{"id":8,"date":"2018-01-31T04:14:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T04:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gutmend.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-12-18T20:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:18:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gutmend.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerie Chavez, M.D.<br \/>Holistic Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutmend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Headshot2025.jpg?resize=750%2C790&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutmend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Headshot2025-scaled.jpg?resize=972%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 972w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutmend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Headshot2025-scaled.jpg?resize=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutmend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Headshot2025-scaled.jpg?resize=142%2C150&amp;ssl=1 142w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutmend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Headshot2025-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C809&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutmend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Headshot2025-scaled.jpg?resize=1458%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1458w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutmend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Headshot2025-scaled.jpg?resize=1943%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1943w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutmend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Headshot2025-scaled.jpg?w=2250&amp;ssl=1 2250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I previously worked as a primary care physician with a special interest in helping patients find lasting solutions to complex health challenges. My own struggle with debilitating gastrointestinal symptoms inspired me to explore additional areas of study including functional medicine, nutrition, and indigenous medicine.<br><br>In 2018, I opened Gut Mend clinic, to provide personalized, evaluation and treatment of gut symptoms. Over the years, I have seen how factors such as dental health, chronic stress, emotional trauma, and even intergenerational influences can shape the healing process. Today, Gut Mend reflects this holistic, integrative approach\u2014supporting patients on their journey to true and sustainable wellness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credentials:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list bullets-additional-leading\">\n<li>Bachelor of Science \u2013 St. Mary\u2019s University in San Antonio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical Doctorate \u2013 UT Health Science Center at San Antonio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal Medicine Residency \u2013 Austin Medical Education Programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic &amp; Advanced Functional Medicine Training \u2013 Kalish Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice \u2013 IFM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GI and Detox Modules \u2013 Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Of the Earth Healing Indigenous Medicine certification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acupuncture Meridian Assessment training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Center for Education and Development of Homeopathy training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I previously worked as a primary care physician with a special interest in helping patients find lasting solutions to complex health challenges. My own struggle with debilitating gastrointestinal symptoms inspired me to explore additional areas of study including functional medicine,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gutmend.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gutmend.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gutmend.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gutmend.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gutmend.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/gutmend.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1551,"href":"https:\/\/gutmend.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/1551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gutmend.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}