Functional Medicine
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is a modern, science-based approach to healing that looks at all aspects of person’s health, including nutrition, sleep, emotions, family history, social connections, geographic influences, toxic exposures, genetics, and biochemical individuality.
If this sounds like a lot, it is. Functional medicine practitioners believe that you cannot take a narrow view when dealing with human health, particularly when it comes to complex, chronic conditions.
Whereas conventional medicine excels at treating acute illnesses and trauma with drugs or surgery, functional medicine excels at uncovering the obscure causes of chronic or mysterious symptoms and conditions that have not been resolved by a conventional approach.
Functional medicine practitioners make visible what was previously invisible. We act as health detectives that leave no stone unturned; we do not give up until we have identified the root causes of symptoms. We do this by using advanced laboratory testing to obtain detailed information about hormones, nutrient status, detoxification capacity, gut health, and more. Then, we put in place a tailored plan to correct deficiencies and imbalances that may include dietary changes, targeted supplementation, lifestyle modification (sleep, stress, movement), and more.
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is a modern, science-based approach to healing that looks at all aspects of person’s health, including nutrition, sleep, emotions, family history, social connections, geographic influences, toxic exposures, genetics, and biochemical individuality.
If this sounds like a lot, it is. Functional medicine practitioners believe that you cannot take a narrow view when dealing with human health, particularly when it comes to complex, chronic conditions.
Whereas conventional medicine excels at treating acute illnesses and trauma with drugs or surgery, functional medicine excels at uncovering the obscure causes of chronic or mysterious symptoms and conditions that have not been resolved by a conventional approach.
Functional medicine practitioners make visible what was previously invisible. We act as health detectives that leave no stone unturned; we do not give up until we have identified the root causes of symptoms. We do this by using advanced laboratory testing to obtain detailed information about hormones, nutrient status, detoxification capacity, gut health, and more. Then, we put in place a tailored plan to correct deficiencies and imbalances that may include dietary changes, targeted supplementation, lifestyle modification (sleep, stress, movement), and more.