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Functional Medicine & Clinical Nutrition in Jacksonville, Florida
"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease." -Thomas Edison
Functional Medicine is a systematic process to get to the ROOT CAUSE of your health concerns.
Functional Medicine is a systematic process to get to the ROOT CAUSE of your health concerns.
Meet Kendra Lay
Applied Clinical Nutritionist, Nationally Certified Herbalist, Acupuncture Physician
What can working with Kendra do for you?
Find the root causes of what is making you feel unwell through specialty lab testing and interpretation of blood chemistry
Expert guidance on which herbal and nutritional supplements to take (the ones that really make a difference)
Restore energy and vitality to your life
Learn practical strategies and receive coaching on how to find and prepare healthy foods and the best lifestyle tips to keep you well
Find the root causes of what is making you feel unwell through specialty lab testing and interpretation of blood chemistry
Expert guidance on which herbal and nutritional supplements to take (the ones that really make a difference)
Restore energy and vitality to your life
Learn practical strategies and receive coaching on how to find and prepare healthy foods and the best lifestyle tips to keep you well
Specializing In:
Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Pain
Menopausal and Perimenopausal Symptoms
Male and Female Fertility Enhancement
PMS/Menstrual Cramps/Irregular Periods
Autoimmune Conditions
Digestive Disturbance
Anxiety and Mood Imbalances
Chronic Pain
Menopausal and Perimenopausal Symptoms
Male and Female Fertility Enhancement
PMS/Menstrual Cramps/Irregular Periods
Autoimmune Conditions
Digestive Disturbance
Anxiety and Mood Imbalances
Speciality Lab Testing:
A Sample of Available Testing:
Adrenal Stress Index - Evaluates the body's ability to handle chronic stress, and assesses the effects of stress on the body.
Food Sensitivity Screening - Are foods contributing to your ill health and you don't know it? A food allergy is what we think of as an immediate allergic reaction (think, eating a peanut and having your throat swell up or break into hives. A food sensitivity can present up to 72 hours after eating the food, so sometimes it's hard to tell what is causing the reaction. A food sensitivity screening with an elimination and rotation diet can help you heal.
GI Health Testing - Specialty functional medicine testing for digestive disorders - acid reflux, constipation, diarrhea, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, etc. Gut health has tremendous impact over many areas of our wellbeing. Autoimmune disease, skin conditions and mental health (anxiety and depression) are some of the areas where improving gut health can be of massive benefit.
Nutritional Testing - Tests to discover which vitamins and minerals you are deficient in.
Toxicity Testing: mold toxicity, heavy metal toxicity, hidden viral and bacterial infections - all of which can make you feel unwell and contribute to a host of symptoms and disease processes.
Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis: A functional medicine approach to interpreting standard labs that are ordered at standard annual office visits (for example, a complete blood count and a metabolic panel), this test uses a special way of looking at the tests that can uncover hidden issues with organ dysfunction, nutritional deficits or immune system challenges.
Brain Health Testing: Specialized testing for nutritional factors that influence brain health including cognition, memory and attention.
Adrenal Stress Index - Evaluates the body's ability to handle chronic stress, and assesses the effects of stress on the body.
Food Sensitivity Screening - Are foods contributing to your ill health and you don't know it? A food allergy is what we think of as an immediate allergic reaction (think, eating a peanut and having your throat swell up or break into hives. A food sensitivity can present up to 72 hours after eating the food, so sometimes it's hard to tell what is causing the reaction. A food sensitivity screening with an elimination and rotation diet can help you heal.
GI Health Testing - Specialty functional medicine testing for digestive disorders - acid reflux, constipation, diarrhea, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, etc. Gut health has tremendous impact over many areas of our wellbeing. Autoimmune disease, skin conditions and mental health (anxiety and depression) are some of the areas where improving gut health can be of massive benefit.
Nutritional Testing - Tests to discover which vitamins and minerals you are deficient in.
Toxicity Testing: mold toxicity, heavy metal toxicity, hidden viral and bacterial infections - all of which can make you feel unwell and contribute to a host of symptoms and disease processes.
Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis: A functional medicine approach to interpreting standard labs that are ordered at standard annual office visits (for example, a complete blood count and a metabolic panel), this test uses a special way of looking at the tests that can uncover hidden issues with organ dysfunction, nutritional deficits or immune system challenges.
Brain Health Testing: Specialized testing for nutritional factors that influence brain health including cognition, memory and attention.
Related Services:
Nutritional Counseling & Healing--Nutritional status has an enormous impact on our overall well-being. Together, we will look at your food intake and design a balanced way of eating that promotes optimal health. Read my article on my nutrition philosophy and how to find the right diet for you.
Detoxification Programs to Support Ideal Health--We live in a toxic world. Thousands of chemicals, toxic metals such as mercury, pharmaceutical remnants and pesticides lace our food, air and water. Our organs of detoxification--our liver, kidneys, skin and bowels--are often overburdened with this toxic load, creating a need to optimize the process of detoxification. Indications of needing to detox are headaches, sensitivities to chemicals and perfumes, allergies and sinus problems, joint pain, digestive upset, a "feeling" of toxicity and weight gain.
Detoxification Programs to Support Ideal Health--We live in a toxic world. Thousands of chemicals, toxic metals such as mercury, pharmaceutical remnants and pesticides lace our food, air and water. Our organs of detoxification--our liver, kidneys, skin and bowels--are often overburdened with this toxic load, creating a need to optimize the process of detoxification. Indications of needing to detox are headaches, sensitivities to chemicals and perfumes, allergies and sinus problems, joint pain, digestive upset, a "feeling" of toxicity and weight gain.
What to Expect:
1st Visit: When you come for your first appointment, we'll go over a thorough health history. You'll have also filled out a thorough health history survey (The "Systems Survery") that will help uncover which organ systems may be under stress. You may be recommended to start changing a few things in your dietary habits or to making some lifestyle changes.
After that, we'll order lab testing that will be the first line in uncovering what is making you feel unwell.
2nd Visit: We'll have all labs back. We'll take results from the labs (the objective) and the Systems Survery and your clinical symptoms/history (the subjective) to come up with a Nutrition Plan of Action. You'll take home a report of these findings and what you'll be implementing to correct them. We'll also discuss if ordering any additional labs might be of benefit.
3rd Visit and Beyond: We'll meet about once a month to check-in and make sure you are progressing as planned. Each patient is different and will require different tweaks to their plan. When working on these health issues it is often akin to "peeling an onion." There are different layers to the dis-ease and different levels of treatment.
Additional Visits/Health Coaching: Some patients will benefit from weekly check-ins in the first few months of working together to make sure that their dietary and lifestyle changes are going well. These sessions also help to add accountability and ensure mastery of new habits.
After that, we'll order lab testing that will be the first line in uncovering what is making you feel unwell.
2nd Visit: We'll have all labs back. We'll take results from the labs (the objective) and the Systems Survery and your clinical symptoms/history (the subjective) to come up with a Nutrition Plan of Action. You'll take home a report of these findings and what you'll be implementing to correct them. We'll also discuss if ordering any additional labs might be of benefit.
3rd Visit and Beyond: We'll meet about once a month to check-in and make sure you are progressing as planned. Each patient is different and will require different tweaks to their plan. When working on these health issues it is often akin to "peeling an onion." There are different layers to the dis-ease and different levels of treatment.
Additional Visits/Health Coaching: Some patients will benefit from weekly check-ins in the first few months of working together to make sure that their dietary and lifestyle changes are going well. These sessions also help to add accountability and ensure mastery of new habits.
Are You a Good Candidate for Functional Medicine and Clinical Nutrition?
- You are ready to invest in your health. Often these changes will require a significant investment of time, resources and effort. It will be worth it.
- You are willing to make dietary changes
- You are willing to take prescribed herbal and nutritional supplements
- You are ready to make lifestyle changes that support your physical health
- You are willing to take steps to manage stress and address emotional causes of dis-ease, if necessary
Receive 10% off retail price and use your health savings account to purchase the best quality professional grade supplements.