Kristen Halland, DC, CCN, DABCA

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Kristen Halland “My role is to guide you through putting the puzzle pieces of your health together. I look forward to teaching you non-pharmaceutical short-term symptom relief strategies for everyday life because sometimes we need to feel a bit better to start our journey .... but ideally empowering you to seek that longer term root cause approach to healthcare.”
Functional Medicine Physician

Dr. Halland is a seasoned clinician specializing in Functional Medicine. Since beginning practice in 2010, she has placed emphasis on a whole-person lens to care and has a strong belief that an integrative, collaborative team care model will serve the patient best with her role being to exhaust the natural options as often as possible!

I am passionate about supporting contiuing medical education as a post-grad instructor. I also have the pleasure of serving as WholeHealth's Regional Medical Director. This means that my primary role is with our clinicians and driving our goal of changing the way healthcare is delivered from behind the scenes! You may see my in the clinics, but please be aware that I no longer routinely take patient appointments or have an open patient schedule.

NOTE: In APRIL & MAY of 2025, I will be supporting new patients to our Wheaton clinic (that have been on a waiting list for our newest location!) with clinic hours and openings. If you'd like to be considered for an appointment, please submit an appointment request using the button below. Our team will get back to you promptly to answer your questions and set a Pre-Consultation appt with my Integrative Nurse Practitioners.

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Clinical Interests
  • General Functional Medicine "root cause" work
  • Women's Hormones (perimenopause, menopause, PCOS)
  • Complex Chronic Illness (POTS or Dysautonomia in Adults, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid, Mold Illness, Lyme Ds, Chronic Viral Reactivation)
  • GI cases
  • Comfortable with "ultra wellness," anti aging, preventative and biohacking approaches
  • Use of Ozone Therapy and IV Nutrition
  • Specialty Lab Testing (example: DUTCH hormone testing)
  • Supplementation, Botanicals, Herbal Medicine
Education
  • Doctor of Chiropractic, Palmer College of Chiropractic (Davenport, IA)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Augustana College (Rock Island, IL)
Certifications
  • Board Certification in Chiropractic Medicine
  • Board Certification in Acupuncture
  • Certified Clinical Nutritionist
  • Diplomate in Acupuncture
  • Integrative Medicine training 200 hour courses, American Board of Chiropractic Internists
  • Certification course in Therapeutic Elimination Diets, Integrative & Functional Nutrition Academy
  • Lifestyle Medicine Certification on First Line Therapy
  • Specialty courses in the Pediatric Microbiome and Pediatric Natural strategies
  • Institute for Functional Medicine's Hormone training programs
FAQ
Do you see kids?

I would support a pediatric case when my expertise is specifically needed but not for routine diet/lifestyle support. Our WHC team only acts as specialists in this case alongside your regular pediatrician. I am a parent too and have probably tried every kids supplement on the market by this point in my own household! I am also non-vacc friendly.

I do not provide primary care service but would be happy to work alongside our Integrative Primary Care team and collaborate for your needs! Typically I refer to my excellent colleagues for annual physical exam, women's wellness exam, paperwork requests, and prescriptions when my patients need those.

Of course! I work in integrative care so my goal is to work with the patients for joint decision making..... but IF appropriate for the case and IF it's effective for the patient, of course I would prefer more natural opportunities be prioritized. If myself and the patient feel a pharmaceutical is the best decision, I will collaborate and refer with my prescribing colleagues to bring them into our treatment plans.

I have a board certification in Nutrition and specialty work in Therapeutic Elimination Diets. And yes, research confirms that food can be very powerful and it's an important consideration for our health goals ! I prefer to advise at a high level and include food therapy in our treatment planning, but prefer my patients to have more routine, frequent support from Nutritionist to manage the day-to-day decisions and provide accountability.