Author: Sylvia Philpy RN, MSN, NP

Sylvia Philpy is a master's trained clinical nurse practitioner with over 25 years of experience. Her background in complementary medicine is diverse, including training in holistic nursing, mind/body medicine training with Dr. Deepak Chopra and mind/body infertility training at Harvard Medical School Mind/Body Institute. In addition, she has certificates in Healing Touch & Holistic Pregnancy Preparation and Support. In the area of "functional medicine" she has training in nutritional management of perimenopause/menopause, nutritional endocrinology, stress-induced disorders and the use of holistic medicine to treat chronic disease. Sylvia believes that integrated health care is a very personal, co-creative process requiring compassion, connection and caring in order to fulfill goals of wellness and optimal health for the client, as well as the practitioner