Compared against standard testing, Functional Endocrinology uses a combined-collection approach (blood, urine, stool,  saliva, and wearbale biometric technology) in a comprehensive analysis of the endocrine (hormone) system, investigating the relationship of hormones with the entire body and informs personalized lifestyle management.

Long: We take a different approach to hormones, one that respects the full complexity of your endocrine system. Unlike conventional hormone replacement therapy, which focuses on isolated symptoms or lab values, our functional endocrinology model considers all ten endocrine subsystems—including thyroid, adrenal, pancreatic, reproductive, pituitary, pineal, gut, liver, and more.

Using advanced specialty labs and real-time biometrics from wearables and at-home testing, we uncover how your body is adapting—or struggling—in the context of your unique environment and lifestyle. We assess hormonal balance from a systems-level view: How are your hormones being produced, converted, transported, metabolized, and cleared?

Our six clinical priorities guide every personalized plan: stabilizing blood sugar, regulating inflammation via fatty acid and eicosanoid balance, optimizing detoxification, supporting the microbiome, aligning circadian rhythm, and minimizing exposure to endocrine disruptors.

This is the next generation of whole-body hormone optimization. Rooted in science. Designed for you.

This is more than getting pregnant—it's about preparing the healthiest possible environment for your child to grow and thrive. Our Functional Fertility services offer a deeply personalized, root-cause approach to reproductive health-supporting both parents on their journey to conception and lifelong vitality. We go beyond conventional fertility care by addressing the full spectrum of factors that influence reproductive function, including hormone balance, metabolic health, nervous system regulation, nutritional status, gut health, and stress resilience. Whether you're preparing to conceive naturally or navigating assisted reproductive technologies, we provide comprehensive testing, targeted protocols, and collaborative support for both prospective parents. By focusing on optimizing the health of each individual's body, brain, and biochemistry, we create a strong, balanced foundation for conception, pregnancy, and a thriving future family. This is fertility care that honors the whole person, the whole partnership, and the power of proactive health.

Our Functional Fertility program is a comprehensive, science-driven approach designed to support individuals and couples in optimizing their reproductive health before, during, and after conception. Grounded in functional medicine, we assess and address the full spectrum of fertility factors—hormonal, metabolic, nutritional, environmental, structural, and emotional—for both partners. By focusing on the root causes of reproductive challenges and enhancing the foundational health of mom and dad, we aim to improve not just the chances of conception, but the long-term health outcomes of the child. Whether you’re just beginning your fertility journey or navigating previous difficulties, our program offers personalized care that empowers, educates, and prepares you for a healthy pregnancy and a thriving family.

The Functional Fertility program at Arete is the only fertility solution that integrates advanced diagnostics, root-cause medicine, and personalized care to optimize the health of both parents—before and after conception. This isn't just about getting pregnant—it's about preparing the healthiest possible environment for your child to grow and thrive. By investing in your health now, you're creating generational change for your family’s future.

Our Functional Fitness services are designed to bridge the gap between rehabilitation and performance, helping you move better, feel stronger, and live with more confidence in your body. We integrate clinical insight with movement science to create personalized training programs that support strength, mobility, stability, and resilience-tailored to your unique neuromuscular system, injury history, and goals. Whether you're recovering from pain, navigating musculoskeletal challenges, or simply striving for optimal performance, our team of movement specialists collaborates with healthcare providers to ensure every exercise builds toward sustainable function, not just short-term results. This is more than just a workout- it's intelligent, purposeful movement designed to restore your foundation and elevate your potential.

The term functional training has become increasingly ambiguous due to inconsistent definitions and varying interpretations, making it difficult to clearly communicate its purpose or value. With such a broad application, nearly any form of exercise could be labeled as "functional," which weakens the term’s clarity and practical use. To address this, a team of international experts collaborated through a structured e-Delphi process to establish a unified definition. Out of 31 invited professionals, 13 participated in reaching consensus. They defined functional training as a goal-oriented physical approach designed to improve performance in sports, daily activities, rehabilitation, or fitness, tailored to both the task at hand and the individual’s specific response to training. The discussion also highlighted that distinguishing functional training from general training may be unnecessary. Instead, it was suggested that all training could be evaluated along a functionality spectrum, offering a more useful framework for understanding and applying the concept in various contexts. Learn more >

Our Functional Genomic services decode your DNA to deliver truly personalized, root-cause care-empowering you to take control of your health with clarity and precision. We use advanced genomic analysis to uncover how your unique genetic blueprint influences everything from detoxification, inflammation, and nutrient metabolism to cognitive performance, hormone balance, and chronic disease risk. But we go far beyond basic reports - we translate your genetic insights into actionable, evidence-based strategies tailored to your lifestyle, environment, and goals. Whether you're optimizing performance, addressing chronic symptoms, or proactively managing your long-term health, our team integrates your genomic data with functional medicine principles to create a plan as unique as your DNA. This is personalized medicine-at its most advanced, most insightful, and most empowering.

A precision-guided, root-cause approach to immune health—built on the teachings of the pioneers in functional immunology. Our Functional Immunology clinical program uses highly specialized laboratory arrays to help patients with suspected or diagnosed auto-inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, post-viral syndrome, chronic inflammation, allergies, and mystery symptoms defying conventional treatment measure and manage their environmental triggers, immune barrier functioning, and overall immune health. Drawing on the teachings and frameworks of Dr. Aristo Vojdani, Dr. Datis Kharrazian, and Dr. Sam Yanuck—three of the most influential voices in functional immunology—we’ve created a care experience that brings their insights to life. This means we don’t chase symptoms or guess based on limited labs. Instead, we look at the full picture of how your immune system communicates, regulates, and responds.

Using advanced diagnostics, wearable biometrics, and personalized interventions, we help identify what's driving your immune dysfunction—and what it takes to restore balance. Every plan is designed with clinical precision and tailored to your biology, your story, and your path to resilience.

Our functional medicine model is designed as a long-term health consulting program powered by the most advanced diagnostic and biometric tools in the world of modern holistic healthcare, offering an ongoing, and multi-iterative process that evolves with the patient across each stage of their lifespan. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all protocols or quick fixes, we engage in a dynamic clinical relationship that unfolds over time. Each phase involves deep inquiry into the individual’s unique biology—guided by detailed history, advanced testing, and response to previous interventions. We use each cycle of care to test hypotheses, gather data, and refine our understanding of how our patient’s systems interact. Whether we’re working with complex chronic illness or optimizing long-term health, this multi-iterative approach allows us to continuously adjust, adapt, and align care with the patient’s shifting needs and biology. It’s an in-depth partnership grounded in curiosity, scientific scrutiny, and the understanding that healing is not linear—it’s a process of discovery.

Our Functional Medicine services are built on the belief that true healing happens when we understand the full story behind your symptoms instead of only treating them. We take a root-cause, systems biology-based approach to uncover the why behind any symptoms and promote optimal health and functioning. Through comprehensive testing, personalized recommendations, and collaborative care, we connect the dots between lifestyle, genetics, environment, and physiology to create a plan that's unique to you. We don't focus on patch-work solutions or generic advice, we build long-term strategies that support resilience, optimize function, and restore vitality from an environmental level all the way down to a genetic level. Whether you're looking to reclaim your energy, reverse a complex condition, or prevent future disease, our functional medicine model puts you at the center of our clinical model - empowered, informed, and supported every step of the way.

Functional Medicine is specifically designed for driven individuals who are deeply committed to their health and well-being, proactively seeking to understand and pursue whole body health and functionality. These patients are willing to invest the necessary time, energy, and resources into a comprehensive, personalized approach in a holistic and functional model that goes beyond managing symptoms to achieve a true, measurable and sustainable state of wellness. They are motivated by a desire not only to feel better, but also to thrive at their optimal level of health. Successful management of such cases requires appropriate testing, diagnosis, financial commitment, and realistic clinical expectations, including lifestyle modifications.

The ultimate movement toolbox for performance and rehabilitation, combining Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Functional Movement Screening, and corrective exercise prescription to support patients on the move. Get adjusted in your own private studio with extended appointment times and no waiting room booking.

The #1 risk factor for musculoskeletal injuries is a previous injury, implying that the current models of performance and rehabilitation are still missing something. The functional movement screen was developed to help screen individuals for risk of injury and/or asymmetrical, dysfunctional, or performance-limiting movement patterns - a professional screen so effective it is now included in the MLS and at the NHL, MLB, NBA, and NFL draft combined as the movement standard to assess injury risk before long-term contracts are generated. The movement patterns assessed in the FMS are designed to provide observable performance of global mobility, flexibility, and stability in foundational human movements by placing an individual in natural positions where weaknesses, imbalances, and asymmetries become noticeable if appropriate mobility and motor control aren’t utilized. Once these deficits have been identified through your examination and movement screen, a care plan including corrective exercises is prescribed to maximize performance, decrease pain, and prevent future injuries.

Our functional neurology services are designed to identify and treat the root causes of brain and nervous system dysfunction using advanced, non-invasive diagnostics and evidence-informed lifestyle medicine and neurorehabilitation strategies. Whether you're recovering from a concussion, living with dizziness or balance issues, experiencing brain fog, migraines, or struggling with movement disorders, we integrate clinical neuroscience, functional medicine, and personalized care plans to support your brain's ability to heal, adapt, and thrive. Unlike conventional models, we focus on neuroplasticity - your brain's ability to change - empowering long-term improvements in function, clarity, and quality of life.

Long: When your brain isn’t functioning at its best, every part of life feels harder. Whether you're facing brain fog, dizziness, anxiety, poor focus, migraines, post-concussion symptoms, or developmental challenges, your symptoms may be common, but they’re not normal. And they deserve more than symptom suppression.

This program was inspired by clinicians deeply trained in the neuroscience-based methods of Dr. Ted Carrick, Dr. Brandon Brock, and Dr. Robert Melillo, visionaries who helped shape the modern field of functional neurology. Their work has transformed how we understand the brain's ability to adapt, reorganize, and heal through targeted stimulation, movement, and neuroplastic therapies.

At our clinic, we apply these principles with precision and personalization. Using advanced neurologic assessments, cutting-edge technologies, and brain-based rehabilitation strategies, we identify exactly where your nervous system is underperforming, and how to safely and effectively bring it back online.

You’re not just managing symptoms. You’re retraining your brain to function better, so you can live better.