Dr. Alexandra MacKillop
Helping you take charge of your health and hormones through functional medicine
Hello and welcome!
I’m Dr. Alexandra MacKillop, a functional medicine doctor, food scientist and author. Applying years of clinical healthcare knowledge and personal experience, I write about health, nutrition, and hormones from a holistic perspective.
My goal is to help you achieve better health than you could ever imagine.
Are you dealing with new or chronic symptoms?
Or perhaps you’re frustrated after your primary care doctor told you that your health is fine because your labs are “normal,” even though you feel terrible. You’re not alone.
I hear stories every day of women who feel lost, dismissed, and isolated because they can’t find help for debilitating symptoms like bloating, constipation, irregular periods, infertility, mood swings, premenstrual depression, fatigue, brain fog and more. But there’s good news: through research-backed functional medicine strategies, I help women of all walks of life understand the root cause of their health concerns and apply targeted, natural medicine strategies like biohacking, herbal medicine, supplements, nervous system regulation and more.
I want you to feel your very best, every single day. (Yes, it’s possible!)
You’re in the right place if you struggle with…
- Hyperthyroidism (including Grave’s Disease)
- Adrenal Fatigue
- Estrogen Dominance
- Hypothyroidism (including Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis)
- Progesterone Deficiency
- Trouble losing weight
- Unexplained Infertility
- Recurrent Miscarriage
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Autoimmune Disease
- Skin Problems (like Psoriasis and Eczema)
- Perimenopause
- and more!
I’m Here to Walk with You on Your Health Journey
I’ve been helping women heal through functional medicine since 2017. Trained as a functional medicine-specialized chiropractic physician with a background in food science, I’ve learned exactly how to apply nutrition, lifestyle medicine and targeted supplements to heal the root cause of symptoms and prevent the need for prescription drugs or surgery.
With years of clinical experience, I know which types of natural health strategies actually work and what doesn’t. The key is knowing your own body and harnessing the power of your own lab test results. That’s why I wrote The Hormone Hacker, a workbook that helps readers understand their own blood work through a series of functional medicine flowcharts, and Go With Your Flow, a book designed for helping women fix menstrual and hormonal health concerns without the birth control pill. I’ve also written a non-diet nutrition book, Fulfilled, helping heal disordered eating and restore a relationship to food that honors both God and your body.
Go With Your Flow
An empowering, non-fiction book written to help women balance their hormones and live in sync with their bodies
The Hormone Hacker
Learn how to unscramble your labs so you can finally understand your own hormones and start healing from the inside out
What Others Are Saying
“Personable”
I’ve had a great experience working with Dr. MacKillop. After years of infertility and failed IUI, we conceived naturally and I know it wouldn’t have been possible without her help. She is super personable and easy to talk to and takes my concerns seriously.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
R.M.
“Empathetic”
She was so empathetic and really made me feel heard, which was so important to me after seeing doctor after doctor for years. She knew a bunch of extra testing to do also that no other doctor ever brought up. I feel like I’m in excellent hands.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
S.M.
“Realistic”
The office is adorable and Dr. MacKillop is awesome. I’ve seen two other functional medicine doctors in chicago and she is by far the best. Down to earth, realistic, and you really feel like she cares about you. I’ve brought in all my family members too.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
B.H.
A leading expert in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. MacKillop specializes in identifying the root cause of disease, creating customized, individualized treatment plans for patients struggling with hormone imbalances and reproductive disorders, thyroid disease, autoimmune conditions, digestive and microbiological imbalances and neurocognitive symptoms.
Dr. MacKillop also writes a weekly newsletter on Substack called Functional Medicine Files.
In addition to her work in media and writing, Dr. MacKillop sees patients online and in-person at an integrative medicine office near Chicago. Click here to learn more about her functional medicine and nutrition practice.
The Hormone Hacker
Functional Medicine for Women’s Health
Every Health Journey is Unique
Have you been surprised by new symptoms that caught you off guard?
One of the most common times that women experience new symptoms is during hormonal shifts in the body. This is not simply because of the hormonal changes themselves (think: mood swings in perimenopause, night sweats following childbirth) but because of the intricate ways that hormones affect all the other systems of the body. Thyroid, adrenal and reproductive hormones affect everything from sleep to digestion to muscle, bones, and more.
Just because hormones are powerful doesn’t mean they’re always the culprit.
Women’s hormones can feel like both a blessing and a curse depending on the circumstances. If you’re struggling with your health after pregnancy, if you suspect perimenopause because of age, or if you notice changes in your symptoms depending on where you are in your cycle, you deserve to get to the bottom of it, and I’m here to help you.
Have you been struggling with your health for a while and no longer know where to turn?
Nothing feels more isolating than feeling terrible and not knowing why. But when you understand the root cause of your symptoms, you can finally start making a plan to not only recover, but achieve better health than you ever thought possible.
Most doctors in the traditional medical setting don’t delve deeper than basic screening tests. But you deserve better.
Whether you’ve been dealing with symptoms for days or decades, I can help you understand how to use in-depth testing to explore all possible root causes, leverage the power of holistic lifestyle practices like nutrition and biohacking, and customize a supplement and herbal medicine plan to finally start healing from the inside out. Band-aid solutions don’t work, but functional medicine does.
You don’t have to walk this path alone.