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Real Health. Real Value.

Start TRUE Healing

Root-cause health solutions that respect your budget.

"Give a patient a pill, and you treat them for a day.

Teach a patient self-care, and you empower them for a lifetime."

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WHY CHOOSE Dr. Frugal - Dr. Thomas J. Lewis? Real Optimal Health - at the Root Cause for Everyone

We provide Functional and Integrative health solutions at a fraction of their prices. Finally, real science-based answers that keep $$ in your pocket.

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Low-Cost Diagnostics

Predictive tests, most costing <<$100 w/extensive à la carte menu.
Immune, Thyroid, Hormones, Pathogens, Gut, Vascular, Brain...
Tests for root-cause factors, functional/integrative docs are missing.

No-Cost Routines

Subtle, sustainable shifts that cost little, nothing, or often save you money — can meaningfully improve your health.

We understand that both your time and your health are extremely important to you. That’s why we focus on practical habits and practices that honor both.

Examples include intermittent fasting for better metabolic health and taking a few minutes mid-day to hang or lie flat to decompress your aching back.

Food as Medicine

Learn which grocery staples replace expensive supplements.
Know the top 10 least expensive foods that are the healthiest.

Accommodating Coaching

You and your coach are a team, and YOU are the boss. Our coach will "meet you where you are at" and modify your plan as you progress.

How It Works in 2 Easy Steps!

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NOTE: You can order a consultation without tests.

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You can order tests without a consultation.

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We offer consults in 15-minute increments.

It's the FRUGAL way!

Need a quick check-in? Order 1 15-minute block.
Need a deep dive? Order 2 or more 15-minute blocks.

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You can request affordable, effective health screening tests to help you identify ways to enhance your health or resolve a health issue.

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OUR PROGRAMS

Root-Cause Solutions

Each program combines clinical expertise and nutrition, designed to be effective and affordable.

Metabolic Health

Reversing brain fog and fatigue through simple, low-cost dietary shifts.

Budget swaps

Simple monitoring

Expert meal guides

Gut Health Protocol

Restore your biome using whole foods and basic tests.

DIY probiotics

Affordable screening

Stress management

Chronic Pain Support

Reducing inflammation using pantry staples and no-cost

Pantry-based anti-inflammation

Home PT

Affordable calls

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YOUR PATH

The FrugalDoc Recovery Roadmap

A step-by-step approach to restoring your health.

This approach recognizes the interconnection between ALL systems.

STEP 1: Gut Health: You are what you absorb!

If your gut isn't optimal, all systems are operating inefficiently. We guide clients through the "8R" 8 sequential steps to great gut health.

STEP 2: Oral Health: You are what you swallow!!

You swallow 1.5 liters of saliva/day. We know from OralDNA testing that almost everyone has oral pathogens in their saliva. These pathogens affect the gut AND the vascular system (via the blood supply in the roots).

STEP 3: Augment Micronutrients: These are your "carpenters."

100 years of data show that our soils are depleted in micronutrients. Augmentation is very low-cost and effective.

STEP 4: Improve Metabolic Flexibility: NOT with GLP-1 drugs.

Simple things like fasting and adding key fats to your diet can restore insulin sensitivity.

STEP 5: Support Immunity: Immunosenescence IS aging!

Certain supplements and peptides WILL slow aging.

STEP 6: REVERSE Heart Disease: Blood Flow = Health.

Proteolytic enzymes and vascular cleanses have been shown clinically to improve vascular integrity.

Dramatic loss of micronutrients in WHOLE FOODS!

TESTIMONIALS

Real Recovery Stories

Hear from individuals who reclaimed their health without the high costs.

"Frugal Doc found the REAL root causes to long-standing health problems in the first low-cost consult."

— Sarah J., 38

"The focus on affordable testing was a lifesaver. I could afford testing that provided answers my friend paid thousands to obtain!"

— Mike R., 52

OUR TOOLS

Practical Health Resources
Expert advice focused on root-cause solutions that fit

Discover low-cost protocols, supplement-rich recipes, andOur retreat stands in the heart of Madeira's highlands — surrounded by ancient

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