Integrative Functional Medicine
At Dao Integrated Health, we go beyond treating symptoms.
We help you transform your health AND your life.
Our care combines the best of Integrative Medicine (whole-person, compassionate care) with
Functional Medicine (science-based testing and root-cause focus).
This approach is inclusive, natural, and personalized—designed just for you
More Than Healing — We Offer Transformation
Integrative Functional Medicine at Dao Integrated Health in the East Bay & Tri-Valley (Alameda & Livermore, CA)
“Beyond Symptoms. Your Path to Lasting Health.”
Our Unique Philosophy
We start by listening. You are more than a diagnosis.
You have a story, emotions, values, and a life that matters.
We use advanced tools like functional lab testing, nutrition coaching, lifestyle assessments, and environmental screenings to uncover the root causes of chronic pain, fatigue, autoimmune disease, hormonal imbalance, and other ongoing issues.
Your treatment plan will look at your whole self—body, mind, spirit, emotions, and environment—so you can heal deeply and stay well long-term.
What Is Integrative Medicine?
Integrative Medicine blends the best of Western medicine and Traditional healing methods into one unified plan. It emphasizes teamwork, bringing together doctors, therapists, and other specialists to support your whole health.
This approach recognizes how important your community, family, and spiritual life are for healing. For example, some Native American groups have used dance and community healing to transform trauma—showing that healing happens through both science and spirit
What Is Functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine focuses on how your body systems work together. It’s philosophy stems in finding and fixing the root cause of illness instead of just managing symptoms. Every person is unique.
For example:
Anxiety can come from poor sleep, inflammation, gut imbalance, or food sensitivities.
Inflammation itself can cause many issues, including anxiety and pain.
That’s why we look at your lifestyle, stress levels, environment, and genetics. When we treat the root cause, your body can truly heal.
Our Goal: Healing & Self-Empowerment
At Dao Integrated Health, we want to give you the knowledge, tools, and confidence to understand your own healing process. We are here to support and empower you to grow your skills in self restoration and self healing —so you can live your healthiest, most balanced life. That is Lasting Health!
The Dao Integrated Health Process
When you begin care with us, we’ll work together step-by-step:
Comprehensive Testing – We’ll map out your lab plan, from hormone and gut tests to toxin and nutrient panels.
Personalized Nutrition – We’ll create a food plan tailored to your genetics and goals.
Restorative Sleep – You’ll learn tools to improve sleep, one of the most powerful keys to healing.
Movement Analysis – We’ll map out a personalized movement plan that fits your energy levels, supports your specific Adrenal health needs and offers restoration of cardiovascular, bone, muscular, and nervous systems.
Mind-Body Tools – We’ll teach you stress-relief and emotional balance techniques to help your body reset.
Spiritual Connection – Whether you connect with God, the Universe, or the energy of life, this connection supports faster healing.
Community and Support – We’ll help you reconnect with community, because belonging is essential for lasting health.
A Personalized Healing Toolkit - We’ll teach you how your body heals, so you can use that wisdom whenever life challenges your health again.
Areas of Experience: Chronic Pain, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME, Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome - Hypermobility Type (III), Hypermobility Syndrome, Mold Poisoning, Long Hauler’s Syndromes (EBV or Mono, HHV-6, Covid), Chronic Gastrointestinal infections, Anxiety/Depression, PTSD, Trauma, POTS, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Women’s Health: PMS to Hormone Dysregulation (Perimonopause & Menopause)
What to Expect at your First Appointement:
Your Entire Health History and Diagnosis
Reveiw Medications & Supplements
Your Health Goals and Budget
Discuss your past diet and eating habits to create a plan for making changes. Your first step to deveoping your presonalized eating plan that will devleop over time.
Discuss your movement/exercise, sleep quality and schedule, mental/emotional status and any possible blocks to healing
Discuss lab work needed, costs, and timeline for completing them
Create your personalized 6-9 month treatment plan
We Provide you education materials to assist you in learning about your Microbiome and the process of Digesting your foods, Toxins and the impact on your Liver, the Importance of Sleep and the types of Sleep, Mental/Emotional Support tools, Vagus Nerve Exercises, and so much more!
Dr. Christine Dao, Integrative Medicine Doctor
Dr. Christine Dao has studied in the healthcare field for over 30 years. Her journey began in high school through medical prep courses, later growing into studies of Zen Meditation, Reiki Healing, and Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy. Later leading to a dual doctorate in Integrative Medicine & Acupuncture.
She is a lifelong learner who loves the science of medicine and exploring new ways to help patients heal. Dr. Christine believes that true healers share their knowledge—they don’t keep it a secret.
Her mission is to teach you how your body heals, so you can use that wisdom whenever life challenges your health again.
At Dao Integrated Health, you’ll walk away with your own personalized healing toolkit—something you can use for a lifetime.