Root-cause, lifestyle-based care for people managing complex chronic inflammatory conditions and looking to protect their long-term health — with a special focus on healthy aging, cardiovascular health, bone health, and brain health.
Functional Healthcare is a holistic approach for restoration of health and prevention of disease that looks beyond an individual's symptoms. It blends the evidence-based results of Lifestyle Medicine with the systems-based philosophy often called Functional Medicine. Unlike many models of care that stop at managing symptoms, Functional Healthcare restores balance and builds resilience. The use of evidence-based lifestyle interventions (nutrition, sleep optimization, stress management, avoidance of toxins and risky substances and positive social connections) as a primary modality for restoration of health and prevention of disease is widely recognized as an effective approach for many of the chronic conditions prevalent in our society. By uniting a lifestyle-based approach with a systems-based, root-cause philosophy, Dr. Ward delivers care that is science-driven, practical, and sustainable in real life.
Book a Discovery ConsultationDr. Ward places particular emphasis on supporting longevity and healthy aging through his ABC's program, offered in Colorado, New Jersey, and Florida.
ReCODE™ is a personalized, precision approach for supporting brain health in individuals experiencing or at risk for cognitive decline. ReCODE™ is built on decades of groundbreaking research by neurologist Dale Bredesen, MD, a leading expert in Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Ward has been using the Bredesen Protocol® since 2017, and is a certified practitioner of ReCODE™ 2.0, the most advanced version of the training available. The ReCODE™ program includes identifying the numerous metabolic factors that drive the symptoms of cognitive decline based on your medical history, genetics, and laboratory biomarkers. Dr. Ward provides a detailed, personalized plan to address these factors, using a lifestyle-based approach that includes nutrition, movement and exercise, sleep optimization, stress management, detoxification, supplements and hormones and brain-stimulating activities.
At 17, Dr. Ward was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. Conventional treatment offered him symptom management for life. A functional approach gave him long-term remission, and it set the direction of his career.
Autoimmunity develops when an overburdened immune system turns on your own tissues. Triggers accumulate: environmental toxins, chronic infections, inflammatory foods, and increased intestinal permeability, often called leaky gut. Medication can quiet a flare, but suppression alone never answers why your immune system is on high alert. Dr. Ward starts with advanced lab testing and a detailed health history, then builds a personalized plan around the imbalances they actually reveal. This approach supports people living with:
For more than three decades, Dr. Ward has taught the lifestyle practices that support living well for people managing complex chronic inflammatory disorders — going beyond symptom management toward restoring and maintaining long-term health.
His areas of focus include:
Dr. David Ward, DC, MS, is a Functional Health Specialist with Optimum Health & Performance in Centennial, CO. He is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic and a retired Athletic Trainer (AT-Ret) with a Master of Science degree in Sport Health Science.
For over 35 years, Dr. Ward has taught the lifestyle practices that support living well and thriving for individuals with complex chronic inflammatory disorders, with a focus on nutrition, movement and exercise, and stress management practices.
Dr. Ward's passion for helping individuals with complex health conditions was born out of his own health challenges. After being diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus at age 17 he struggled within the conventional medical paradigm, experiencing a number of severe flare ups and short-lived remissions. It was only after discovering a Functional Health approach that he was able to attain long-term remission. Dr. Ward often says, "Conventional medicine kept me alive, but a functional health approach gave me my life back."
Schedule TodayDr. Ward's approach centers on teaching lifestyle-based strategies — diet and nutrition, movement and exercise, sleep optimization, stress management, toxin avoidance and support of a healthy detoxification system — for the restoration and maintenance of health and the prevention of disease rather than symptom management alone.
He places particular emphasis on supporting longevity and healthy aging through his Arteries, Bones and Cognition: The ABCs of Healthy Aging program, offered through Entavida Functional Health in Denver, CO.
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Dr. Ward reviews your history and relevant lab work to understand the full picture.
Together, you'll build a lifestyle-based plan centered on nutrition, movement, and stress management.
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