Ascend Functional Medicine

Ascend Functional Medicine is a Newport News, Virginia practice that takes a root-cause approach to health, focusing on how and why illness develops in each individual rather than treating symptoms in isolation. The practice provides personalized care for complex and persistent concerns such as autoimmune disease, chronic pain, inflammation, stress-related dysfunction, hormone imbalance, thyroid and adrenal disorders, neurological conditions, cardiovascular and cardiometabolic issues, obesity, long Covid, and other ongoing unexplained illnesses. Its therapeutic approach includes medically supervised peptide therapy, with highlighted options such as BPC-157 for gut, joint, tendon, and post-surgical support, and CJC-1295 with Ipamorelin for growth hormone stimulation, metabolic support, recovery, sleep, and body composition goals.