Dr. Dean Allen

Doctor of Chiropractic,
Masters in Functional Medicine and Nutrition

Dr. Dean Allen has over 20 years of clinical experience as a practitioner and health clinic owner. He received his doctorate in from Parker University in 1998 and completed a Master’s Program in Functional Medicine and Nutrition from the University of Western States in Oregon. He has personally witnessed firsthand how Functional Medicine has healed his patients and changed their lives.

Before opening his Functional Medicine practice, Dr. Allen invested years as a successful chiropractor helping thousands achieve better health. However, as stress and fatigue started affecting his health, and his family members received various diagnoses, Dr. Allen began researching how he could better help them. It was then that the concept of Functional Medicine came across his path and changed his life.

He immediately began applying the basic principles of Functional Medicine to his own life and his family. He closely watched his results and theirs as they started the healing journey of overcoming the glooming labels of autism, dyslexia, asthma, IBS, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other autoimmune diseases. These very personal challenges were catalysts in Dr. Allen’s choice to pursue adding Functional Medicine to his practice. Rest assured, Dr. Allen understands the struggles of his patients since he has lived through them himself.

His completed Master’s program has furthered his ability to provide better care and help his patients, by specifically including Functional Medicine principles in his practice. Implementing lifestyle changes such as nutrition, stress management, and gut health is the cornerstone that allows everyone to achieve their highest potential.

Dr. Allen believes that your diagnoses are not your destiny. He believes that you should have autonomy and control over your health and your body. Overall, Dr. Allen believes in listening, compassion, education, and support! He will be there every step of the way to guide you on your journey to healing and optimal health.

Ilia J. Smith 

MS, APRN

Ms. Smith is a board-certified nurse practitioner. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. After graduating in 2009, she practiced at The University of Chicago Medical Center. She then re-located from her hometown of Chicago to Southern California to work in internal medicine providing comprehensive care for individuals with 5 or more health conditions. Moving to Fort Worth, Texas in 2019 she continues to practice integrative medicine with a special interest in bio-identical hormone replacement.

Ms. Smith is passionate about using natural methods incorporated into lifestyle changes to optimize health. She strongly desires her clients to achieve health optimization through a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle, enjoyable exercise, and hormone replacement. She likes to dispel common misconceptions about health and motivate her patients to “Master the Art of Aging Gracefully.”

In her free time she enjoys plant-based cooking, Bikram yoga, live-music, dining out and continued self-improvement. She is a mom to daughter, Arya and yorkie-poo, Chloe.