Functional Medicine
Functional medicine practitioners provide an in-depth, personalized analysis of affected systems in your body to uncover the root cause of chronic illness, and prefer alternative medicine.
The functional medicine model of care offers a patient-centered approach to chronic disease management ( not a disease center approach). It seeks to answer the question, “Why are you ill?”. To find the answer to this question a Functional medicine practitioner spends time listening to you and gathering your medical history and all your symptoms.
Sometimes to find the underlying cause, some advanced testing is recommended.
All this information can help identify the illness's root cause(s), including triggers such as poor nutrition, biochemical imbalances, stress, toxins, allergens, hormonal imbalances, genetics, and your microbiome.
Once the triggers are identified, we can customize a healthy living plan for you. Your plan will address many aspects of your life, from physical needs, including nutrition, exercise, supplements, and sleep, to mental and emotional stressors.
Anyone facing a chronic condition can benefit from a functional medicine approach. Some of the most common conditions we can help with include the following:
- Adrenal disorders.
- Autoimmune diseases.
- Inflammation.
- Diabetes.
- Digestive disorders.
- Fibromyalgia.
- Food sensitivities.
- Women’s health disorders (PMS and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
- Metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, and insulin resistance.
- Thyroid disorders.