Natalie Gonzales, D.O.

Information for Patients

From the practitioner: About My Practice

My practice has transitioned from general surgery to Integrative and Functional Medicine, after studying both for several years. I love being able to use ALL available therapies that show evidence of being safe and effective. Every aspect of the person is taken into account when evaluating a particular condition or set of symptoms, so that we can get the to root cause of the problem. I treat those patients with symptoms and conditions that have not responded to conventional medical care.

From the practitioner: What Patients Can Expect

When all aspects of a person's life and lifestyle are used, diseases can be slowed, stopped and often reversed over time. There are no quick reversals of diseases that have taken a lifetime to develop, but we can see steady progress with far fewer side effects when we leverage a person's diet, movement, sleep, stress, and social habits. The good news for all of us is that the diseases that we once thought were irreversible, can be slowed, stopped in many cases, reversed by modification of our lifestyle. Research is showing increasing evidence that mental, social, and spiritual health can have just as great an impact on our health and well-being as any of the above.

Medical Specialties

• Alternative Medicine
• Botanical Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Geriatric Medicine
• Health Coaching
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Lifestyle Medicine
• Nutrition
• Oncology
• Pain Medicine
• Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
• Rheumatology
• Surgery

Medical Conditions

• Aging
• Allergies
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autoimmune Disease
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disorders
• Chronic Disease
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chronic Pain
• Depression, Anxiety or Bipolar Disorder
• Diabetes
• Digestive disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Fatigue
• Female Disorders
• Fibromyalgia
• Gluten Sensitivity
• Hypertension
• Infections (acute and chronic low-grade such as Lyme, Candidiasis etc.)
• Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
• Mercury and Heavy Metal Toxicity
• Metabolic Syndrome (pre-diabetes, insulin resistance)
• Migraines and Headaches
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neurodegenerative disorders
• Skin Disorders
• Stress-related Conditions

Languages Spoken

• English
• Spanish

Graduate School Education

Michigan State University - College of Osteopathic Medicine

IFM Coursework

• Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice
• Bioenergetics (formerly Energy) Advanced Practice Module
• Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module
• Environmental Health (formerly Detox) Advanced Practice Module
• GI Advanced Practice Module
• Hormone Advanced Practice Module
• Immune Advanced Practice Module