Naturopathic Doctor for Hormones, Perimenopause & Gut Health Serving Walnut Creek, CA
If you’re in Walnut Creek and looking for a naturopathic doctor or functional medicine provider who takes the time to understand your hormone, digestive, and metabolic concerns, I offer personalized, integrative care in Berkeley and through telehealth throughout California.
For many Walnut Creek patients, telehealth makes it possible to get comprehensive care without adding another drive across the East Bay. In-person appointments are also available at my Berkeley office on Telegraph Avenue when you prefer to meet face to face.
Naturopathic & Functional Medicine for Women in Walnut Creek
Symptoms rarely arrive one at a time. You may be noticing changes in your menstrual cycle while also dealing with disrupted sleep, fatigue, weight or body composition changes, digestive symptoms, or simply feeling different than you used to.
My approach combines naturopathic and functional medicine to understand how these pieces fit together. We’ll look at your symptoms in the context of your health history, labs, nutrition, sleep, stress, metabolic health, medications, and hormonal changes rather than assuming everything has a single cause.
The goal is to understand what is contributing to your symptoms and build a plan that is specific to you.
Perimenopause, Menopause & Hormone Health Support
Perimenopause can begin well before periods stop completely, and the experience can look very different from one woman to another.
You may be dealing with:
Changes in menstrual cycle length or flow
Hot flashes or night sweats
Sleep disruption
Brain fog or difficulty concentrating
Mood changes
Fatigue
Changes in weight or body composition
Vaginal or urinary symptoms
If you’re seeking perimenopause or menopause care in Walnut Creek, we’ll look carefully at your symptoms, health history, relevant testing, risk factors, and goals.
If Menopausal Hormone Therapy is something you’re considering, I also provide evidence-based guidance around the potential benefits, risks, and available options so you can make an informed decision about whether it fits into your care.
Learn more about perimenopause and menopause support
Gut Health & Digestive Concerns
I also work with Walnut Creek patients experiencing digestive symptoms such as bloating, reflux, constipation, loose stools, food sensitivities, abdominal discomfort, or sluggish digestion.
Hormonal transitions can sometimes influence digestion, but digestive symptoms can also have causes that are completely separate from hormone changes. That distinction matters.
We’ll look at factors such as digestive motility, nutrition, medications, stress, nutrient status, food reactions, and conditions such as IBS, SIBO, or dysbiosis when appropriate.
Functional and specialty testing may be incorporated when it is clinically useful rather than automatically ordered for every patient.
Learn more about gut health support
Fatigue, Metabolic Health & Midlife Changes
Fatigue, changes in energy, blood sugar concerns, difficulty maintaining muscle, or changes in weight and body composition are also common reasons women seek care during midlife.
These symptoms are not always caused by hormones alone.
Depending on your history, we may consider factors such as thyroid function, iron and nutrient status, sleep quality, insulin resistance, nutrition, physical activity, stress, medications, and hormonal changes.
Looking at these factors together can help us identify where intervention is most likely to make a meaningful difference.
How to Work With Me From Walnut Creek
Telehealth appointments available for Walnut Creek and all California residents
In-person naturopathic appointments at my Berkeley office on Telegraph Avenue
Functional and specialty lab testing when clinically appropriate
Personalized nutrition, supplement, herbal, and lifestyle recommendations
Support for perimenopause, hormone health, digestive health, fatigue, and metabolic concerns
FSA and HSA accepted