Plenty of people walk into Root Cause Healthcare & Fitness, in Daphne, feeling like something is off, even though routine testing hasn’t fully explained why. That gap between test results and how someone actually feels is exactly where functional medicine starts looking.
A clear bloodwork panel doesn’t always mean nothing is happening beneath the surface; it can simply mean there’s more of the picture left to see. Even people with similar symptoms can need different care, since the hormones, gut health, stress levels and sleep patterns shaping how they feel don’t always look the same from person to person. That’s why care often calls for looking at several factors together, rather than chasing one number in isolation.
Donna Alsop, FNP, FMP, evaluates each patient through a detailed health history and individualized lab assessment, with care that may include targeted supplementation, nutrition and lifestyle changes, thyroid optimization or bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Both in-person and telehealth appointments are available.
“Symptoms are often signals that deserve a deeper look,” Alsop says. “My approach is to ask why those symptoms may be occurring and work with each patient to develop an individualized plan that supports better health over the long term.”
Location: 9930 Milton Jones Rd., Daphne. For more information, call 251-234-6777, email RootCauseHealthCareFitness@Outlook.com or visit RootCauseHealthcareFitness.com.
