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Deanna M. Cherrone, M.D. is the director and founder of Natural Health & Healing, LLC in Avon, CT, a Functional Medicine practice that provides patients who “plan to be healthy” with a guided approach and individualized treatment plan on how to optimize health. Upon completing her residency at UCONN Medical Center and receiving board certification in Internal Medicine, she worked as an Emergency Room physician. After taking time off to care for her children she practiced Internal Medical in the Farmington Valley. She is certified in NLP – Neurolinguistic Programming, Therapeutic Lifestyle Change, Quantum Biofeedback and is also a certified Dream Coach Group Leader. She is currently in the process of receiving her certifications in Clinical Nutrition and Mind Body Medicine.
Areas of focus in her practice include Therapeutic Lifestyle Change, Nutrition, Bioidentical Hormone Replacement - BHRT, Nutritional Supplementation, Detoxification, Exercise, Sleep, Allergies and Food Sensitivities, Adrenal Fatigue, Thyroid Dis-ease, Biofeedback and Stress Reduction Techniques.
Dr. Cherrone found that the “one size fits all” approach to treatment in conventional medicine often failed to adequately search for and address the underlying cause of symptoms. For this reason, she chose to study and then establish her Functional Medicine practice. Functional Medicine is a science-based approach to health care that involves looking at each patient as a whole being with interconnected systems which function best when they are all in balance. Patient assessment is comprehensive and focuses on the biochemical and psychosocial uniqueness of each individual. Functional Medicine testing allows for in depth exploration of the possible root cause or causes of symptoms and/or dis-ease. The philosophy of Functional Medicine is to prevent and treat complex chronic dis-ease as well as to promote optimal health and well being in those who are not ill. Chronic dis-ease and symptoms are often a direct result of lifestyle choices. Examining and bolstering the foundations of health namely, adequate nutrition, sleep, movement and managing exposure to stress and environmental toxins are essential. The ultimate goal of Functional Medicine is to have the best possible health and vitality well into old age.’
“My goal is to have every person wake up each morning full of energy and vitality to pursue the life of their dreams,” says Dr. Cherrone.
