. Our clinic also offers cutting-edge micro-RNA therapies like SOT (Support Oligonucleotide Therapy) to knock out these infections once and for all.
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Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Intolerances:
Food sensitivities are getting increasingly common as our food supply becomes increasingly toxic with pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, genetically-modified foods, refined sugars, and more.
But that’s just a piece of it. A strong gastrointestinal system can handle these aggravators… but only to a point. When the immune system is already stressed with so much and the gut starts to get damaged, we start to develop a hyper-reactive response to certain foods, which is called a Food Sensitivity.
Symptoms include but are not limited to bloating, gas, loose stools, brain fog, anxiety, palpitations, rashes, and hives. There are many ways to determine what foods are best for us and what foods are causing inflammation.
We have many advanced diagnostics that can isolate what specific foods our immune system is reacting to. This can be helpful for many patients to know exactly what they need to avoid for now that are causing symptoms.
But our goal is never to keep you on this restricted diet for a long time. Our goal is for you to be resilient, and to have an iron-clad digestive system so you can eat most things in moderation without issues.
Our clinic specializes in not only determining what these food sensitivities are, but more importantly, addressing the root intestinal permeability or leaky gut that is the cause of it in the first place!
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Autoimmunity/Hashimoto’s:
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If we can drain this bucket, the immune system will calm down, inflammation falls throughout the body, and the immune system stops attacking itself. Our goal is to stop the self-attack before too much damage is done!
Despite what allopathic medicine may say, these “diseases’” can be reversed with the proper guidance, which is something we thankfully see regularly.
Our work together is to find out what combination of variables are causing inflammation in your body, contributing to your condition, and to prioritize what needs to be addressed in a specific order based on your unique biochemistry and needs. Blood work, genetics, and nutritional analysis are key to uncovering the root physiological imbalances leading to disease.
Thankfully, most of these contributing factors are actually ones that we can change through diet, lifestyle, and targeted nutritional supplementation. This allows patients to improve and heal without the use of medications that often just make things worse.
Autoimmunity essentially happens when the immune system is so stressed and toxic that it starts to make antibodies to the body’s own tissues.
The type of autoimmunity is based on what tissues are being attacked. For example, antibodies to the joints is called Rheumatoid Arthritis; to the skin, eczema; to the brain, multiple sclerosis. But why does the immune system attack itself in the first place? This is a complex subject that I like to use a metaphor to explain.
All the things in the body that create oxidative stress and inflammation all go into the same “bucket,” whether that be toxicity, microbial overgrowth, leaky gut, inflammatory foods like gluten/dairy, emotional stress, or trauma. Our bodies are meant to handle a certain amount of this stress, but when it becomes too much, the bucket starts to overflow, causing vast inflammation and the symptoms of autoimmune disorder.
In Functional Medicine, our goal is to identify what specifically for you is filling up your “bucket” so we can address each one intelligently in the proper order.
Hormone Balancing:
With hormone imbalances becoming more common and the dangers of traditional hormone therapies being exposed, low-dose BHRT offers a middle path to optimal health and wellness.
Through saliva/urine/blood testing, we are able to determine where the imbalance lies and recommend the appropriate hormones and natural medicine supplements to bring this critical system back into balance.
Furthermore, a Functional Medicine approach will be used to correct the underlying pathophysiology causing the hormonal imbalance in the first place.
The Integrative Wellness Fx team can work with your existing physician or can refer you to a physician he trusts and works closely with.
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Weight Loss:
Achieving sustainable weight loss through functional medicine goes beyond mere lifestyle and diet modifications. While these foundational changes are essential, they often represent just the beginning of a comprehensive approach. Our practitioners use advanced therapies, such as peptides and natural medicines, to swiftly address underlying cardiovascular concerns. By targeting the root causes of inflammation, these interventions can significantly enhance and accelerate the weight loss process. This holistic strategy ensures that weight loss is not only effective but also sustainable, addressing the unique biochemical and physiological needs of each individual.
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Dr. David Morcom, PharmD. has always been interested in natural medicine, but it was only after a serious personal injury that it became his life’s path and passion.
For more than a decade, he has been helping patients by utilizing his academic background in pharmacology to understand how herbs, nutrients, and natural medicine act medicinally on the body at a scientific level.
By using a unique blend of advanced technology and intuition, Dr. Morcom is able to unravel the cascade of variables that have led to imbalance & dis-ease, design an individualized wellness plan to get people better, and empower his clients through diet/lifestyle education to be able to maintain their own health going forward.
Why Functional Medicine Works
Functional Medicine is a patient-centered approach which aims to address the root of disease by optimizing foundational systems of the body such as digestion, detoxification, immune function, energy regulation, and hormonal balance.
Functional Medicine practitioners spend time with their patients listening to their histories and examining interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic diseases. Thus, Functional Medicine supports each individual's unique expression of health and vitality.
Chronic disease is where functional medicine truly shines. It works in unison with the body’s innate intelligence to restore homeostasis and health. Success isn’t determined by the prescription of a single drug or miracle cure, but instead, the synergism invoked by an array of medicinal herbs, nutrients, and changes in diet, lifestyle, and awareness.
If you’re ready to seize control of your health, embark on a journey of liberation and joy, and experience unprecedented vitality, call us today to book a consultation.
Consultation Experience
Our comprehensive Functional Medicine workup offers a 90-minute initial consultation to review all relevant paperwork, labs, and medical history to assess the myriad of factors contributing to each individual's unique expression of disease.
Moreover, by the end of their first appointment, each patient will have an initial treatment plan to address their current symptoms and even begin some root- level work if they are ready.
The workup also offers a personalized food plan and lifestyle suggestions with an option to work with a Health Coach to implement them.
Our comprehensive lab panels will go beyond typical blood work and actually elucidate the root causes of disease and inflammation itself.
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