An Indianapolis Functional Medicine Practice

You Can Feel & Look Your Best Again!

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Functional Medicine Indianapolis North Side

An estimated 50% of the U.S. population lives with chronic illness.

Like you, many are forced to see doctor after doctor and take medication after medication without any answers as to why you’re never truly feeling better.

There is a better way.

You deserve a provider who hears you and shares your values.

At Holistic Family Wellness in Indianapolis, we take the time to listen and create an individualized treatment plan that often goes deeper than traditional medicine.
Reduce Discomfort

Reduce Discomfort

Leave the days of chronic pain in the past where they belong.

Live Healthier

Live Healthier

Find a more natural way to live healthy and feel your best.

Feel Sharper

Feel Sharper

Increase your energy and alertness so you can do more of what you love.

Chad Sperry MSN FNP

When you don’t feel well, you need someone who will listen.

Many of our patients come to us after having seen many doctors and specialists and never finding the treatment they need to feel their best. They tell us that they feel unseen and unheard by a cycle of providers who medicate them and move on. Often, the medications are just bandaids that don’t address the root cause of their issues. At Holistic Family Wellness, we listen to you first to understand your experience. Then, we create an individualized treatment plan to help you finally feel your best again. Whether you’re dealing with chronic illness and ready to try something new or are simply looking for a more natural way to feel your best, we are here for you.

Functional medicine looks for the root causes of symptoms by spending more time with you, listening, doing a thorough assessment and physical evaluation, and often, in-office testing. There is hope in finding the cause of your symptoms.

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A simple process for a more holistic way to feel your best

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1. Book an Assessment

We listen to you and provide same-day testing so you leave with a plan on day one.

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2. Assess and Focus

We continually evaluate your progress and adjust your plan to achieve better results.

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3. Live Fully

With better sleep, increased energy, and sharper focus, you can live the life you want to live.

Are you struggling with any of the following symptoms?

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Abdominal Pain

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Allergies

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Blood Sugar Problems

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Brain Fog

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Chronic Backache

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Constipation

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Difficulty Concentrating

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Fatigue

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Headaches

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Hormonal Imbalance

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Immune Weakness

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Joint Pains

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Mood Swings

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Sinus Congestion

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Skin Conditions

Our functional medical practice helps residents of Indianapolis and surrounding areas get to the root causes of these symptoms with our in-office assessments, on-site testing, and specialized lab testing not found at traditional medical practices.

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Don't let myths prevent you from feeling your best.

If the only doctor you've seen is a traditional medical doctor, you might be hesitant to try functional medicine. Here are seven common myths about functional medicine and the truth behind each one. 

Frequently Asked Questions About Functional Medicine

Is there a downside to Functional Medicine?

There are no quick fixes when working to heal the body’s different systems. Traditional medicine can apply a quick fix “bandaid” to help one’s symptoms feel better. However, this doesn’t get to the root cause of symptoms in most cases. Fixing the root cause of symptoms can take weeks to months and even longer in some cases.

Does Holistic Family Wellness accept insurance?

No. We do not accept insurance for office visits. However, we can still submit lab work drawn in our office to insurance for possible reimbursement.

What is the difference between functional medicine and a traditional doctor?

Functional medicine is health-oriented and patient-centered, looks for the underlying root cause of symptoms, has a preventative approach to health, and understands each person has their biochemical individuality, which shapes treatment. Traditional medicine is disease-oriented, doctor-centered, and diagnosed on symptoms. Everyone is treated the same, and it works well with early disease detection.

How long does functional medicine take to work?

This depends on the symptom or disease process being addressed and how long this has been happening. Patients sometimes have and feel results that last from days to weeks. In other cases, it could take weeks to months or even longer.

Can functional medicine help with weight loss?

Yes. There are many root causative reasons we can be overweight. We investigate these root cause areas.

What is the difference between naturopath and functional medicine?

Both Naturopathic doctors (NDs) and functional medicine-trained practitioners practice holistic, evidence-based, patient-centered care to treat the root cause of a problem rather than just the symptoms. Functional medicine providers obtain functional medical training after graduating from their medical training program. Naturopathic medicine offers all that functional medicine training provides, plus extensive training in areas of herbal medicine, nutrition, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, and maybe physical manipulation. Functional medicine providers will have prescriptive authority whereas, in most cases, NDs do not.

Does Holistic Family Wellness accept Medicare?

No we do not accept Medicare.

How does functional medicine help anxiety?

We understand that anxiety does not have as it’s only root cause an imbalance in the brain. Other processes in the body can contribute to anxiety. We take the time to investigate these root cause areas of the body.

Why do you prescribe so many supplements?

What we need to understand here is that most, if not all, prescription medications are derived from plants. The prescriptions are just at a higher concentration. So, when we are working on healing a certain issue or disease process in the body, in many cases, you have to start with a higher therapeutic dose to get things back in control or balance, before decreasing to a low daily maintenance dose.

We offer a variety of testing so you get the answers you need.

What makes your initial appointment at Holistic Family Wellness unique from traditional medicine and other functional medicine clinics is the in-office testing we perform here.

Two crucial areas in the body that can be the nexus of root-cause symptoms are the gut and the adrenals. In the past, a patient would have to leave the first initial appointment with take-home test kits, collect samples at home, mail them off, wait three weeks for results, and return to our office for a follow-up to have those results read and interpreted.

These tests combined could cost more than $500.

Today, we do in-office testing and have focused answers, with a 10-minute test, on gut dysbiosis and the state of adrenals.

This gives us a focused, specific, individualized plan the patient can leave with on day one for their specific symptoms and needs.

This can save $500 or more on tests and put someone four weeks ahead working on their symptoms and improving their health while not having to wait on lengthy mail-in test results.

We also do a functional urine dip assessment, which can tell us if you are mineral or nutrient-deficient in certain areas and the state of your stomach and liver, among other things.

We can provide additional tests through lab partners.

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Adrenals

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Amino Acids

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Blood Chemistry CMP & CBC

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Cholesterol & Coagulation

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Diabetic

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Toxic Metals

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Neurotransmitters

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Genetic

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Iodine

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Hormone (salivary, urine & blood)

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lgG/lgE allergy and sensitivity

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Liver Function

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Woman’s Yearly

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Stained Smear Blood

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Metabolism of pharmaceuticals

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GI and Stool

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Nasal Cultures

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Respiratory

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Nutrient

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Oxidative

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SIBO & IBS

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Thyroid