Are You Ready To Finally Feel Better?
At Takoma Park Integrative Care, we’re all about root cause resolution… digging deep into what causes your dis-ease. Start your journey to feeling better today with our unique integrative and lifestyle medicine program. We will guide you in how to use food as medicine, get adequate sleep and exercise, and to reduce excess body fat to attain and maintain optimal health. We guide you on how to adopt lifstyle habits that reduce the need for medication, and can even reverse conditions like diabetes, hypertension, chronic pain, and more. Expert in the field of cannabis medicine, ask me how cannabis can be used safely and without impairment, to alleviate inflammation, pain, anxiety, insomnia, and more.
Medically licensed in California, Georgia, District of Columbia, New Mexico, North Carolina, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia
I am now certified by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. This milestone not only enhances my professional credentials but also equips me with the knowledge and skills to better serve my patients and community.
Through the adoption of healthier lifestyle habits, many chronic medical conditions can improve and, in some cases, even be eliminated. I look forward to applying this expertise to help both pediatric and adult patients achieve and maintain optimal health.
Obesity is on the rise and brings with it, increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, fatty liver, gall bladder disease, obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and many inflammatory and chronic pain conditions.
Nutrition and exercise are essential in reducing excess body fat and maintaining weight loss, but some patients may benefit from the addition of medication to help regulate hunger, cravings, feeling full, sugar metabolism and sensitivty to insulin. Ask me how the GLP-1 agonists work!
Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy 2025! 🌟
WELLNESS PROTOCOL
I’ve read the research and have compiled a list of the best supplements to promote optimal health – without overdoing it! Go to Dr. Frye’s Vitamin Dispensary for the best professional grade vitamins, minerals, and nutrtional supplements shipped right to your door.
There is now substantial information in the scientific literature addressing nutritional deficiencies that are linked to poor health outcomes during cold, COVID, and flu season.
Based on the evidence we have, I have compiled a list of the nutritional supplements the literature suggests are best suited to boost your immune defenses against the virus.
Ask me about vitamins and nutritional supplements that improve gut health, increase insulin sensitivity, decrease inflammation, and help with sleep, anxiety, and depression!
Supplements prescribed and purchased through my office can be paid for with your HSA card.
Why maintain certification when you live in an "adult-use' state?
1. HIPAA protection offers the same privacy measures that apply to your medical record.
2. Some states offer medical only hours and discounts (Maryland is one).
3. Access to a larger variety of products that may be needed for certain medical conditions
4. Medical patients may not pay state and/or excise taxes on cannabis medication (Maryland patients avoid a 9% sales tax).
5. Guidance from an experienced healthcare professionals can address your medical concerns and questions, help you target symptoms by choosing appropriate products for your age, condition, and cannabis experience, and avoid adverse effects by proper dosing and reviewing your other medications and medical conditions that may be impacted by various cannabinoids.
6. Ability to use your medical cannabis card if visiting another state that offers reciprocity:
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, DC, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Utah, Washington
Why Takoma Park Integrative Care?
After years of seeing this happen with her patients, Dr. Frye wanted to open a clinic that not only helped patients improve their overall health and improve their overall wellness, but also give them the tools to continue their progress “infinitely,” or long after they have left the clinic for good.
What Makes Our Approach Different?
Takoma Park Integrative Care was founded with treatment without adverse or undesired effects in mind. We still prioritize that idea today.
Our Unique Approach to Improving Health
Takoma Park Integrative Care brings years of experience in formulating it’s unique and effective recommendations that are individually formulated for you.
Our Philosophy On Cannabinoid Medicine
The benefits of “cannabinoid medicine” can be integrated into your medical regimen Takoma Park Integrative Care. Learn how, and why, we feel it can be so beneficial.
Welcome
An integral part of Takoma Park Integrative Care’s approach is a collaborative relationship between our doctor and the patient. Our doctor serves as your guide, helping you create health.
General Wellness
GENERAL WELLNESS PROTOCOL In developing a protocol for general health and wellness, we must consider the most common conditions that negatively impact quality of life and longevity. In the United States, cardiovascular disease (heart attack, stroke),...
Cannabis & Autism
There are no FDA-approved medications for alleviating the core symptoms of autism which are impaired social interactions, impaired expressive language, and repetitive behaviors that interfere with the patient’s quality of life. There are very few FDA-approved...
Cannabis & Autoimmune Disease
In this episode, John Malanca from United Patients Group and Dr. Patricia Frye discuss aspects of these diseases which include: What is an autoimmune disease? Some of the more better known but still somewhat poorly understood include; Lupus, celiac disease, MS, Type 1...
Wellness & Healthy Aging
There is now substantial information in the scientific literature addressing nutritional deficiencies that are linked to poor health and poor COVID outcomes. Based on the evidence we have, I have compiled a list of the nutritional supplements the literature suggests are best suited to improve overall health and immune defenses against virus’. It’s important to continue this protocol throughout the winter season when infection rates are likely to increase.
Prebiotics
Prebiotics are types of dietary fiber that promote the growth of beneficial bacteria like Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus in the intestines. Improving the balance of health-promoting bacteria can help prevent disease and alleviate symptoms. Oregano, black pepper,...
Cannabis, COVID, & Immune Response
Here I discuss the role the endocannabinoid system and compounds in the cannabis plant interact with our immune system. Learn about the chronic conditions that negatively impact our immune system and what we can do to help it function in a balanced and effective...
