About THE Functional Medicine Institute

Welcome to THE Functional Medicine Institute. What many refer to as “Functional Medicine”, is personalized health care for each patient that deals with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of just symptom-based care (sick care) for serious chronic disease. By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus of mainstream health care to a more patient-centered approach, “functional medicine” addresses the whole person, not just your symptoms.

Dr. Stephen Wander, DC

Dr. Wander is the owner and treatment director of Integrated Health Center of Maryland, providing non-invasive treatments and solutions for patients suffering from Thyroid, Type 2 Diabetes, Cognitive Decline and Auto-Immune issues. He is also a highly sought-after professional speaker.

Dr. Tina Hashtroudilar, DC

Dr. Tina Hashtroudilar graduated from National University of Health Sciences in Illinois with a Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine. She completed her undergraduate studies at George Mason University in Virginia, in where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Our Type 2 Diabetes Program Different?

How’s your program different than what I have done or I am doing right now?

The answer is simple.

Currently if you were in pharmacological model, you’re being treated for symptoms and/or lab values and are being given medication to cover up the symptoms which are just gonna bully your body’s physiology to make your labs look normal. We called this treating the smoke versus treating the fire.

Diabetes is an issue of Blood Vessels

In dealing with many diabetic patients, I am constantly puzzled that they don’t know the most common complications from actually having diabetes. You may or may not know but diabetes is not a blood sugar issue. It’s a blood vessel issue.

The failure of the body to regulate the blood sugar is just the symptom. But the complications are from the blood vessel issues.

The No. 1 complications for type 2 diabetes are having a heart attack as well as high blood pressure.

What SHOULD Eat As a Type II Diabetic?

Hey guys welcome back. One of the most common questions I’m asked is “what do I eat or what should I eat?” The answer is that depends. I mean you don’t need me to tell you that you probably shouldn’t eat cupcakes, choco chip cookies, and French fries. The real answer is; it depends on what causes immune system responses with you.

Weight Has Nothing To Do With Type II Diabetes

This is Dr. Wander of Integrated Health Center of Maryland. I’m constantly told my patients that their doctor had told them to follow this instructions: lose weight, change your diet, and exercise. Now then I ask, “Well what you were told to do to lose weight and which exercises?”

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