A little about me

 I am Christine and I am excited that you found me! I am hopeful that you will consider entrusting me with your health and allow me to be a part of your wellness journey. I am passionate about helping patients feel better and stopping disease and illness.  

I believe in the power of the body to heal itself, we just have to learn to listen to it! The body communicates to us through symptoms. Allowing us to identify what is causing the symptom, we can start to address the root of the problem. Unfortunately, we have accepted the practice of 'covering up' the symptom and allowing disease to progress. 

I started down the path of functional medicine after struggling with my own health. I was also disappointed that my time in pharmacy school focused on the utilization of prescription medications as the only tool to manage disease. There was little, if any, education on the importance of nutrition, effective and safe supplementation, or fighting the disease process. I learned that most chronic conditions aren't reversable, and they absolutely are! That led me to seek additional education through residency training where I was able to focus on root cause medicine or functional medicine. I continued on that path and became a certified practitioner in functional medicine. It felt like home to belong to this amazing group of ultra-educated providers passionate about healing and going beyond the traditional disease-focused system.

I completed undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas before moving to Arizona. I attended Midwestern University College of Pharmacy and earned my Doctor of Pharmacy degree. I completed a PGY-1 residency with a focus in functional medicine and academia with Potter's House Apothecary and Midwestern University College of Pharmacy.

After residency, I completed the course training to become a certified functional medicine practitioner (IFMCP) from The Institute for Functional Medicine. 

I am currently licensed in Arizona, Kansas, and Montana

I enjoy listening to good music, hiking, Zumba, reading a good book, and playing with my kiddos. I value family time and family meals at the table. I enjoy cooking with my little chefs, trying new recipes, and sharing the good ones!

I believe in God and understand the importance of spiritual, mental, and emotional health. 

I love to travel and experience new cultures.

There are no prescription medications available on this website. Prescription medications can be a valuable tool to help patients relieve symptoms, recover from acute illness, and help manage disease. Unfortunately, I often see prescription medications utilized as the only tool to fight disease and inflammation and often prescribed unnecessarily. The most common classes of medications I see over prescribed include acid blockers, anti-depressants, sleep medications, anti-anxiety medications, antibiotics, pain relievers, and cholesterol reducing medications. I will share the concerns with over-prescribing of the listed medications in a future article.