Women face many unique health challenges. Premenstrual syndrome, menopause and other aspects of women’s health can have an effect on moods, job and social function, self image, ability to cope with stress and many other things. We believe that the right program of effective natural hormone management and other biochemical approaches can make a huge difference in a woman’s life. More>

Dr. Gary Ruelas has been listed in Suzanne Somer’s best seller book Breakthrough as one of ‘the best and the brightest doctors on the planet.’ He has most recently interviewed with such notables as Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Daniel Amen. More>

Often overlooked, nutritional or functional medicine – is the foundation for any comprehensive health and wellness program. The Integrative Medical Institute of Orange County uses both alternative and conventional methods to get a complete picture of our patients’ biological and nutritional health. More>

Keeping and maintaining optimal health and function as one ages is important. Our program emphasizes methods to reduce the effects of the aging process; we promote a personalized approach involving diet, exercise, optimal nutritional levels, hormonal balancing, along with careful minimization of the effects of free radicals and other toxins.
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Medications are potent and can easily develop into addictions. Integrative Medical Institute’s Medical Director, Dr. Gary Ruelas, has treated addiction to prescription medication and other substances for numerous years. His methods combine both traditional and non-traditional approaches, integrating a wide range of nutritional, psychological, somatic and medical techniques.
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Our approach to mental health and wellness incorporates both preventive and nutritional approaches with particular attention to biochemical imbalances. Sufferers from behavioral dysfunctions, negative moods, developmental and learning disorders find great improvement when body and brain chemistry is balanced with the use of integrative methods involving nutritional and orthomolecular medicine. More>