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Our clinics specific model is all about removing the roots of your problems and human optimization. Normal primary care offices put you on medications and send you to surgeons to control symptoms. We are scrapping that way of thinking and instead work with you to optimize your biology to be the healthiest version of yourself possible. This is done through advanced lab testing, nutrition plans, exercise plans, and carefully directed medications that enhance your daily life (i.e. hormone replacement, low dose naltrexone)
At Functional Health Solutions our mission is simple: we want to help you achieve the health you always wanted (and to maintain it!). We do this by empowering you with the knowledge and collective wisdom it takes to accomplish this. Our goal is to liberate as many people as possible from the sick care system by Empowering Healing from Within.
We are changing the face of medicine. The system is broken from the standpoints that it only treats symptoms and doctors don’t have the time they need to give you the care you deserve. Our goal is to give you the time you need in order to understand exactly what you need to do to be the healthiest version of your self possible. You’ll have direct access to your physician, with no one else in between. You’ll be able to use whatever form of communication you desire, whether it be a face to face visit, a phone call, a text message, or even a video chat to access your doctor. You won’t spend hours at the office waiting for the doctor because each patient gets 30 minutes to an hour, and there will never be a “one problem” limit during your visit.
Medicine for too long has been about treating symptoms and has lost control to expensive pharmaceuticals. We are throwing this paradigm out in exchange for ancestral wisdom and a functional medicine approach (aka root cause). Too many functional medicine visits are thousands of dollars for 2 visits and very little follow up. That is why we are bringing the two game changing paradigms together in order to provide long lasting health changes to the community that we serve.
Dr. Sam Lavis
Physician
Dr. Lavis has always had an interest in peak performing no matter if it was in sports, academics, or his personal health. When he was a junior in high school he developed a vision issue that ultimately led him to functional medicine. Since this time, it has been his life passion to stay on top of the latest science and implement it in his own life to see what works and what doesn’t. He loves bringing what he has learned to his patients to positively affect their lives. You can bet that if he recommends something, he has probably done it himself!
He attended medical school at Pacific Northwest University and is board certified in family medicine. He has also done extensive functional medicine training through the Institute of Functional Medicine and is always looking for new conferences in order to learn and implement the latest cutting edge health science.
My name is Lena Yakimchuk. I am honored to be a medical assistant at Functional Health Solutions working along side Dr. Lavis. When I’m not working, I love spending time with my family outdoors camping, hiking and gardening. I more very passionate about helping others, and have chosen this career path because I truly believe health is the biggest blessing you can help someone achieve. I love working for someone to whom I can refer my own friends and family that are seeking medical care or consult. As a mom of 3 little children, I understand the importance of having a doctor who cares more about his patients, rather than a paycheck. That is all any parent wants, but most importantly what all parents deserve. I look forward to meeting you and working alongside Dr. Lavis to help better optimize your health for a better and healthier version of you.