Every patient deserves a personalized program supported by a skilled and compassionate team that truly cares. With a blend of natural and conventional medicine, we aim to restore wellness at the root. The services below reflect some of the healing pathways we provide at Sanctuary. We’re here to walk with you each step of the way.
Our Intensive Program supports adults and children with chronic illness as they work to regain their health. We identify root causes and guide patients toward lasting health so they can move forward with greater wellness. Through functional medicine, we uncover root causes by thoroughly understanding each patient’s health story. Learn more
Direct Primary Care at Sanctuary Functional Medicine combines the best of natural and conventional medicine to guide and equip patients for the healthiest life they choose to pursue which conventional medicine can’t offer. All delivered by a provider you trust answering the questions you need for your family’s health. Learn more
Uncovering mold toxicity means not only an explanation but with a Sanctuary detoxifcation protocol, this answer can also lead to feeling alive again with joy rather than suffering. Learn more
Sometimes Lyme disease is the hidden cause of a patient’s chronic symptoms. As inflammation settles and the infection resolves, the body can begin functioning normally again. Learn more
As triggers calm and the body is supported, inflammation drops, energy improves, and symptoms fade. Patients regain function and confidence knowing the real causes are being treated. Learn more
Everything changed over a short period, maybe a night, maybe over a week, but your child morphed into another personality. Your child’s health can be restored to a life of childhood joys unhindered by brain inflammation and unpredictable behaviors. Learn more
Many come to us with bodies that just don’t want to get up and go…. With our care… They get more done at home or at work. They have more energy to have fun. Patients often express “so this is what it feels like to feel normal” or “I didn’t know how sick I really was until I felt better”. Learn more
As a parent, you know something changed about your child, something that you may not be able to pinpoint exactly, but you just know is there… By working to remove the triggers for brain inflammation and augmenting the body’s ability to heal, new changes emerge…. Your child can see a better future ahead interacting, learning, and playing. Learn more
Our life depends on the proper function of our immune defenses. Besides the elsewhere described processes of autoimmune disease or mast cell activation, our immune system can either simply underperform or inadequately shut itself off. We’ll come back to the inadequate shut off after looking at how it can underperform. Learn more
Mast cells are immune cells which release histamine and dozens other chemical messengers in response to some trigger. The histamine and other chemicals serve a purpose under normal conditions, but when they build up in excess, they can cause hives, allergies, food intolerances, migraines, GI symptoms, and many other surprising symptoms. Learn more
Hormones, whether from the thyroid in your neck, the reproductive hormones in men and women, or the little adrenal caps sitting on your kidneys can all individually or collectively disrupt your life. We work to balance those out of alignment by identifying root causes driving the problems and supporting these critical body regulators. Learn more
Dr. Eric Potter graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School and then went on to specialize in internal medicine (adult) and pediatric care, spending significant time and effort in growing his medical understanding while caring for patients from all walks of life.
Our children carry the effects of our stress into their bodies as we prepare them for the world. A Yale study suggests that better stress management can lower our children’s risk of obesity and its poor health outcomes. As parents, we strive for our children to have a better life than we have lived, whether…
Mast cells remind me of the world’s best photo-bombers, showing in so many basic functions of our immune system and in so many disease processes. Every time I turn around to read some science news, it seems mast cells have found their way into the picture again. In this article headline, mast cells, a part…
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape. [Proverbs 19:5] I might, as I have probably done in other parts of this series, focus on the ways in which God has woven this into the earth, and to some extent, those mechanisms will appear here. But today…
While the onslaught (literally) of super-hero movies battles for our attention, we should instead consider real-life heroes in the world of natural therapies. Movie screen superheroes get the adrenaline going for a day or so, but natural heroes like resveratrol can offer far more benefits to our health. Resveratrol could stand out in a variety…
