Tired of doctors who don’t listen or just hand you prescriptions? We serve Bergen County residents with personalized functional medicine that actually addresses what’s causing your symptoms.
You’ve probably been to doctor after doctor, each one spending barely enough time to understand what you’re going through. We’re different. Our practice serves Bergen County with functional medicine that actually gets to the bottom of your health concerns. Based in New Jersey with virtual appointments available, we’re committed to understanding your unique situation. You’re not a number or a quick diagnosis. You’re a person who deserves real answers and a path forward. That’s what we do here, and we’re really good at it.
Most medicine treats the symptom. Headache? Take this pill. High blood sugar? Here’s medication. Exhausted all the time? Try to get more sleep. But nobody stops to ask the real question: why is this happening?
That’s what makes functional medicine different. We’re not interested in just covering up what’s wrong. We want to figure out what’s broken and fix it. Your body is incredibly smart, and when something’s not working right, there’s usually a reason. Maybe it’s what you’re eating. Maybe it’s stress that never lets up. Maybe it’s toxins you don’t even know you’re exposed to, or hormones that are completely out of whack.
We start by really listening to your story. Then we run tests that actually show us what’s going on inside your body at a deeper level than regular blood work ever could. We’re looking at over 125 different markers to understand your inflammation levels, nutrient status, hormone balance, gut health, and more. Once we know what’s causing your symptoms, we create a plan specifically for you using nutrition, supplements, lifestyle changes, and natural therapies. The goal is to help your body remember how to heal itself.
Choosing a functional medicine doctor in Bergen County means choosing someone who’ll actually be your partner in health. Here’s why people choose us.
Your appointment isn’t 10 minutes of talking at a computer screen. We sit down with you, hear your whole story, and take the time to understand what you’ve been through. You’ll finally feel heard.
Standard blood work only scratches the surface. We use advanced functional testing that looks at things most doctors never check. Inflammation markers, micronutrient levels, hormone patterns, gut health indicators, and toxin loads. These tests show us what’s really going on.
There’s no cookie-cutter approach here. What works for someone else might not work for you. We design your treatment plan based on your specific test results, health history, lifestyle, and goals. It’s built around you.
We believe in helping your body heal using what it actually needs: proper nutrition, high-quality supplements, stress reduction, better sleep, and detoxification. We’re not anti-medication, but we prefer to work with your body’s natural healing abilities whenever possible.
Your headaches might be coming from your gut. Your anxiety might be tied to your hormones. Your weight gain might be caused by inflammation. We don’t treat isolated symptoms. We look at how everything in your body works together.
Physical health, mental health, and emotional health are all intertwined. We address all of it because we know you can’t be truly well if we only focus on one piece of the puzzle.
You’ll understand what’s happening in your body and why we’re recommending what we recommend. We want you to be informed and empowered, not confused and dependent.
Healing takes time, and we’re here for the whole journey. When things get better, we celebrate with you. When you hit a rough patch, we adjust and keep moving forward together.
Growing up in Florham Park, New Jersey, Dr. Bob spent his childhood dealing with ear infections that just wouldn’t quit. Nothing his doctors tried seemed to work. Then he tried holistic medicine, and everything changed. That experience completely shifted his path. He had a degree in Mechanical Engineering from NJIT and a successful landscaping business, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that he was meant to help people the way he’d been helped. So he went back to school, studied at Life University in Atlanta, and became a functional medicine practitioner. Now he works with patients across New Jersey and beyond through virtual consultations, focusing on autoimmune conditions, thyroid dysfunction, diabetes, digestive disorders, and infertility. His whole approach is about helping your body heal naturally, without depending on drugs or surgery.
Dr. Jason’s story is a little different. He grew up in Staten Island, studied Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell, and became a pharmaceutical rep. He worked at some of the most prestigious hospitals in the country, including the Cleveland Clinic. He was successful by any measure. But there was a problem. He watched patients get medication after medication without anyone asking why they were sick in the first place. And when he developed his own health issues that conventional medicine couldn’t fix, he knew he had to make a change. He studied at Life University and now dedicates his practice to helping people with stubborn weight loss resistance and chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s. His approach focuses on the real culprits: toxins, chronic inflammation, and hormonal chaos.
People throughout Bergen County have transformed their health working with us. Here are their stories.
We provide Bergen County residents with complete functional medicine care through both virtual visits and in-person appointments at our New Jersey office:
Live in Bergen County but don’t want to travel? We offer complete virtual care. You’ll meet with our doctors online, get the same personalized attention, and receive your customized treatment plan, all without leaving home.
Hormones control almost everything in your body. We test your full hormone picture using advanced saliva, blood, and urine analysis to see exactly where imbalances exist. Then we create natural protocols to restore balance.
Your gut is the foundation of your health. We use cutting-edge stool analysis to check for bacterial imbalances, yeast overgrowth, parasites, inflammation, and how well you’re digesting food. Healing your gut often solves problems you didn’t even know were connected.
Lyme is tricky because it mimics so many other conditions and standard tests often miss it. We use specialized labs that can detect Lyme and the co-infections that come with it, giving you answers when other doctors found nothing.
Mold makes people sick in ways most doctors don’t recognize. Chronic fatigue, brain fog, breathing problems, unexplained rashes. We test for mold exposure and mycotoxin levels in your body, then help you detox safely.
You’re exposed to more toxins than you realize. Heavy metals from old dental work, fish, or environmental exposure. Chemicals in your water, food, and household products. We test your body’s toxic load and create detox plans that actually work.
Getting older doesn’t mean feeling older. Our natural anti-aging approach focuses on optimizing your hormones, reducing inflammation, supporting cellular health, and maintaining your vitality through proper nutrition and lifestyle.
We analyze more than 125 different biomarkers to assess every system in your body. Vitamin and mineral levels, inflammation markers, immune function, metabolic health, oxidative stress, and more. This comprehensive view shows us exactly where problems exist.
Food can heal or harm. We help you understand which foods your body thrives on and which ones are causing problems. No fad diets or extreme restrictions. Just real food that nourishes your specific needs.
When your metabolism is broken, losing weight feels impossible no matter what you do. We fix the underlying metabolic dysfunction through targeted nutrition, specific supplements, and lifestyle modifications that reset how your body burns energy.
Your nervous system controls everything. When your spine is misaligned, it interferes with your body’s ability to function and heal. We include chiropractic adjustments to remove that interference and restore proper nervous system communication.
Our New Jersey office isn’t always convenient for everyone in Bergen County. That’s why we bring functional medicine directly to you through virtual appointments. Same expertise, same personalized care, just from your couch.
We’ll order any labs you need (many can be done at home with test kits we send you), review everything together on a video call, and build your complete treatment plan online. It’s convenient, effective, and eliminates the hassle of commuting.
When you search for a functional medicine doctor in Bergen County, you’re probably looking for someone who’ll dig deeper than surface symptoms. That’s exactly what we do.
Conventional doctors are trained to diagnose and prescribe. You tell them your symptoms, they match it to a condition, they write a prescription. It’s fast, it’s efficient, and it rarely solves the actual problem. You might feel a little better temporarily, but the underlying issue keeps simmering.
We take a completely different approach. We want to know what’s causing your body to malfunction. Not what medication can mask it, but what needs to be fixed so your body can work properly again.
Think of it like this. Your car makes a weird noise. You could turn up the radio so you don’t hear it anymore, or you could actually open the hood and fix what’s broken. We’re the ones opening the hood.
For most people, chronic health problems come down to a handful of root causes that conventional medicine rarely addresses. Let’s talk about them.
Your body needs specific vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids to function. When you’re deficient, things start breaking down. We test to find out exactly what you’re missing, then we fix it with targeted nutrition and supplementation.
You’re swimming in toxins. Pesticides on your food. Chemicals in your water. Heavy metals in fish. Plastics leach into everything. Over time, these accumulate and poison your system. We help your body detoxify and eliminate what shouldn’t be there.
Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, thyroid hormones, insulin… when any of these are off, your whole body suffers. We test them all, find the imbalances, and use natural approaches to restore equilibrium.
Chronic inflammation destroys your body slowly. It’s behind most chronic diseases. We identify what’s triggering your inflammation (often food, stress, infections, or toxins) and eliminate the source.
Almost every health problem involves the gut somehow. Leaky gut lets toxins into your bloodstream. Bad bacteria crowds out good bacteria. Poor digestion means you’re not absorbing nutrients. We heal your gut, and often everything else improves too.
Your body can’t heal if it never gets a break. Chronic stress and bad sleep keep you in survival mode. We teach you practical stress management and help fix whatever’s disrupting your sleep so your body can actually recover.
Sometimes bacteria, viruses, or fungi are quietly causing problems. Lyme disease. Epstein-Barr virus. Candida overgrowth. These often go undiagnosed for years. We test for them and treat them properly.
Your genes aren’t your destiny, but they do influence how your body responds to everything. Understanding your genetic tendencies helps us personalize your treatment even more precisely.
| Conventional Medicine | Functional Medicine |
|---|---|
| Treats symptoms with medications that need to be taken indefinitely | Addresses why symptoms exist and works to resolve underlying problems |
| Quick appointments with little time for questions or discussion | Comprehensive visits where we actually get to know you and your health story |
| Same treatment protocol for everyone with the same diagnosis | Individualized treatment based on your unique body, genetics, and circumstances |
| Heavy reliance on pharmaceutical drugs and surgical procedures | Prioritizes natural healing through nutrition, supplements, and lifestyle before considering medication |
| Intervenes only after disease has already developed | Works proactively to identify and correct imbalances before they become serious disease |
| Basic lab panels that miss subtle but important imbalances | Extensive functional testing that reveals problems conventional tests don't detect |
| Specialists who focus only on their specific body system | Comprehensive approach that sees how all your body systems interact and affect each other |
| Rushed visits where you're often cut off and leave with unanswered concerns | Thorough consultations where you're heard, educated, and leave with clear understanding |
You might be wondering if functional medicine is what you need. Here’s who we help:
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Our patients share their honest experiences and health wins. See how others found answers, clarity, and progress and how you can too.
When you work with us, you’re getting support for every aspect of your health:
Mental health and physical health aren’t separate. Depression, anxiety, brain fog… these are often rooted in physical imbalances. We address the physical factors affecting your mental wellbeing using natural approaches.
Being exhausted all the time isn’t normal. We figure out why you’re tired (adrenal dysfunction, thyroid problems, nutrient deficiencies, sleep issues) and fix it so you can feel energized again.
Your gut affects everything else. Your immune system, your mood, your energy, your skin. We heal your digestive system, and you’ll be surprised how many other symptoms improve.
Metabolism and hormones control your weight, energy, mood, sleep, and more. We optimize both so your body works the way it should.
Always getting sick? Suffering from autoimmune issues? We strengthen your immune system through gut healing, nutrition, stress reduction, and toxin elimination.
Advanced Integrated Health serves Bergen County with expert functional medicine care. Our New Jersey practice is accessible to you through convenient virtual consultations or in-person visits at our Springfield office.
Our doctors combine advanced diagnostic testing, natural therapies, and personalized treatment plans to help Bergen County residents achieve real, lasting health improvements. We’re committed to giving you the time, attention, and expertise you deserve.
You don’t have to keep suffering. Real answers and real healing are possible.
Looking for a functional medicine doctor in Bergen County who specializes in your specific health concern? We treat:
Thyroid dysfunction affects your entire body. Energy, weight, mood, metabolism, temperature regulation, and more all depend on proper thyroid function. We run comprehensive thyroid panels that check TSH, free T3, free T4, reverse T3, and antibodies. Then we address nutrient deficiencies, inflammation, and other factors affecting your thyroid naturally.
Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can often be reversed through proper nutrition, lifestyle changes, and addressing insulin resistance. We don’t just manage blood sugar with medication. We fix the metabolic dysfunction causing it.
Autoimmune disease happens when your immune system gets confused and attacks your own tissues. We calm the immune response by healing leaky gut, reducing inflammation, removing triggers, and supporting immune regulation. Many patients experience significant reduction in symptoms and flare-ups.
Depression and anxiety often have physical roots. Gut inflammation, hormone imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, blood sugar dysregulation, and food sensitivities all affect your mental health. We address these physical factors to improve mood naturally.
Feeling exhausted constantly, or dealing with body-wide pain, is not something you just have to live with. We investigate thyroid function, adrenal health, mitochondrial function, chronic infections, nutrient status, and sleep quality to find out why you’re suffering.
Struggling to get pregnant is heartbreaking. We look at both partners’ hormone levels, nutrient deficiencies, inflammation, thyroid function, and other factors affecting fertility. Our natural approach has helped many couples conceive who had given up hope.
Gut problems are miserable and they affect everything else in your body. We don’t just throw medication at symptoms. We test for SIBO, candida, parasites, and bacterial imbalances. We identify food sensitivities. We heal intestinal permeability. We restore healthy gut function.
Hormone problems make you feel crazy. Mood swings, hot flashes, no sex drive, weight gain, and insomnia. We conduct thorough testing and use bioidentical hormones, herbs, nutrition, and lifestyle strategies to restore balance naturally.
Eating less and exercising more doesn’t work when the real problem is metabolic dysfunction, hormone imbalances, insulin resistance, inflammation, or toxin accumulation. We fix these underlying issues so your body can release weight naturally.
Poor sleep destroys your health. We identify what’s disrupting your sleep. Blood sugar crashes. Cortisol dysregulation. Hormone imbalances. Sleep apnea. Nutrient deficiencies. Once we know the cause, we can fix it.
When your thinking is fuzzy and you can’t remember things like you used to, it’s often related to inflammation, gut problems, mold toxicity, nutrient deficiencies, or hormone issues. Addressing these usually brings back mental clarity.
Inflammation is the root of most chronic disease. We identify your specific inflammatory triggers (food sensitivities, gut infections, toxins, chronic stress) and eliminate them while giving your body anti-inflammatory support.
Lyme disease causes a constellation of symptoms that mystify most doctors. Fatigue, joint pain, neurological issues, insomnia, and more. We use proper testing to detect Lyme and related infections, then treat comprehensively.
Mold exposure causes chronic illness that conventional doctors don’t recognize or understand. If you’ve been mysteriously sick with fatigue, cognitive problems, respiratory issues, and more, mold might be the culprit. We test for it and treat it properly.
Mercury from dental fillings or fish. Lead from old paint or water pipes. Arsenic, cadmium, aluminum. These accumulate over time and cause serious health problems. We test your levels and use safe chelation protocols to remove them.
This cluster of issues (high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, excess belly fat, abnormal cholesterol) dramatically increases your risk for heart disease and diabetes. We reverse these problems through comprehensive metabolic healing.
Heart disease is largely preventable when you address the real risk factors. We look beyond basic cholesterol numbers at inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and other factors, then create a prevention plan.
Your skin shows what’s happening inside. Skin problems are usually related to gut dysfunction, food sensitivities, inflammation, or hormonal imbalances. Fix the internal problem and the skin clears up.
Food sensitivities are different from allergies but can still make you miserable. We identify which foods are triggering your symptoms through elimination diets or testing, then help heal your gut so you can tolerate more foods eventually.
Chronic stress exhausts your adrenal glands. You feel tired but wired. Can’t fall asleep. Wake up exhausted. We support adrenal recovery through stress management, nutrition, adaptogenic herbs, and lifestyle changes.
Functional medicine investigates why you’re sick instead of just giving you medication for symptoms. We spend time understanding your complete health picture, run advanced testing to find root causes, and use natural therapies to help your body heal. It’s personalized medicine focused on actually solving problems.
It depends on what’s wrong and how long you’ve been sick. Some people notice improvements within weeks. Others with complex chronic conditions may take several months. We focus on real healing, not temporary fixes. We’ll set realistic expectations at your first visit.
We spend about 45 minutes together. You’ll have filled out detailed health forms beforehand, so we can dive deep into your story. We’ll discuss your symptoms, history, goals, and concerns. We’ll likely recommend specific testing to uncover what’s going on. You’ll leave with a clear understanding and next steps.
We’re out-of-network with most plans, but we provide detailed superbills you can submit for reimbursement. Many lab tests are covered. We also have flexible payment options to make care affordable.
Absolutely. We see patients throughout Bergen County via secure video visits. You’ll get comprehensive care from home. Many tests can be done with kits we mail to you. If you prefer in-person visits, you can come to our Springfield, New Jersey office.
Ready to get started? Call us at 973-346-9086 or schedule your consultation online.
Serving Bergen County and surrounding New Jersey areas with comprehensive functional medicine through virtual and in-person appointments.
