What is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is a personalized science based approach to health that focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of disease within the body rather than just managing symptoms. Functional medicine does not diagnose or treat. Instead of a one size fits all solution your care is tailored to your unique needs, lab results and goals.
“The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.”
- Thomas A Edison
What does Functional Medicine offer?
Functional medicine features whole person care, looking at the body as one integrated system not as a collection of separate organs or symptoms. It asks why is a symptom occurring and seeks to identify the root causes of disease.
In short, functional medicine helps you, the client, to understand why and how illness develops and provides you tools to restore balance and long-term wellness.
Core Areas of Focus
- Diet
- Detoxification
- Lifestyle
- Movement
- Sleep
- Stress
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In your first visit, we will talk through your health goals and when able offer initial insights and recommend optional advanced lab testing.
Why further testing?
Functional lab panel analysis looks for imbalances, patterns and elevations.
How are labs ordered?
- Ask your primary care physician to order labs recommended
- Insight will be provided as to where you can order labs independently online
*these costs are the clients responsibility and not included in the consult fee
“We are what we repeatedly eat. Healthy eating then, is not an act, but a habit.”
- Felicity Luckey
It’s time to become an active partner in your own healing.
Patient, heal thyself - starting now.