Functional Medicine

Functional medicine doctor near me in St. Louis: who you will see and what happens first

If you are searching for a functional medicine doctor near you in St. Louis, this is who you would see. Functional medicine at Simply Health Integrated Medical is led by Dr. Bryan Deloney, a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) with a Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. He is the clinic director, and he is the person who reviews your history, reads your labs, and builds the nutrition and lifestyle plan with you.

The clinic is in Creve Coeur at the I-64/I-270 interchange and sees patients from across St. Louis and west county. Your evaluation starts with your story and your symptoms; targeted labs are ordered when they will change the plan. When a plan calls for prescription care such as hormone therapy or medication-supported weight loss, that piece is handled through the clinic's clinical team, under the same roof.

Consultations are by appointment. Request one through the consultation form or call (636) 590-4686.

When symptoms deserve a deeper look

Many patients arrive after trying to manage fatigue, weight changes, digestive issues, brain fog, inflammation, hormone symptoms, or stubborn metabolic concerns on their own. Functional medicine asks a better question: what patterns may be driving the problem, and which levers are most worth addressing first?

The symptom clusters below are the ones evaluated most often here. Each links to a page that goes deeper, so you can check the fit before you book.

- **Tired all the time, cold, gaining weight, losing hair.** A thyroid workup that looks beyond TSH alone is the usual starting point. - **Bloating, unpredictable digestion, food reactions.** SIBO evaluation and treatment is one common path when gut symptoms have been labeled IBS and left there. - **Wired at night, flat in the morning, running on caffeine.** The HPA-axis and "adrenal fatigue" page explains what that pattern usually means and how it is assessed. - **A diagnosed autoimmune condition, or antibodies with no plan.** Functional medicine for autoimmune conditions works alongside your rheumatologist or endocrinologist. - **Weight that will not budge despite real effort.** Weight-loss resistance is rarely just calories. The natural weight-loss program looks at thyroid, cortisol, insulin, and gut function before assuming the problem is willpower. - **Hot flashes, low libido, mood swings, cycle changes.** Hormone symptoms are evaluated here, and when bio-identical hormone therapy is appropriate, it is prescribed and managed through the clinic's clinical team.

If your symptoms cross several of these lines, that is normal. Overlap is usually the point.

What functional medicine evaluates

Depending on the case, evaluation may include blood, saliva, urine, or stool testing, along with review of cardiovascular markers, thyroid and adrenal patterns, sex hormones, nutrient status, food sensitivity questions, gut and microbiome concerns, toxin exposure, inflammation, and genetic context. Testing is not used to overwhelm you; it is used to sharpen the plan.

### What a first visit typically looks like

A functional medicine evaluation typically moves through four steps. The order matters more than the speed.

1. History first. The first visit is mostly conversation: when the symptoms started, what has been tried, what changed, what your days look like. Bring recent labs and a list of medications and supplements so nothing is repeated unnecessarily. 2. Targeted labs. Based on that history, labs are ordered when they will change the plan. That may be a conventional blood panel, a specialty test, or both. Not every patient needs specialty testing. 3. Review visit. Once results are back, you go through them together to see which patterns are worth acting on first and which findings are background noise. 4. A plan. Nutrition, lifestyle, targeted supplements, and, where appropriate, a referral or prescription care through the clinic's clinical team. The plan is meant to be followed, not admired.

Visit length, lab turnaround, and whether a short discovery call comes before the full evaluation vary by case. Ask when you request a consultation and the office will walk you through the sequence.

For the plain-language version of what functional medicine is and is not, read What Is Functional Medicine?.

Why one-size-fits-all wellness fails

A supplement, diet, or protocol that helps one person may be the wrong move for someone else. Functional medicine is strongest when it turns scattered symptoms into a prioritized strategy: what to change, what to measure, what to support, and what to stop wasting time on.

A plan you can actually follow

The clinic may combine nutrition strategy, lifestyle coaching, targeted supplement support, weight-loss planning, hormone evaluation, digestive support, or referral when another medical path is more appropriate. The outcome is not a generic wellness lecture; it is a practical next step matched to your health picture.

Functional medicine works best alongside, not instead of, appropriate conventional medical care. Dr. Deloney does the evaluation and the nutrition and lifestyle plan. In Missouri, chiropractic scope includes ordering lab tests but not prescribing medication (RSMo 331.010), so any prescription-based care is provided through the clinic's clinical team. You are told which is which before it starts.

A word on evidence before you spend money. One Cleveland Clinic cohort study, published in JAMA Network Open in 2019, found that patients in its functional medicine center reported larger improvements in physical health at six months than comparable primary-care patients; the authors described an association, not proof, and called for prospective trials. Critics of the field and a 2026 practitioner editorial agree on one point: outcomes evidence for the functional medicine model as a whole is still limited, even where individual pieces of it are well supported. That is why the clinic frames this as evaluation and a plan, not a cure for any condition.

Functional medicine doctors in St. Louis

Patients searching for functional medicine doctors in St. Louis work with Dr. Bryan Deloney, Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) with a Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, and the Simply Health team at 12977 N Forty Dr, Suite 105, at the I-64 and I-270 interchange, central to Town and Country, Creve Coeur, Ladue, Chesterfield, and the wider west county. It is a short, highway-connected drive from most of the metro, and new-patient functional medicine consultations are by appointment.

Dr. Deloney earned his DC at Logan University and his master's degree at the University of Western States. His chiropractic colleague, Dr. Nick Hasenfratz, DC, focuses on spinal decompression and regenerative care. The wider team includes a nurse practitioner, nurses, a certified phlebotomy technician, and health coaches, which is how the nutrition plan and any prescription care stay under one roof. The clinic holds a 4.9-star Google rating.

Cost, insurance, and what to ask the office

Many functional medicine practices in the United States are cash-pay, and specialty labs and supplements are usually not covered by insurance even when a standard blood panel is. Some practices provide a superbill you can submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement, and HSA or FSA funds can generally be applied to qualifying medical expenses. Before your first visit, ask the office how the evaluation is billed, whether labs go through your insurance, and whether a superbill is available. Fees are not published here because they depend on what your case needs.

Start with clarity

If you feel stuck, inflamed, exhausted, metabolically off, or confused by conflicting health advice, request a functional medicine consultation. The first win is understanding what deserves attention and what path is most likely to fit.