Sanctuary Functional Medicine provides Integrative direct primary care (DPC) which is healthcare where the doctor provides patient centric natural and conventional care in which longer visits, more attention, and lower cost labs, supplements, and medications are delivered without the interference of an insurance company.

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.

Our team is here to help you with direct primary care needs.

  • When you are sick…have the best options for natural remedies combined with the backups of conventional care.
  • When you are well… have the best of conventional primary care prevention with the foundations of functional wellness.
  • Helping you recover naturally and quickly from the everyday acute health challenges.

Do you want a place where your needs are heard, your face is known, and your doubts are put to rest?

  • No More Impersonal System
  • No More Pharma Only Options
  • No More Big Medicine Narrative

We are a Sanctuary where we care for you rather than work for insurance companies or Big Pharma.

I'm ready!

Services

Services Include... ▼

Your initial access point for medical concerns including but not limited to the following conditions:

  • Thyroid Optimization – natural or pharmaceutical
  • Bioidentical Hormone Optimization – male and female
  • Cardiometabolic Optimizations
    • Diabetes
    • Blood Pressure
    • Cholesterol
  • Immune/infections – sinusitis, ear infection, colds, flu, acute COVID, Strep throat, Mono, pneumonia, UTI
  • Rashes – poison ivy, contact dermatitis, lice, stings
  • GI – constipation, simple IBS
  • Neuro management – Headaches, Migraines, Brain Wellness
  • Respiratory – asthma, COPD
  • Procedures – skin tags, wart freezing, cyst/abscess drainage, sutures
  • Sports Injuries – sprains, tendonitis, osteoarthritis, other joint pain
  • Advanced Screening Tests to prepare for Intensive Program when needed
  • Wellness
    • Well Woman Care
    • Well Man Care
    • Well Child Care

Benefits Include... ▼

  • Supplement discounts – 35% off
  • Lab Discounts – wholesale pricing
  • Full Portal Access
  • Up to 60-minute initial visit – gives ample time with provider

Priority access to Additional Services  include... ▼

  • Nutrition counseling – $160 per 60-minute visit and $70 per 30-minute visit
  • Health Coaching –  $90 per 45-minute visit and $55 per 30-minute visit
  • Limbic system coach – $145 per 60-minute visit and $125 per 45-minute visit

Pricing

With Direct Primary Care at Sanctuary Functional Medicine, you not only cut out the insurance middleman but you get your natural medicine and conventional options as well customized to your needs.

Simplicity at Sanctuary DPC

 

  • $100 per month for adults
  • $50 per month for children if with parents
  • No Copays after the initial Visit
  • Discounts on Labs, Supplements, Meds
I'm ready!

Frequently Asked Questions

What we can do for you? ▼

  • Help you even when standard labs are normal
  • Guide metabolic optimization
  • Boost immune health
  • Tackle the infections of life
  • Quieten the allergies of Middle Tennessee
  • Support adrenal health
  • Calm GI symptoms
  • Balance male and female hormones
  • Optimize cardiovascular health
  • Fine tune thyroid hormones
  • Guide your children’s healthcare
  • Offer wholistic and realistic women’s well care

How do we do it? ▼

  • Only 600-700 patients per provider
  • Flat monthly fee covers your visits
  • Portal access
  • Highest discounts on supplements we can provide
  • Same Day visits as much as possible
  • Avoiding entanglements with insurance companies
  • Keeping your health data private

What is Direct Primary Care? ▼

  • Monthly membership Fee covers all visits
  • Fewer patients per provider
  • Longer visits – more time for you
  • No insurance between provider and patient
  • But can still use insurance for labs, meds, xrays, and referrals as needed
  • So your Sanctuary DPC provider can be your health care coordinator

Why do we strive to use natural therapies first? ▼

  • Most of the time, natural remedies and lifestyle should come first
  • Sometimes, conventional medicine is needed
  • We help you know which is better for your needs

What are real answers? ▼

  • We did the research so you don’t have to
  • We have the experience so you don’t have to play the doctor
  • We understand the options so you can make the best decisions
  • We know you are busy with life and need an answer now
  • We are there with the answers when you need them

Who is Lynn Day PA-C? ▼

Lynn Day, PA-C, received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, and has spent her career working in Family Medicine. Lynn is passionate about serving patients well and genuinely enjoys the chance to develop relationships with them individually.

Recently, she moved from Iowa to Tennessee and is thrilled to start a new chapter in life implementing her skills in the world of functional medicine. She feels blessed to be a part of the Sanctuary team and is dedicated to providing excellent care along your healing journey from a holistic medical perspective.

How long has Sanctuary been caring for Middle Tennessee? ▼

  • We celebrated 10 years in 2024.
  • We look forward to 10 years or more caring for you and your family.

Who is behind Sanctuary Functional Medicine? ▼

  • First and foremost, God’s work in gathering a team
  • Founded by Dr. Eric Potter IFMCP
  • Implemented by a dedicated team serving Middle Tennessee and beyond
  • And our amazing patients who overcome their health challenges with our guidance

Provider

Lynn Day PA-C

Functional Primary Care Provider

Adult and Childrens Health

“Hi! I look forward to getting to know you and all about you; your likes/dislikes, your family members names (those with two legs and those with four), your passions and your goals. Knowing all about you will help me work with you to make the best possible decisions regarding your health now and into the future. I can’t wait to get started!”

Lynn Day

PA-C

A Word from Dr. Potter

“Greetings. I am excited to see my apprentice, Lynn Day PA-C, take her primary care experience and combine it with the functional medicine I have taught her to guide our patients to the healthier, more abundant life. Lynn has 7 years experience in family medicine as a PA. I can’t wait for our collaborative work on a Functional Primary Care Manual to be finished so others can benefit like our patients are doing now.”

Dr. Eric Potter

IFM Certified MD