Dr. Karen D. Johnson
Dr. Karen D. Johnson, MD is a solo practitioner based in Kapaau, Hawaii, offering functional and integrative medicine. She falls under the Holistic and Integrative category. Her approach centers on treating the individual rather than the disease, using evidence-based therapeutic approaches that address nutrition, exercise, stress management, and sleep as foundational pillars of health.
Dr. Johnson is particularly relevant to those navigating environmental illness. She is certified in the Shoemaker protocol to treat Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), a multi-system chronic illness with symptoms that can include chronic fatigue, muscle pain, and brain fog, and she co-authored a published paper on the diagnostic process for CIRS. She also addresses toxic burden directly, noting that testing can be done to evaluate the level of toxins in the body, and that she recommends treatments to reduce that burden and minimize future exposure, which she identifies as a contributor to many chronic diseases.
Services include nutrition, gastrointestinal disorders, stress and sleep management, bioidentical and thyroid hormone management, lipid and blood pressure management, chronic pain management, detoxification, bone health, natural supplements and herbals, the Bredesen Protocol for reversing cognitive decline, CIRS treatment, and HeartMath. Telemedicine consultations are available via Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, or phone. The website does not specify which states are served via telehealth. Information about insurance acceptance, HSA/FSA eligibility, and free discovery calls is not mentioned on the