Live the Life You’ve Been Seeking

 

Don’t Wait for Disease to Happen.

 

Do you feel tired and less vibrant than you used to? Has weight crept on? Has day to day life become a chore? Has joy given way to survival? Have you spent the past 10-20 years caring for your family while putting your own health on the back burner? It is time to make YOU the priority before your symptoms are severe enough to earn a medical diagnosis. Dr. Harding is passionate about helping women create a healthy lifestyle that leads them back to optimal health and a full life.

 

Find the best path for you.

  • Functional Medicine Consultation

    Dr. Harding uses an integrated body systems approach to identify and address the underlying causes of chronic disease and difficult to treat symptoms. She works as a medical detective to uncover the factors that impact health and sets patients on a healing path. What this means is she starts at the beginning. Together you explore your health timeline from the moment you were born (or before) and work through your life experiences and illnesses to determine all of the factors that have impacted your health.

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  • Health Coaching

    Change to your lifestyle – whether that be improving your diet, sleep, or physical activity – is a critical part of the healing process. A health coach is a great tool to guide you through the change process. Our health coach uses principles of motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral change theory, and the latest research to help clients make sustainable steps towards a healthier life. We find it is helpful for many patients to work with a health coach to build the foundations of a healthy life before coming in to see Dr. Harding.

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Meet Dr. Kristen Harding

Kristen Harding, M.D. was one of the first certified Functional Medicine Physicians in the Cincinnati area. She has a unique perspective since she is a medical doctor and practiced family medicine for over a decade before changing her focus to functional medicine. She is constantly meeting patients for whom conventional healthcare has no answers. Using the Functional Medicine model she looks at the foundations of health including nutrition, sleep, movement, relationships, and stress. She then evaluates the physiology and function of each body system to understand what is being impacted. She carefully listens to your health story and gives you the tools to move forward toward healing and optimal health.

More about Dr. Harding
 

Therapeutic Relationship

It’s possible you’ve had a negative experience with your doctor in the past, or maybe you’re just disappointed in the conventional way of doing things. Through longer appointments, Dr. Harding gets to know you and provides you with genuine care.

Tools for Healing

Our ultimate goal is to make sure you leave your appointments feeling listened to and well equipped to move forward. During your time spent with Dr. Harding, you will build a foundation of knowledge and gather the tools you need to heal.

Patient Empowerment

Healing wouldn’t occur if it weren’t for you, the patient. We are here to guide you, provide support, and educate you – but ultimately your body will be the one doing the work! Your voice matters, your body matters, and we are here to listen.

Commonly treated symptoms

Digestive Issues

We commonly work with people dealing with symptoms digestive distress such as chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, reflux and heartburn.

Thyroid Issues

Whether you are suffering from hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, autoimmune thyroiditis, or want to make sure your thyroid is functioning properly, we can help.

Skin Issues

The skin is the largest organ of the body, and issues with it can be painful and frustrating, to say the least. We commonly work with people experiencing eczema, rosacea, acne, and other skin issues.

Anxiety and Depression

Do you suffer from anxiety or depression? We try to uncover and address biological reasons for mood imbalances.

Insulin Resistance

Managing blood sugar levels can be challenging! We work with patients to address insulin resistance and associated symptoms.

Fatigue and Sleep Disturbances

Are you struggling with chronic fatigue? Disruptions to your sleep? We work with patients to identify root causes of these symptoms.

Autoimmune Diseases

We work to understand why your body is having an autoimmune response and treat the causes. We commonly see patients with thyroid conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s Disease, and many others.

Joint and Muscle Inflammation

Unexplained joint and muscle pain can really impact your quality of life! At Whole Medicine, we look for underlying causes that may be causing this pain.

Menopause

Are you in the midst of perimenopause or menopause and want some additional guidance? We use a body systems approach to guide women through this transition.

What people are saying.

 

“Dr. Harding is an investigator! She doesn’t provide band aid fixes. She drives down to the root cause and comes up with solutions and suggestions to try. If I fall off the wagon, she’s the voice of reason to help me get back up.”

— Carmen

I have been a patient of Dr. Harding's for well over five years. Throughout my many health struggles, she has willingly listened to my story, given expert advice and has been intrigued and open to research I had done.

Despite being fabulous in a medical sense, Dr. Harding has been a tremendous counselor to me, cheering me on each step of the way. When I leave her office, I feel so empowered and ready to continue this otherwise lonely journey. She has been the confidant I needed many, many times!

— Brenda

Dr. Harding has been a blessing in my life. She is extremely knowledgeable and professional and keeps up on current medical research. At the same time, however, she understands the limitations of the traditional medical system and is open to alternative, out-of-the-box thinking, which has led to her additional training in Functional Medicine. 

Dr. Harding is personable, kind, positive, a fun conversationalist, and truly believes in the body’s innate ability to heal itself. It has been a joy to work with her!

— Beth

FAQs

 

  • Significant time is needed in order to provide a comprehensive evaluation of your health. This simply cannot be accomplished in a 10-15 minute appointment. (which is what insurance-based practices provide)

    In order to identify and address the chronic symptoms and disease, Dr. Harding does not participate with insurance.

    Payment in full is due at the time of service in the form of cash, check, credit card, HSA card or Flexible Spending Account. Medicare or Medicaid are NOT accepted.

    A superbill with appropriate codes will be given at check out if a patient wishes to submit the charges for possible out of network reimbursement. There is not guarantee that insurance will provide any reimbursement.

  • Think of Dr. Harding as a medical consultant.

    Although her career began in family medicine, she does NOT provide primary care services. All patients are required to have their own primary care physician for routine health screenings and acute medical issues. She does not take call or provide urgent/emergent care.

  • We often get calls asking if Dr. Harding treats certain conditions. Since Functional Medicine looks at the entire body, we don’t focus on any certain diagnosis but on what symptoms are going on.

    Dr. Harding does not treat Lyme disease, do chelation therapy, or manage female hormone therapy. All patients are screened prior to scheduling to ensure that they are a good candidate for this type of care.