In Spirit Functional Medicine, Virginia Conner, MPAS

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Hi! I’m Virginia, a wife, mom, Lyme disease and autoimmune warrior! Starting in my teens after a diagnosis of mononucleosis, my body was never the same. As I journeyed through all the adult things and the stress kept piling on, I became sicker. I went to a slew of practitioners, and medications were prescribed. After this was not helping, I decided to find other ways to feel better. 

This was not really the conventional way of thinking, but when it was impacting my life to the point of not being functional for my family, I was open to anything or anyone who could help. After seeing many practitioners (homeopaths, NPs, NDs, functional medicine practitioners, nutrition response testing practitioner), and identifying Lyme disease, mold illness, chronic viral issues, autoimmune, hormone imbalances, and detox issues (phew!), the light was finally visible at the end of the tunnel. Little by little, layer after layer, mind-body-spirit, the root was being revealed and I was feeling better slowly. 

Today I feel better than I have in a long time, and I know I can help you feel this way too. Through my own health journey, functional medicine has opened my eyes to the whole-body perspective of healing myself and the patients I see. I have been working in conventional medicine as a physician assistant for 12 years, and recently decided to embark on the adventure of opening my own medical practice. This practice is focused on finding the root cause of illness versus treating symptoms with pills, which is called functional medicine.

How I Can Help You

If you’re considering seeing a functional medicine practitioner, I know you are looking for more answers. I know that you know something may not be balanced in your body. I know that you want someone to listen to your symptoms and try to find out the root cause. I am here to listen and peel back the layers of your concerns or illness. I am also here for generalized disease prevention and guidance towards optimal health. I want you to understand how your body works and how you can best support it- using lifestyle changes, identifying intolerances, eliminating toxins and even finding joy and connection to a higher power, etc.

Why I Can Help You

• Thriving after autoimmune and Lymes Disease diagnosis, and on the back end of treatment for almost 10 years (aka I know what you’re going through)
• BS- Health Sciences 2009- Saint Francis University
• MPAS (Master of Physician Assistant Sciences) 2010- Saint Francis University
• Worked as a physician assistant from 2010-2021 in conventional medicine in the areas of: urgent care (5 years), pain medicine (2 years) breast disease, and surgery (4.5 years).
• School of Applied Functional medicine practitioner 2021
• Reiki Level 2 practitioner