Pamela Pesta, RPh

Information for Patients

From the practitioner: About My Practice

My passion is to help patients achieve optimal health by reconnecting with nature and teaching that we all have the ability to heal ourselves by using food as medicine. My goal is to improve the health of people and planet since they are so directly related to each other. Although I am a pharmacist, my goal is to get away from the "pill for an ill" approach that traditional medicine encourages, and I focus on healing the microbiome through nutrition and "clean living". I offer both individual and group consultations in-person and with telemedicine, but I encourage in-person appointments at our little suburban farm. I hope to inspire others to grow their own food and let it be their medicine!

From the practitioner: What Patients Can Expect

The relationship between practitioner and patient is key to functional medicine, and patience is required to achieve the goals as we unpack the many layers to get to the root cause. I will give my best to help every patient get to the place they want to be, but the patient must be 100% invested in the process as well. I realize that many times patients are frustrated and have seen many clinicians before finding functional medicine, and I hope I can be the person that listens to each person't unique story, especially since many times all they want is to be heard.

Medical Specialties

• Botanical Medicine
• Functional Medicine
• Genetics/Genomics
• Lifestyle Medicine
• Nutrition
• Pharmacy

Medical Conditions

• Allergies
• Asthma
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autoimmune Disease
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disorders
• Chronic Disease
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chronic Pain
• Depression, Anxiety or Bipolar Disorder
• Diabetes
• Digestive disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Fatigue
• Female Disorders
• Fibromyalgia
• Gluten Sensitivity
• Hypertension
• Infections (acute and chronic low-grade such as Lyme, Candidiasis etc.)
• Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
• Male disorders
• Metabolic Syndrome (pre-diabetes, insulin resistance)
• Migraines and Headaches
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neurodegenerative disorders
• Skin Disorders
• Stress-related Conditions
• Thyroid, adrenal and other hormonal disorders
• Weight or Metabolism concerns

Graduate School Education

BS Pharmacy (Albany College of Pharmacy), Certification through IFM and AARM (functional & herbal medicine)

Professional Associations

IFM, Functional Medicine Pharmacists Alliance, AARM (Association for the Advancement of Restorative Medicine)

IFM Coursework

• Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice
• Bioenergetics (formerly Energy) Advanced Practice Module
• Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module
• Environmental Health (formerly Detox) Advanced Practice Module
• GI Advanced Practice Module
• Hormone Advanced Practice Module
• Immune Advanced Practice Module