Ojai, California Functional Medicine Specialist Robin A. Bernhoft, M.D. provides in-depth testing and diagnostics to get the root cause of your symptoms and will create a treatment plan that heals you from the inside out.
At the Bernhoft Center for Advanced Medicine, we understand that your health is in your hands. But we also know how hard it can be to make sense of all the noise and conflicting advice out there when it comes to maintaining optimal health. That’s why we offer a comprehensive approach that takes into account your unique needs, sensitivities, and lifestyle.
Our team of experts will help you decipher your own body’s signals – from unexplained symptoms to chronic conditions – so you can tackle imbalances or deficiencies at their root. We provide individualized protocols designed to restore your body’s natural balance, biochemistry, and physiology – no matter what the current state of your health may look like.
From nutrition and exercise to environmental factors like pollutants and toxins, we work hands-on with you to evaluate and target the underlying causes of illness. Plus, we’ll teach you how to create healthy daily habits and practices to help you access and sustain your own vibrant vitality. That’s our commitment to you: to make sure you understand what’s happening in your body so that you can reclaim your best health for life!
Call (805) 640-0180 today to schedule a consultation with Robin A. Bernhoft, M.D. of Ojai, California and discover how functional medicine can help you take control of your health.
Our Integrative Medicine Approach May Include These Services:
Our ultimate goal is to prevent disease, not manage it. Together, we work with you to create a comprehensive treatment plan designed to optimize your health and wellness while reducing or eliminating symptoms that are holding you back from living your best life.
Functional Medicine Treatment Approach
It is generally agreed that a majority of all chronic illness, including cancer, is caused by the interplay between our genes and various environmental factors (the impact of smoking on lung and vascular disease is an obvious example). Twenty-First Century Medicine shows us that our personal state of health is a balancing act between the genes our parents gave us and what we eat, drink and breathe, and where and how we live. Our genes might protect us against certain factors (we all know people who smoke like chimneys and live to be 90), or make us vulnerable to things other people can tolerate (e.g., chemical sensitivity). But whether our genes are strong or weak, they may lead to health in a healthy situation and life style, or to illness in an unhealthy one. And if they lead us to illness, that can often be reversed. Our genes seem to be biological tendencies which are influenced toward health or disease by what we consume and do.
Almost any disease in the textbook of medicine is potentially an environmental illness. Most people who seek an environmental doctor have already failed conventional medicine. This includes people with conditions like chronic fatigue, chemical sensitivity and various “psychosomatic” conditions, but also includes more common diagnoses, like high blood pressure, vasculitis and other cardiovascular conditions, allergy, asthma and immune conditions, endocrine disorders including diabetes, thyroid, adrenal and other hormonal disorders, neurological and behavioral problems including autism, and a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including chronic hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Not all of these conditions can be cured, but many of them can be made better through finding causative factors (toxins, heavy metals, etc) and treating them physiologically and biochemically.
More and more diseases seem to fit on a wheel, so to speak, with inflammation and oxidative injury at the center and specific diagnoses on the rim. Increasingly, it seems that the diagnosis you end up with has more to do with your native tendencies than with the specific cause. This works both ways: two people can be exposed to the same toxin but develop totally different diseases; two people can get exactly the same symptoms from two radically different causes. This is why we prefer to treat the cause, rather than just the symptoms. Often times, with effective attention to the cause, we can eliminate or greatly improve the symptoms, even cure them altogether. And that’s the ultimate goal: superb health without pills.
Treatments offered at Bernhoft Center for Advanced Medicine
- Adrenal Fatigue
- Allergies (LDA/LDI – effective British and European approaches)
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADD, ADHD
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Candida Overgrowth
- Cancer Prevention
- Cardiac Risk Assessment (Painless)
- Chronic Fatigue
- Chronic Sinusitis
- Depression and Anxiety
- Detoxification and Healing
- Diabetes
- Digestive Disorders (IBD, IBS, GERD/Reflux)
- Eczema/Psoriasis
- Environmental and Food Allergies
- Fatigue
- Fibromyalgia
- FSM: for Tissue, Joint & Bone injury
- Healthy Aging
- Heart Health (Cardiac Plaque)
- Gut and GI tract (Leaky Gut, CIBO)
- Heavy Metal Toxicity & Overburden
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hormone Balance BHRT Men & Women
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Intestinal Issues
- Lyme Disease
- Mercury and Heavy Metal Toxicity
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Migraines and Headaches
- Mold Exposure Issues
- MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity)
- MTHFR Gene Issues
- Nutritional Deficit/Dietary Issues
- Ondamed Therapy (bio-feedback healing)
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Pre-Diabetes, Insulin Resistance
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Skin Conditions, Acne, Eczema, etc.
- Sleep/Insomnia
- Toxic Chemical Exposure & Intolerance
- Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders
- Wellness and Lifestyle
Integrative and Functional Medicine Specialists
Robin A. Bernhoft, MD, FACS, DABEM, FAAEM and the caring staff at Bernhoft Center for Advanced Medicine are dedicated to helping individuals with hormone imbalances, hormone conditions, heavy metal exposure, mold exposure and chronic or undiagnosed illnesses. Our experienced team of experts is passionate about helping you achieve optimal health and wellness through comprehensive testing, diagnosis, and care. We create a supportive and inquisitive atmosphere that encourages you to explore your body’s inner workings and uncover the source of your symptoms. Our unique approach combines natural healing therapies with the latest medical technologies for maximum effectiveness.
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Transform Your Wellness with Advanced Medical Care. A Leading-Edge Experience Awaits. Call Bernhoft Center for Advanced Medicine at (805) 640-0180 today!