Functional Medicine in Schaumburg & Wheaton, IL

Improve Overall Health With Functional Medicine

If you’re struggling with healing from a disease, pain, or other ailments, My Natural Health Center can help. We use a variety of natural healing methods, including functional medicine, to help the body heal. Functional medicine explores how and why illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root causes of disease.

Dr. Shostek Shields specializes in functional diagnostics to determine where imbalances and issues originate. We routinely order blood laboratory studies, urinalyses, electrocardiograms, DEXA bone density testing, saliva cortisol testing, hormone panels, adrenal fatigue testing, organic acid tests, neurotransmitter analysis, food allergy testing, and diagnostic imaging (X-rays, MRI, ultrasound), along with comprehensive and gastrointestinal stool analyses. Our therapies and treatments emphasize minimally invasive approaches, minimized risk to the patient, and a focus on identifying and treating the cause rather than just the symptoms. We use treatments such as clinical nutrition, therapeutic exercise, nutraceuticals, lifestyle changes, vitamin and mineral supplementation, homeopathic medicine, botanical medicine, acupuncture, natural hormone balancing, medical massage, and chiropractic treatments. Dr. Shostek Shields has had good success in resolving health related issues by combining natural methods of healing with science-based diagnostics.

What Functional Medicine Can Help With

Not all patients and cases are the same, which is why we provide personalized health assessments, recommendations, and treatments to best serve your specific situation. Feel free to request a consult to inquire about your specific situation.

What to Expect

Patients can be assured that they will be treated with the utmost respect and compassion when they see Dr. Shostek Shields. The initial visit will last for approximately two hours. During that time Dr. Shostek Shields will collect an extensive history of the patient’s health and lifestyle practices, blood test results and pertinent imaging. Functional medicine requires that the physician understand one’s diet, physical movement, sleep patterns, and environmental issues and relationships that may contribute to a person’s overall health.

Initial Visit

You’ll spend approximately 2 hours with us during your first visit. We kindly ask that you come prepared with completed paperwork and copies of recent diagnostic tests if you have them. Our initial conversation will consist of a thorough history intake and physical exam. Please avoid wearing perfume, cologne or aftershave to your appointment. We also ask that you avoid chewing gum during your first visit so that we can perform saliva testing in the office. Thank you.

Personalized Assessment

During your physical exam and medical history consultation, we’ll ask detailed questions about your current and past health to understand the best ways to treat you. During this time, you will have multiple opportunities to ask questions and receive specific information about your symptoms and conditions.

Diagnosis & Recommendations

Once the consultation is complete, we’ll provide detailed recommendations for further diagnostic tests and/or lifestyle changes that will start you on the path to healing. In some cases, we can immediately start our patients on an initial treatment plan, which we’ll monitor and adjust over time if needed.