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  • Nutrition, Primary Care, Cardiovascular Disease
  • Accepting new patients
  • Dr. Kristy Appelhans, MSRA, NMD 1625E.17th St Ste A, Santa Ana, CA 92705
  • (424) 276-0970

Brief Intro

Dr. Kristy Appelhans, MSRA, NMD, is a naturopathic doctor who received her doctorate in 2007. Her undergraduate degree is in clinical nutrition, and her master's degree is in food/drug regulations. Dr. Kristy is also the founder/CEO of a naturopathic medical corporation and private practice established in 2009. Her practice focuses on a functional medicine approach, allowing her patients various options to address their health goals and become informed advocates for their own healthcare.

Dr. Kristy has over 20 years of experience and education in helping others achieve health and wellness through various functional medicine modalities, which are designed to find and treat the cause of a disease or condition rather than just the symptoms. Her various approaches include:
  • Lifestyle modification
  • Dietary supplementation
  • Nutrition
  • Fitness
  • Prescription therapies when necessary

Dr. Kristy strives to be an example of making healthy choices at any age to inspire positive lifestyle changes in the community. At 48 years young, she is a national professional-level fitness and bodybuilding champion and has transformed her health, nutrition, and fitness many times as an athlete/competitor, an expectant mother, a role model to her young son, and now as a member of the healthy aging community. Dr. Kristy's patients know she has firsthand experience in addition to her vast expertise in transforming health, which helps her fully connect and educate her patients so that each may be empowered to achieve personalized healthy lifestyle goals for themselves.

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Languages Spoken

  • English

Location & Hours

  • Dr. Kristy Appelhans, MSRA, NMD
  • 1625E.17th St Ste A, Santa Ana, CA 92705

Specialties Treated

  • Preventative Medicine
  • Primary Care
  • Naturopathy
  • Nutrition
  • Allergy & Immunology
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
  • Gastroenterology
  • Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
  • Sports Medicine
  • Registered Dietitian
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Conditions Addressed

  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypertriglyceridemia
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Immune Enhancement
  • Infertility
  • Inflammation - Acute and chronic
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Insomnia
  • Leg Swelling
  • Lipid Disorders
  • Low Energy Symptom
  • Medical Weight loss
  • Medication Management
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Metabolic Disorders
  • Nutritional Deficiencies
  • Obesity
  • Overweight
  • Overuse Injuries
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Peptic Ulcer Disease
  • Pre-diabetes
  • Repetitive Use Injuries
  • Sexual Health
  • Sinusitis
  • Sinus headaches
  • Skin allergies - comprehensive patch testing
  • Skin Conditions
  • Skin problems: Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis
  • Strains
  • Stress Management
  • Tummy Pooch
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
  • Venous Insufficiency
  • Venous Insufficiency and Ulcers
  • Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Vitamin deficiency
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Procedures Performed

  • Women’s Health
  • Wellness Seminars
  • Wellness and Weight Loss Services
  • Wellness Care
  • Weight Loss Management
  • Weight Loss
  • Weight Control And Nutritional Evaluation
  • Vitamins and Supplements
  • Vitamin Deficiencies
  • Urine Toxicity Screen (6 Hour)
  • Urine Tests
  • Ultrasounds
  • Therapeutic Nutrition
  • Therapeutic Exercise
  • Supplements
  • Supplementation
  • Sports Performance
  • Sports Nutrition
  • Sports Medicine
  • Sports Injury Management
  • Sinusitis Treatments
  • Personal Training
  • PCOS
  • Oral Medications
  • Oral Food Challenges
  • Nutrition & Personalized Diets
  • Nutrition Education
  • Nutritional Assessments
  • Nutrition Therapy
  • Nutritionist
  • Nutritional services
  • Natural Weight Loss
  • NAD+ Therapy
  • MTHFR
  • Mind-Body Approaches
  • Mindfulness
  • Micronutrient Therapy
  • Men's Health
  • Medication Refills
  • Medication management
  • Medication Evaluation
  • Medication
  • Medical Weight Loss
  • Lab Testing
  • Lab Services
  • Immune Support Protocols
  • Hormone Treatments
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Blue Shield of California
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Cancer 86
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 79
  • Orthopedics 161
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 120
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 149
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 161
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 65
  • Children's Hospital 18
  • Urology 149
  • Psychiatry 91
  • Geriatrics 143
  • Rehabilitation 73
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 23
  • Ophthalmology 8
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 10
  • Rheumatology 4
  • Long Term Care 19
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 99