The Nashville Hormone & Integrative Medicine Center in Nashville, Tennessee, offers patients current and cutting edge treatments to help them look and feel better. Using Bioidentical hormones, nutritional counseling, and medically supported weight management programs, the team at Nashville Hormone and Integrative Medicine Center are able to help patients avoid the diseases of aging, feel more energetic, lose weight and reduce their dependency on conventional medications typically used for common chronic illnesses.

Dr. Monaco graduated from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in North Carolina with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1978 and completed his fellowship with the American Academy of Antiaging and Regenerative Medicine. Board-certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine, Dr. Monaco has been awarded multiple prestigious awards, including Connecticut Top Doctor Award and Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award. He has also completed a residency in OBGYN and is Board Certified in OBGYN. He has lectured both in North America and Internationally.

Dr. Monaco and the team of professionals at Nashville Hormone and Integrative Medicine have one goal in mind: to help patients improve their vitality and get more out of life.

Carol Brinkman is a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner with 43 years of nursing experience, including 23 years as a family nurse practitioner. Early in her career, she spent 13 years in a multidisciplinary clinic alongside physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists, where she was mentored by a world-renowned Functional Medicine physician who trains providers globally.
That experience inspired her to pursue Functional Medicine training through the IFMCP (Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner), and it has shaped her approach to care ever since.
Carol helps patients uncover the root causes of their health concerns, then guides them toward optimal health through nutrition, lifestyle changes, bioidentical hormones, and supplements. She works with patients from childhood through older adulthood, specializing in hormone balancing, thyroid and adrenal dysfunction, food sensitivities, gut microbiome health, mold toxicity, and genetic factors.
Carol holds a BSN from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, a Master’s in Education from St. Mary’s University in Winona, and a Master’s in Nursing from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. In 2016, she and her husband opened Forever Young Two Medical and Skincare – the first privately owned, nurse practitioner-owned clinic in Minnesota. Originally in Monticello, the clinic is now located in Waite Park, Minnesota, and she also practices in Brentwood, TN, serving as a go-to hormonal specialist in Central Minnesota and beyond.
At the heart of Carol’s practice is a simple belief: the patient comes first.
She listens carefully, encourages active participation in healthcare, and partners with each patient on their journey to lasting wellness.

This interview on Redefining Medicine features Jack Monaco, MD, Founder of the Monaco Center for Health and Healing. Dr. Monaco practiced Obstetrics and Gynecology until 2007, when a personal health crisis changed the trajectory of his career. Now, at Nashville Hormone & Integrative Medicine Center, Dr. Monaco helps his patients achieve optimal health and wellness through hormonal therapies, nutritional counseling, biofeedback, and various other cutting-edge treatment modalities. As a sought-after lecturer throughout the country with multiple prestigious awards, Dr. Monaco is both Fellowship-trained and Board Certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.