Margit Winstrom, MD

Information for Patients

From the practitioner: About My Practice

I am a repurposed, traditionally trained, family physician, now happily specializing in functional medicine, providing proactive, holistic health, involving deep diagnostic investigation for finding the root causes of disease, diet and lifestyle intervention, and natural approaches to healing chronic conditions.

I am particularly interested in salvaging brain fogged, under performing patients who are being dismissed by the conventional medicine system. Far too much human potential and happiness is being lost when patients are told they are “fine” or just have a "Prozac deficiency."

From the practitioner: What Patients Can Expect

We start with a comprehensive questionnaire which is then evaluated for priority issues during a 60 to 90 minute intake consultation. A baseline functional medicine blood/urine panel is done, followed by an in-depth explanation of the laboratory results and the desired reference ranges for healthy, optimized patients, (not what the lab considers "within normal range"). A strategy to optimize all parameters is then developed with suggestions for lifestyle/diet changes, adding nutraceuticals and/or natural hormones if necessary.

Medical Specialties

• Alternative Medicine
• Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
• Functional Medicine
• General Practice
• Lifestyle Medicine
• Naturopathic Medicine

Medical Conditions

• Aging
• Allergies
• Arthritis
• Autoimmune Disease
• Chronic Disease
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chronic Pain
• Diabetes
• Digestive disorders
• Fatigue
• Female Disorders
• Fibromyalgia
• Gluten Sensitivity
• Hypertension
• Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
• Male disorders
• Mercury and Heavy Metal Toxicity
• Metabolic Syndrome (pre-diabetes, insulin resistance)
• Skin Disorders
• Stress-related Conditions
• Thyroid, adrenal and other hormonal disorders
• Weight or Metabolism concerns

Languages Spoken

• English

Graduate School Education

Medical school-Womens Medical College of Penn

Professional Associations

AAFP, IFM

IFM Coursework

• Advanced Clinical Training: Reversing Cognitive Decline
• Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice