Functional Medicine Seattle
Functional Medicine Care for Women and Families in Seattle
You Know Something is Off...
Maybe you're exhausted despite getting enough sleep.
Maybe you're struggling with digestive symptoms, anxiety, hormone changes, brain fog, weight gain, or symptoms that don't seem to fit neatly into a diagnosis.
You've been told your labs are normal, but you still don't feel like yourself.
At AK Wellness, I help women and families uncover the root causes behind chronic symptoms using a personalized, science-based functional medicine approach.
As a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with advanced training in functional medicine, I combine conventional medical knowledge with a deeper investigation into the factors influencing your health, including nutrition, gut health, hormones, sleep, stress, nutrient status, environmental exposures, and lifestyle.
My goal is simple: help you feel calm, clear, energized, and confident in your health again.
What Is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine focuses on identifying and addressing the underlying causes of symptoms rather than simply managing them.
Instead of asking, "What medication matches this diagnosis?" functional medicine asks:
- Why is this symptom happening?
- What systems in the body are contributing?
- What can we do to restore balance and support healing?
Every person is unique. Two people with the same diagnosis may have completely different root causes.
Functional medicine looks at the whole picture.
Conditions We Treat in Functional Medicine
If you've ever felt like your symptoms don't fit neatly into a box, you're not alone.
Many of the women I work with are dealing with several concerns at once—fatigue, digestive issues, anxiety, poor sleep, hormone changes, brain fog, or stubborn weight gain. These symptoms are often connected, and there is rarely a single root cause.
That's why functional medicine takes a whole-person approach. Instead of focusing on one symptom at a time, we look at the bigger picture to uncover the factors that may be contributing to how you're feeling and create a personalized plan to help you move forward.
Women's Health
- Perimenopause
- Hormone imbalance
- PMS
- Irregular cycles
- Fertility optimization
- Coming off birth control
- Postpartum wellness
Gut Health
- Bloating
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- IBS symptoms
- Food sensitivities
- Reflux
- Digestive discomfort
Energy and Brain Health
- Fatigue
- Brain fog
- Burnout
- Anxiety
- Difficulty focusing
- Poor sleep
Autoimmune and Chronic Disease
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- Autoimmune conditions
- Chronic inflammation
- Complex or unexplained symptoms
A Personalized Approach
No protocols are copied and pasted.
Your care plan is built around your unique history, symptoms, goals, and laboratory findings.
Depending on your situation, recommendations may include:
- Comprehensive blood work
- Nutrient testing
- Gut health testing
- Lifestyle and nutrition interventions
- Nervous system support
- Sleep optimization
- Targeted supplementation
- Hormone support strategies
