Tricia J. O'Brien, MD

Gauging interest:
There’s so much misinformation and so many truly dangerous or useless products being sold as the demand is sky high for natural healthcare and far too few properly trained physicians in our area to meet it.

Would there be a demand for in person retreats to learn the basics of core health and threats to it, what to watch out for in the burgeoning market of supplements,, how to vet a potential provider, and high yield essentials?

I want this to be where you can learn how to help yourself; how to protect your wallet from the schemes and greenwashing.

Creating the material and arranging logistics is a huge job for a single Mum who’s already busy but I feel people are being hurt or left with no access and this is a potential way to help.

Are you a woman in a man’s field? Have you carved out a place as a female in leadership? Would you like to share you story and inspire / empower Girl Scouts?

I lead a troop of 6th grade girls who are tomorrow’s leaders. I’d love for them to hear your story, visit your business, or learn about your project as they discover their own strengths and consider what their future may hold.

Dallas area for on-site visits but anywhere in the world to share and teach!!!

It is that time of year again when Living Magazine asks the community to vote for their favorites in all things...including Functional Medicine.

I would love if you would take the time to click below and vote for me.

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Consider it an endorsement of my practice of personalized, patient-centered, mind-body spirit medicine.

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The Importance of Clinician Self-Care In the following video, Tricia O’Brien, MD, talks about her approach to patient and clinician self-care.

My patients hear me say this all.the.time! Supplements are NOT all the same.

Please read this share from Dr Deanna Minich who is one of my personal heroes for all her work in nutrition, natural product development, and education.

I've worked in some capacity in the natural products industry for 20 years (since 2003). I've learned a lot about quality, R&D, marketing, and formulation. I actually started in 2003 as a product formulator and then moved into other roles that involved clinical trials and eventually education (which is how many of you know me). As a result, I've seen the "behind the scenes" on supplements. There are many questions to ask about a supplement before you start taking it. The first one starts with the company making it: what are their practices, certifications, processes, etc. Are they making the world a better place, or adding to pollution and other issues by not thinking of planetary sustainability? Secondly, the product itself and its characteristics, including some features I list below. When in doubt, always best to work with a health professional who asks the tough questions about products so you know you are in good hands. And keep in mind that companies, brands, and formulas are ALWAYS changing, so you can't just look at it once and buy them forever. Always, always be reading labels and asking questions...

What are some of the questions about dietary supplements that come up for you?

Such an incredibly tragic story and a very precautionary tale. The topic of IV infusion and the burgeoning availability of the service everywhere from "drip lounges" to your own living room has been one I've long wanted to address. My patients hear me say this all the time.

1. Do not have IV infusions unless you are in a medical setting. Why? IV fluids have risks and consequences. Infusions of some electrolytes can cause cardiac arrhythmia that is deadly without immediate medical intervention. An IV is not a beauty or "wellness" intervention. It is intended to provide directly into the vascular system what cannot be absorbed through the GI system or what is required so immediately that it must be provided directly into circulation. None of that happens in anyone who is well and getting an IV doesn't make you pretty, skinny, or happier. Those patients who literally must be fed through their veins (TPN) wonder how the heck this is even a thing.

2. To my fellow physician colleagues: Do not sell your license to anyone, ever, for any reason! 13 years of training go into every decision I make, every diagnosis, every patient encounter. I earned that license and I take the fiduciary responsibility I hold for my patient seriously. It is a holy thing! If you want to give IV treatments, do them in your office/clinic, under your supervision, by a licensed professional, and follow every precaution we learned in training. Your patient and every patient deserves nothing less.

3. A layperson has no purpose other than want for profit to offer a service for which they lack the training, licensure, or authority to provide. It is a business transaction with a customer. Those receiving IV infusion are PATIENTS not clients or customers.

4. Do not believe that "IV vitamins are better for you". NO, no they are not. Many cause venous inflammation. If you cannot absorb iron or B12, for example, there are infusions that can be given and they are medical treatments. In the instances I see in my office, patients have been told they "can't" absorb nutrition and many times it just happens to come from someone selling IV infusions. Money best spent is to heal. They do. And they digest, absorb, and thrive.

Heal!!! Heal your body!! Ask W H Y you are not able to digest, absorb, or utilize the food you eat or the supplements you take. W H Y ? Healing is restoring function and vitality. You deserve that!

Work at the root cause of why you do not feel your best. Fatigue, brain fog, autoimmunity, menopausal symptoms, you name it. Healing is empowering because it comes from YOU, from within. That's what we do in my practice. I watch miracles happen by some of the sickest patients who choose the much harder work of healing.

May Jenifer Cleveland rest in eternal Peace and may not another person be put in harm's way by a business owner providing medical treatments they don't understand just for profit.

https://www.kwtx.com/2023/10/17/texas-medical-board-suspends-license-medical-director-wortham-med-spa-where-jenifer-cleveland-was-administered-iv-therapy/?outputType=amp&fbclid=IwAR39tgzT1GuvUauKnOA7_e962C5sXAItbLkdjX4MGwhP6ZHZi7iIwIc2LHQ

Texas Medical Board suspends license of medical director at Wortham med spa where Jenifer Cleveland was administered IV therapy Cleveland, 47, of Fairfield, Texas, worked at the radio station KNES Texas 99.1.

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Cure for Aging is pleased to announce the winners of the Cure for Aging Awards in the category of Functional Medicine Providers for the Dallas / Fort Worth Area.

The 2023 winners are:

Dr. Jennifer Engles
We Care Frisco
Betty Murray, CN
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Dr. Jennifer Kessmann
Jennifer Kessmann MD
Dr. Christina O Brien
Complete Health & Wellness
Dr. Deborah Bain
Healthy Kids Pediatrics
Dr. Tricia O'Brien
Tricia J. O'Brien, MD
Dr. Susan Attel
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The Cure for Aging Awards recognize excellence in various categories of Looking Younger, Longevity, and other Health Services and Providers.

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Come see me in my Frisco office and let's get you to your best. Everyone deserves a physician-partner to help them understand their own unique physiologic needs.

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As we continue to bring the office into a new and better place, we will be offering discounts and incentives on a monthly basis. This month, Dr O's loss is your gain...for your health and your wallet!

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Things I love in my office. Starting with gratitude.

I identify with Low Dog. Much of the healing that happens in my practice comes from Love. Faith. Speaking truth. Learning forgiveness, especially for self.

My patients are a treasure.

As I've walked this healer’s path, I have learned that much of the “medicine” I offered was not a pharmaceutical or herbal tincture. It was in the relationship that unfolded as patients shared their stories, allowing me to lean in. To get close. I have learned that belief is powerful. That trust is essential. And that compassion is the cornerstone. Many who have come seeking my counsel over the years have been my teachers and my healers. The intimacy, the holding of hands, and comforting of hearts - it is a shared experience. I am humbled and grateful.

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A Quieting Yin Practice for the Winter Solstice and Longer, Darker, More Challenging Days The long dark days of winter can lend themselves to physical stagnation, fatigue, and hibernation. In this yin yoga sequence, we honor the pause.

Lots of upper respiratory virus activity causing prolonged cough and fatigue. Please, support your best function and let nature help you recover quickly.

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I’m here and ready to rewire my autonomic nervous system! My practice is anchored in addressing what we think, where we put our attention, and how we respond to the stressors that enter our environment. You cannot heal your body without going BIG TIME…..mind, body, and spirit.

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Treating the consequences of the impact of stress adaptation upon health is what I do. Yes, my patients have autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, irritable bowel, gout and all sorts of other diagnoses. But why? How did that happen in their body? Wellness or illness occur at the interplay with our genetic make-up and the sum total of our environment (diet, stress, toxic exposures, joy, etc).

FIVE MINUTES just looking at a live plant created an observable change in brain activity to a more relaxed state and improved mood.

Wonder what impact your lifestyle and environmental exposures have had on your health? Come see me and we'll walk together to uncover your story and optimize your health.

This is such a fun experiment! The researchers took 30 young adults and had them look at four different types of visual stimuli in a cross-over design: no plants, a photo of plants, live plants, and artificial plants, all for 5 min, while they measured their brain wave patterns. They found that their physiology was in alignment with their psychology: their brain wave patterns were consistent with reduced stress, anxiety, and tension, and their subjective mood state was more positive, with “comfort,” “natural,” and “relaxed” scores being higher when viewing the LIVING plant.

There you go: if you want to help someone be less stressed, buy/give them a LIVING plant!

Reference: Jeong JE, Park SA. Physiological and Psychological Effects of Visual Stimulation with Green Plant Types. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 8;18(24):12932. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182412932. PMID: 34948539; PMCID: PMC8702154.

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Gabor Maté and his work on the relationship between trauma and health have been transformational. I highly recommend his book ‘When The Body Says No’.

On April 9, 2022 at 10:0am - 11:30am Pacific, join Gabor and SAND founders Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo for a community Q&A. Zaya and Maurizio will begin the with a short interview of Dr. Maté, followed by questions from participants and a discussion on current events, changes in trauma healing and thoughts for the future.

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It was five years ago today that I wrote my exam to become an IFM certified practitioner. Since that time, my understanding of and commitment to a systems-based approach to medicine has only grown deeper. I have watched my long-term patients peel off the layers of what no longer served them and adopt new behaviors that feed their health. What have we learned most together?
Stress causes disease.
Does that mean only unhappy people get sick? Or that your symptoms are in your head? NO. It means that the physiologic state of stress--mental, physical, emotional, social, financial--causes disruption that leads to imbalance that leads to illness. My patients are happy, high-achieving people from all walks of life. Home-schooling Mums, CEOs, lawyers, teachers, software engineers, grandmothers.....they all have one thing in common: The stress on their body exceeded the rest, nutrition, self-love, self-care that they put back in.

As the demand for doctors like me grows, I encourage every one of you to first take the time to listen to your body. Take an honest look at your life. Don't reach for the latest supplement touted on myriad health blogs. Don't believe that food sensitivities are the cause of your symptoms....they themselves are a symptom and not the root of the problem. Seek healing instead of a pill or a potion or a diet scheme. First, most importantly, and most essentially, find your happy, secure your boundaries, and live a life that is authentic.
Where there is Peace, there is Health.

Be kind to yourself. And give grace to others.

In Tune With Nature and The Moon

We were honored to win Reader's Choice last year for Best Functional Medicine practice 2021. If your health has improved from your work with Dr O'Brien, we'd be so happy to have your vote again in 2022!

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IMPORTANT and please share:
I have been checking for SARS CoV2 antibodies in my vaccinated and previously infected and recovered patients. We are now seeing convalesced patients (previously infected and recovered with detectable antibodies) test PCR positive for Delta. They have a more mild clinical course. Infection after vaccination is covered in the media. However, I think it is important to share with everyone that even if you had COVID (positive test or just think you did), you can be infected with Delta and be infectious to others. Especially the unvaccinated.

I don't want to argue about vaccination. I want to help all of us survive this pandemic and stop another round of unnecessary morbidity, mortality, economic loss, stress, anger, and disagreement over how to handle COVID-19.

If you think you are protected by prior infection, you are not. That leaves all of the convalesced and vaccinated able to be infected and shed virus to everyone else. In our case in Dallas-Fort Worth, the unvaccinated comprise over 90% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and near 100% of deaths.

PLEASE MASK. If you feel even mildly unwell, GET TESTED AND QUARANTINE. We will continue to go through this, variant after variant, if we don't. The system is overwhelmed. It is NOT the time to become seriously ill with COVID. Protect yourself, your family, your community. And yes, that includes people you don't know, disagree with. People are dying and in a rare opportunity, there IS something we can do about it.

MASK. SOCIAL DISTANCE. TEST AND QUARANTINE.

Guess what? We were just voted the Best of Functional Medicine 2021 in Living Magazine! My first time to win since opening my practice in 2014. Thank you for every vote and for entrusting me with your health and wellness.

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