Functional Medicine Doctors in Los Gatos
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is a personalized approach to health that aims to identify the root cause of your health symptoms using an in-depth, science-based approach to testing and treatment.
Analyzing your body in both a conventional and functional way is the most important thing we do to preserve your health at Young Naturopathic Center for Wellness. We believe in personalized care based on your lab results. From focusing on longevity, disease prevention, and lasting wellness, we are equipped to test and treat your body in the most personalized way possible.
Functional medicine is:
- Individualized health care
- Combines the best of conventional and Holistic care
- Patient-centered to meet your health care goals
- Proactive wellness
A typical doctor’s visit can sometimes feel impersonal, like you’re just getting a Band-Aid for every symptom. Functional doctors pull out all the stops from testing how you should eat, what your hormones look like and how your cells are functioning.
How We Do Things at Young Naturopathic Center for Wellness
At YNC, we run the labs, ask important questions, and get obsessive about what’s actually going on under the surface.
Functional medicine helps you avoid that merry-go-round by addressing the whole picture from the start.
Some of the problems we can help with:
- Aging at a faster rate due to hormonal decline
- Early onset disease states like pre-diabetes and cholesterol issues.
- Chronic pain that doesn’t respond to medication
- Fatigue, even when you sleep and eat well
- Persistent gut issues disrupting your life
- Disease prevention by early identification of problems
These issues often require an integrated approach, something most physicians don’t provide. Let’s get to the root of it together.
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How We Blend Traditional & Functional Medicine Practices
Traditional medicine treats your condition, but it often misses the “why” behind chronic symptoms, just slapping a “band-aid” on it.
At Young Naturopathic Center for Wellness, we take a different route by pulling out the microscope. We combine conventional and functional medicine, and focus on you as a whole person to find what’s causing your symptoms.
Functional medicine blends the strengths of Western and Eastern medicine with practical, everyday self-care.
When you visit us, we’ll use the latest science to look for what’s driving these biological processes that are holding you back from living your best life, such as:
- Fatigue
- Aging
- Inflammation
- Chronic illnesses
- Slow recovery from injury and illness.
After the initial consultation, we create a personalized wellness plan. We will discuss the latest, advanced tests we offer at our state-of-the-art clinic in Los Gatos. You’ll learn how we collect and analyze data to pinpoint what’s affecting your health, as well as the strategy for how you can optimize this.
Read how Ava found wellness through functional medicine.
But What’s the Difference?
“For chronic illness and inflammation, can’t I just see any physician?” you might ask.
Well, yes and no.
If you need a knee replacement, you’ll still need to see a surgeon. If you need care that only a specialist can provide, you should still see that specialist. But while modern Western medicine is remarkable, it often views you as a symptom, a diagnosis, or a body part. It works when you’re “broken”, but it has limits in keeping you functioning well physiologically.
Functional medicine looks deeper. It uncovers the root causes, sees you as a whole person, and focuses on getting you back to living fully.
Functional medicine is agile and flexible. Instead of relying on pills and protocols, we evaluate and address:
- All systems from your gut to your immune health
- Nutritional analysis
- Hormone imbalance
- Exercise optimization
- Sleep patterns
- VO2Max showing biological age
So, even if you do need to see a specialist for treatment, your functional medicine doctor can connect the dots, optimize the factors those specialists often overlook, and guide you toward lasting health instead of just temporary relief.
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Our Functional Medicine Services
We offer a wide range of functional medicine services, all guided by three core principles:
- We listen first as your story matters more than your symptoms.
- We focus on your goals. Tell us what you want from life, not just what’s bothering you.
- We personalize your care, whether it’s exercise testing or ozone therapy, every plan is tailored to you.
Functional medicine treats you as a whole person, so if your goal is better gut health , your customized diet and supplement plan may also strengthen your bones and boost your energy.
Our Team
Your complimentary consultation will be with one of our fully licensed doctors:
- Dr. Young, founder of YNC, with special interests in
- Dr. Chrystal specializes in:
- Dr. Deol focuses on
- Pain Management (link to prolozone + other injectables)
- Gastrointestinal health
- Weight loss
- Root causes of complex, chronic conditions
Your 1-Hour Consultation
During your initial consultation, we’ll begin with a thorough review and symptom mapping. We’ll discuss your goals and concerns to create a clear vision for your health.
Next, we’ll look closely at your lifestyle, diet, and medications. That’s because what you eat, how you sleep, and when you exercise matter just as much as the medications you take.
Finally, we’ll recommend lab panels and tests tailored to your needs, explaining exactly which ones we believe will be most useful.
Advanced Testing Options:
Science underpins naturopathic functional medicine just as much as conventional medicine.
After your initial consultation, we may recommend some advanced tests. Our FDA-approved labs offer some of the most up-to-date investigations available:
Comprehensive Blood work
We don’t guess — we test. Your blood holds the receipts for what’s actually happening inside your body, and we read the fine print. After your consult, we may recommend:
- Metabolic and Thyroid Panels – Reveal how well your metabolism and energy systems are functioning. We look at glucose, insulin, TSH, Free T3, Free T4, and reverse T3 for a full thyroid picture — not just a quick “you’re normal” brush-off.
- Lipid and Iron Panels – Go beyond “good” or “bad” cholesterol. We analyze particle size, oxidized LDL, ferritin, and transferrin saturation for a deeper cardiovascular and iron status picture.
- CBC, CMP, and Vitamin D – The basics still matter — especially when you’re chasing optimal, not just “normal.” We look for patterns others miss.
This isn’t a basic annual physical. This is precision testing designed to guide bio-individual, proactive care.
Advanced Hormone Panels
We assess estrogen, testosterone, DHEA, cortisol, and more to identify imbalances affecting mood, sleep, weight, and libido.
Then, if needed, we can offer Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) to support any deficiencies. BHRT uses plant-derived hormones to support natural rejuvenation and restore energy, focus, and overall balance.
VO2 Max and Biological Age Testing
VO2 Max testing measures how efficiently your body uses oxygen during activity. Mitochondrial analysis reveals your biological age, showing how your cells perform compared to your calendar age.
Using this data we design a plan that optimizes your performance, whether your goal is setting a personal record or losing stubborn weight.
Nutrient Testing, Gut Microbiome Analysis (GI-MAP), and Food Sensitivity Testing
Your gut is a complex ecosystem, or “microbiome,” made up of trillions of microorganisms.
Our gut health tests are quick and non-invasive, combining blood, stool, and breath tests to get a complete picture of your digestive health.
Cancer Screening
Early detection is important for successful treatment. The Galleri cancer test is a simple blood test that can detect over 50 types of cancer, including breast, lung, and melanoma.
Specialized Root-Cause Testing
Sometimes the cause of your symptoms is hiding way off the beaten path — and we know exactly where to look.
- Genetic Testing – Includes MTHFR, ApoE (for Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular risk), Factor V and II (clotting risk), and 9p21 (heart disease marker). These are not destiny, but they do guide smart decisions.
- Advanced Biomarkers – Osteocalcin (bone health + metabolism), NT-proBNP (heart stress), G6PD (enzyme deficiencies), and more. We use them to predict issues before they become headlines.
- Mold & Environmental Toxin Panels – Chronic fatigue, brain fog, weird rashes? We run targeted labs for mycotoxins, heavy metals, and chemical exposures that often fly under the radar.
- Infection and Immune Testing – Think stealth infections like EBV, Lyme, H. pylori, or candida. If your immune system is chronically activated, we’ll find out why.
Treatment Options
After reviewing your advanced testing results, we design a personalized treatment. Functional medicine can also help you if you know what health issues and symptoms you want to address, but don’t know where to start.
Who is this for?
The bottom line is that if you don’t feel like yourself right now, or your health is getting in the way with no answers to be found, we can help.
Functional medicine looks deep into your genetics, lifestyle, fitness, body, nutrition, and more to get to the root of the problems, and we can then use our advanced therapies to solve them.
Here are a few examples of ways we can help:
- You know what health issues and symptoms you want to address, but don’t know where to start.
- You’re a parent who wants to keep up with your kids. IV therapy and ozone therapy can boost your energy levels and ease the pain in your creaky joints.
- You’ve pain in the back, neck, knees, and shoulders, and you don’t want to be hooked on pills. Just a few prolozone injections a year could reduce the pain.
- You look in the mirror and don’t recognize the face staring back. LightStim LED therapy can clear stubborn acne and also offers anti-aging and pain-relief benefits.
- Brain fog is slowing you down at work. Our advanced health and wellness tests identify dietary issues, hormone imbalances, and chronic infections behind the problem.
- You’re an athlete aiming to reach your full potential. VO2 max testing can help you break your personal best.
…and many, many more.
“I’ve been a patient of Young Naturopathic Center for Wellness for several years now. Dr. Young and her team have not only helped me get ahead of chronic issues, they’ve got me dialed in to optimizing my health. They take a personalized approach to medicine, and if you’re someone who wants to get proactive about health and wellness, I can’t think of a better place to go. I highly recommend!”
How It Works
Step 1- Book a Complimentary Consultation: Speak with our patient concierge and share what’s been bothering you.
Step 2- Meet the Doctor – 1-Hour Collaborative Session: You talk, we listen, and together we create your health roadmap.
Step 3- Get Your Personalized Lab Plan: We pinpoint potential root causes and recommend the right tests.
Step 4- Review Results & Receive Your Custom Plan: We go over your results and outline your treatment options.
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Why Patients Trust Us
2004: A time when flip-phones and DVDs were still common; a tweet was something birds did, and Steph Curry was just a high school junior.
It was also the year Dr. Renee founded the Young Naturopathic Center for Wellness. Since then, she and her team have delivered integrated, personalized care to more than 15,000 patients in the Los Gatos and Bay Area.
Our Approach
The YNC story began with personal experience. Dr. Young watched her mother and many patients get shuffled through impersonal, conveyor-belt-style clinics, passed from specialist to specialist.
Seeing the need for change, she founded YNC with the goal to collaborate with each patient and personalize their care.
All of our NDs believe in the power of listening. When you come in, you’ll have the time to share your full story. We’ll listen closely, then create a plan tailored entirely to you.
The Best of Both Worlds
At YNC, we’re different from conventional medical clinics, and we’re also not your typical naturopaths.
We’re as much a team of scientists as we are NDs. We combine cutting-edge diagnostics, like rapid polygenic cancer screening with plant-based treatments.
Energy, Purpose, Agency
Functional means “having a special activity, purpose, or task.” That’s exactly how we see you.
You are not a disease, or a list of symptoms. You are active, unique, and purposeful.
If functional medicine is the departure lounge, the destination is you, with more energy, direction, and agency than ever before.
More energy, more clarity, more control. Let’s get you there!
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