Functional Medicine Practioner

Renee Sirois is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Functional Medicine provider. She is thrilled to integrate her love of primary care, and expertise in functional medicine to MI Partner Health. Functional medicine is a holistic, patient-focused, science-based, collaborative approach to health that looks beyond symptom resolution to identify why illness occurs in the first place and addresses root causes to restore health.  Functional medicine considers the interconnectedness of body systems and how they affect health and uses personalized, low risk interventions that help to reverse disease drivers. Functional medicine often uses foundational lifestyle changes such as diet, lifestyle, behavioral interventions, and nutraceuticals/supplements as first line therapy, to promote well-being.

She is deeply committed to addressing the underlying root causes of health concerns, helping you create health, which will naturally repel disease.  By Embracing a comprehensive, whole-person approach, she partners with you, offering compassionate guidance to develop personalized treatment and wellness plans. She is dedicated to offering a proactive approach to health that goes beyond symptomatic relief or management, to restore balance to your body and prevent disease. By blending conventional medicine with evidence-based, functional/integrative assessments and  interventions, her mission is to educate, inspire and empower you on your journey to lasting wellness and vibrant living. She believes that there is always something you can do to support your body to help it function more optimally.  She helps those who are not being helped by standard medical approaches and/or who desire a more holistic, natural way to optimal health.  
 
Her commitment to your well-being extends beyond routine medical appointments. She dedicates extra time with each patient to delve into their unique health journey through extended office visit time and more frequent check-ins or touch points. This personalized and comprehensive approach is reflected in the membership fee for Functional Medicine, which encompasses the additional time and expertise invested in your care. Care may include routine and comprehensive lab testing where  interpretation is offered beyond routine reference ranges by recognizing sub-optimal changes or trends that help to discover underlying abnormalities that may be contributing to imbalance or provide insight to impending disease.. While some of these tests may be covered by insurance, we recognize the importance of more extensive functional lab testing in some circumstances. Though these may not be fully covered by insurance, they often provide added valuable insights that can be pivotal in understanding your body's intricate balance.  In additions to routine primary care and disease management, reversal and prevention, she is passionate about helping people get to the root cause of:

• Chronic Fatigue

• Chronic pain

• Women’s wellness issues and hormone health (thyroid, adrenal, sex)

• Gastrointestinal issues,

• Immune system challenges allergy and autoimmunity

• Sleep disturbances

• Anxiety and depression

• Headaches and migraines

Outside of work,  Renee is a wife and mom of 6 kids who are all out of the house.  She is passionate about activity and works out daily to support her health and passion for the outdoors.  Renee and her husband love to hike, back pack, cross country ski, trail run and anything else that allows them to be active in nature.  They took 6 months off from work and back packed the Pacific Crest Train (Mexico to Canada) and have a have linked a YouTube Channel if you would like to see their adventures.  
She also loves to learn (especially about health and the body).  Renee is a lifelong learner of health and as a self professed biohacker, strives to be able to live a long,  healthy life and wants this for her patients as well.

🌱There is no better investment than Investing in Your Health!