Functional Medicine
Utilizing a client-centered approach to treat the root cause of chronic illness.
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine views each client as unique and is designed to treat the whole individual, not the disease at hand. Our Functional Medicine clinician, Jason Stein, acts as a medical detective, partnering with clients to understand historical, genetic and environmental factors to help uncover the roots of issues that may be overlooked by conventional doctors. Developing a relationship with each client allows for a collaboration where every individual plays an active, engaged role in their health and recovery, which is key to the healing process.
At Rocky Coast Integrated, we know that humans are inclined to heal naturally when supported by the right conditions. Instead of suppressing symptoms, we seek to reverse the underlying causes completely by cultivating the optimal environment for healing, ultimately bringing balance back into the body.
building our Relationship
Getting to know you and your health history, concerns and goals is the main objective of the initial visit. Our Functional Medicine clinician, Jason Stein, will spend the initial appointment listening deeply to gather this information. We invite you to meet in person or remotely via telemedicine appointment, either approach is sufficient for achieving your wellness goals.
Testing & Medical Detective Work
Once the information has been gathered, Jason will evaluate your genetics and environment, including diet, lifestyle, air and water quality, etc. to determine any factors that may be contributing to disease. Utilizing medical detective skills, he works with the goal of pinpointing underlying causes that he can then support with the treatment plan.
Individualized Treatment Plan
A follow up appointment will allow time to discuss findings as well as new strategies and approaches in your health care. Most likely, your customized treatment plan will include a combination of supplements: dietary, behavioral and exercise. Additional appointments are scheduled as needed for any further testing or to fine-tune care to best suit your needs.
Meet Our Functional Medicine Clinician
"As a Functional Medicine practitioner, I aim to prevent disease from happening in the first place, and when it does, I seek to reverse it completely by investigating and then treating the underlying cause. I support healing fully and getting back to living your life."
JASON STEIN, CO-FOUNDER, MAc, LAc
A Health-oriented, Client-centered approach to overall wellness
Instead of looking for diseases or syndromes and collecting evidence of signs and symptoms, the first step is to evaluate each client’s genes and environment, including diet, lifestyle, air and water quality, and so on. Why? We know that our modern diet, lifestyle, and environment change the expression of our genes—changes that give rise to diseases and syndromes—and these discoveries allow for further investigation into any underlying factors.
WHAT DOES FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE TREAT?
Functional Medicine providers spend a great deal of time with their clients which allows them to differentiate and look deeply at the root cause of complicated symptoms. Because of this, Functional Medicine treats disorders and diseases that don’t necessarily fit into a box or haven’t been clearly diagnosed by other health care providers. Many people come in with autoimmune disorders, chronic pain, chronic unexplained and stubborn digestive disorders, fatigue, tick-borne illnesses, long-term COVID-19 symptoms, and hormonal irregularities.
ARE TELEMEDICINE APPOINTMENTS RIGHT FOR ME?
Functional Medicine operates on the idea that no two people are the same, even with the same diagnosis. We all have strengths and vulnerabilities and the most important part of this approach is the personalized one-on-one time spent gathering health history and overall factors of wellness which is proven possible via telemedicine appointments.
This day and age, there are many benefits to taking your appointments virtually, and Functional Medicine is perfectly effective via telemedicine appointments, which allows Rocky Coast to expand our impact and accessibility beyond the traditional brick-and-mortar office setting. So, if you are seeking support with your wellness and cannot make it into our office for any reason, Functional Medicine telemedicine appointments may be the perfect fit for you.
What CAN I expect at my appointment?
The first appointment is the most important. Before this visit Jason will have already reviewed your intake form. Your initial visit is when you get to sit down face to face with Jason for 60 minutes and review your detailed health history and any previous tests or bloodwork.
Your return visit is designed to review the findings of the initial visit. During the follow up we will go over new strategies and approaches in your health care. Most likely, this will be a combination of supplements, dietary, behavioral and exercise. The follow up visit will also allow time to discuss whether we need to do more testing related to your conditions.
What People Are Saying
“I cannot say enough good about Dr. Stein. He is incredibly smart, thoughtful and caring. I went to see him after an odd series of medical events that had my body all out of wack. He has been great at helping break all of the symptoms/issues down and working on them one by one. Helping find the root cause, not just treating the symptoms.”
“Rocky Coast treats me as a person and not a set of symptoms. Through discussions with Jason, we are changing the way we eat and even the way we live. I am a happier and healthier person (as is my husband who is also a client). Thanks Rocky Coast for helping me understand how my choices impact my wellness.”
“I appreciate that Jason has never pathologized my larger body but rather has worked diligently to support me so that I can achieve a more optimal balance. The question is not "What is wrong with your body?" but rather "How can we support your body?" For me, this approach resulted in a healthy pregnancy after almost five years of infertility—a gift beyond my wildest dreams! Treatments have also supported me through anxiety, hormonal shifts, headaches, muscle pain and more.”
“Jason is one of the most skilled healers I have ever worked with. My primary care physician gave up on me after she could not find a diagnosis and so I started seeing Jason. He believed me, was committed to finding an answer, and was ultimately able to figure out my imbalance and provide herbal treatments that have really changed my life.”
“The entire team at Rocky Coast is exceptional. They are thoughtful, considerate, helpful and SUPER GOOD at what they do. I work with Jason specifically - he asks great questions, really listens, follows up promptly about specifics and has helped tremendously. I feel so cared for at Rocky Coast.”