The Medicine that Works

Functional medicine is revolutionizing medical practice and changing the face of healthcare. It’s a new model of care grounded in a systems-oriented approach to healthcare that focuses on how the body functions and identifying and addressing the root causes of disease. Unlike conventional medicine, which often concentrates on treating or mitigating symptoms, functional medicine practitioners seek to understand the underlying factors contributing to health issues and create personalized wellness plans to address these root causes.

Our Philosophy

Its about implementing positive, long-lasting lifestyle habits that create balance between your work and personal life, optimizing performance.

We need to support our bodies’ natural optimal function by making proper choices in food, lifestyle, work-life balance and environmental exposures to fuel our perseverance, resilience, and willingness to overcome challenges and live for optimal performance, with joy, fulfillment, or even a sense of purpose and meaning.

My Story…

After working for 25 years as a Strategic Healthcare Nurse Leader and Clinical Advisor, I was frustrated with the continuous reactionary culture of our current healthcare system and the enormous reliance on prescription medications to manage the prevalence of chronic conditions and many other symptom-based conditions. In addition, my own mid-career crisis of feeling unfulfilled, non- impactful and uninspired in my life sparked my decision to follow my passion for health and wellness. I added Functional Medicine and Health and Life Coach certifications and discovered an integrated way to achieve a state of well-being and high performance. Now I focus on using a foundation of functional medicine with my Executive Wellness Coaching practice to help YOU, the busy, mid-career professional leader feeling burnt out, depleted, and stuck. help you become invigorated, regain control of your health and life, while helping fulfill your highest potential in every role you play.

Wouldn't it be great if we could really uncover and work on the true stressors underlying your symptoms?


A chronic stress state, being a master-multitasker, and putting my own needs LAST is socially acceptable in today’s society and I was living this lifestyle to its fullest! Therefore, having a hectic work and family life, feeling overwhelmed and “bleh” were all the reasons I used to rationalize that what I was experiencing as a Mom of 3 was NORMAL and thinking “I’M FINE!”.

My Passion …

I had sleeping difficulties that added to my brain fog and existing exhaustion. I was feeling bloated and sluggish from a slower metabolism and I was noticeably more irritable with a growing mid-section. I tried to cut out my carbohydrates, exercised excessively and tried to eat “healthy”, while sleeping only 4-5 hrs/night because I had to “catch-up”.

To top this off, I felt “unfulfilled” in life, and felt like the energy was zapped out of me! I had reached my tipping point. One day I said “That’s it!”, took charge of my life and finally put myself FIRST!

Understanding the root cause of my stressors and how my body responded was a game changer for me. Knowledge is power and using it to take control of my desired results was the ultimate empowerment trip I needed!

Working With Me

  • ELIZABETH B.

    I was able to develop a healthy relationships with food and my body from Karina’s teachings.

  • SARAH P.

    My confidence in myself has gotten so much better since I started working with Karina

  • VICTORIA G.

    I let stress take over my life for too long. I’ve new habits and I’ve made myself a priority.

Transformational habit change comes from within — and I’m here to help you ‘REFRAME IT’.

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Wouldn't it be great if we could really uncover and work on the true stressors underlying your symptoms?