Dr. Daniel Tagge
Husband · Father · Founder · Physician
I'm a physician who stepped away from conventional care to practice medicine grounded in precision, data, and deep listening. I created Tagge Health to help people optimize their health with advanced testing and proactive coaching.
- ✔Board-certified Family Medicine Physician
- ✔Certified in Health Optimization Medicine® and Medical Acupuncture
- ✔Specialist in metabolomics, mitochondrial bioenergetics, gut-immune health, evolutionary medicine, epigenetics, exposomics, and chronobiology
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Our Philosophy
Medicine That Honors Your Biology
At Tagge Health, we practice a new kind of medicine—one that listens to your cells, respects your rhythms, and works upstream to optimize function before symptoms appear.
Rooted in the framework of Health Optimization Medicine and Practice (HOMe/HOPe), our philosophy shifts the focus from disease management to cellular balance. We don't wait until something breaks. We detect subtle deficiencies and toxicities and guide you toward your biological best.
What Makes Our Approach Different?
- 🧪We measure real-time data from your metabolome—not guesses or outdated norms.
- 🔄We see symptoms as adaptations, not just problems to suppress.
- 🧬We treat the cell, not the disease.
- 🌞We honor your circadian rhythms as foundational to healing.
- 📊We personalize every decision using advanced testing, not one-size-fits-all protocols.
The HOMe/HOPe Framework
- Clinical Metabolomics – Testing nutrient, hormone, and toxin levels in real time.
- Mitochondrial Bioenergetics – Optimizing the cellular engines that power your body.
- Chronobiology – Restoring alignment with your internal clock.
- Gut-Immune Balance – Supporting the microbiome as a central player in resilience.
- Epigenetics and Exposomics – Respecting your unique history and environment.
This isn't alternative medicine. It's foundational health science—made personal.
Our Therapeutic Philosophy
Biocompatibility Over Convenience
Our approach favors biocompatibility. We use molecules your body knows—not ones it has to fight. This philosophy guides our hierarchy of intervention, always starting with what your biology recognizes and trusts.
Bioidenticals (First Choice)
These are molecules identical to what your body makes naturally. Examples include melatonin, bioidentical hormones, and natural cofactors like CoQ10 and magnesium.
Purpose: Restorative—to match physiology, not manipulate it. These are our preferred tools for rebalancing hormones, supporting cellular function, and optimizing natural rhythms.
Nutriceuticals (Second Choice)
These are nutrients or food-derived compounds that have health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Examples include curcumin from turmeric, resveratrol from grapes, and sulforaphane from broccoli sprouts.
Purpose: Modulate cellular pathways like antioxidant defense, detoxification, and mitochondrial signaling. These are evolutionarily familiar compounds used to gently nudge biochemistry.
Xenobiotics (Third-Line)
These are foreign substances not naturally produced or recognized by the body. This includes many pharmaceuticals, environmental chemicals, and synthetic supplements.
Purpose: Reserved as third-line interventions when bioidenticals or nutriceuticals are insufficient. Our goal is to minimize cellular confusion and unintended side effects by favoring what the body evolutionarily recognizes.
Why This Hierarchy Matters
By starting with what your body naturally recognizes and trusts, we reduce the risk of side effects, support natural healing processes, and work with your biology rather than against it. This approach leads to more sustainable, long-term health outcomes.