About
Amy Banter, MD is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with medical experience dating back to 1995. She holds a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher certification and brings a deeply integrative perspective to primary care. Dr. Banter founded OPT2LIV MEDICAL in 2021 alongside her husband Eric Banter to build a practice where clinical medicine and holistic wellness work together.
Dr. Banter focuses on family medicine, preventive medicine, and functional medicine. She treats obesity, autoimmunity, gut health disorders, insomnia, diabetes, hypertension, and chronic disease. Her personal autoimmune journey shapes her clinical approach; she draws on lived experience when helping patients navigate similar conditions. She has led yoga teacher training programs for over 20 years alongside Eric Banter and Kim Carlson. In 2024, she co-authored the book "The Journey Into Consciousness" with Eric Banter. Her clinical philosophy centers on building health, not just managing illness. She meets with patients multiple times a year to develop personalized plans for lasting optimal health.
Education & Training
Additional Training
RYT 500 (Registered Yoga Teacher 500-hour)
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Banter right for?
Dr. Amy Banter is a strong fit for adults who want a physician engaged in both clinical care and whole-body wellness. Patients managing chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, autoimmunity, or gut disorders benefit from her integrative approach. She works well with people focused on healthy aging, weight management, and longevity. Her Optimal Aging Membership suits patients who want advanced testing like epigenetics and immune monitoring built into their care plan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Banter treats a wide range of conditions including obesity, autoimmunity, gut health disorders, insomnia, diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. She also manages mental health conditions and provides preventive and chronic disease care. Her integrative approach addresses the physical, mental, and lifestyle factors behind each condition.
Yes. Dr. Amy Banter holds board certification in Family Medicine. She has practiced medicine since 1995 and brings over three decades of clinical experience to her patients.
Dr. Banter integrates Western medicine with holistic lifestyle medicine. She uses the four pillars of Breathe, Eat, Move, and Sleep as a clinical framework. She also holds a 500-hour yoga teacher certification and collaborates with a certified yoga therapist on patient care plans. Her focus is building health, not just diagnosing and treating disease.
Yes. Dr. Banter has navigated her own autoimmune journey. She shares that experience openly with patients managing similar conditions. That firsthand perspective informs how she builds lifestyle and treatment plans for autoimmune patients.
The Optimal Aging Membership is Dr. Banter's advanced care tier, starting at $300 per month. It includes all standard OPT2LIV MEDICAL services plus bi-annual epigenetic, gut, and adrenal testing. Members also receive lab-structured wellness visits, longevity seminars, immune monitoring, and optional anti-aging research through the Science and Spirit Institute.
Dr. Banter meets with each patient multiple times per year to develop individualized plans. She combines clinical diagnostics with lifestyle coaching, nutrition guidance, and yoga therapy through her partner Eric Banter. Every plan reflects the patient's unique health goals, history, and current conditions.
Yes. Dr. Amy Banter co-authored "The Journey Into Consciousness" with Eric Banter, released on July 19, 2024. She also created the OPT2CHANGE 21 Day Wellness Program, an on-demand virtual course based on her Four Pillars of Optimal Living framework.
Yes. Dr. Banter holds a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher certification and has led yoga teacher training programs for over 20 years. She teaches alongside Eric Banter and Kim Carlson in the OPT2LIV 200-hour and 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training programs.
Doctor profile last updated October 31, 2026