“The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest the patient in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”

Functional Medicine

Functional medicine is a completely different approach to healing when compared to conventional medicine. It is a patient-centered, science-based, personalized approach that assesses and treats underlying causes of illness through, individually tailored therapies to restore health and improve function. It emphasizes the biochemical individuality of each person and asks two main questions:

  • Does this person need to get rid of something? 

  • Does this person have some unmet individual need required for optimal health?

    1. Prevention is paramount.

    2. Most core imbalances can be addressed, fully restored, or at least substantially improved.

    3. Functional medicine expands a clinician’s tool kit for detecting and addressing the root causes of disease.

    4. Patients are partners in their healing.

    1. Functional medicine focuses on the root cause rather than the symptoms of disease.

    2. Functional medicine is patient-centered rather than disease-centered.

    3. Functional medicine treats disease at an early stage instead of a later stage where clinical intervention is required.

    4. Functional medicine believes diseases are caused by altered physiological processes (root causes) and imbalanced body systems (core imbalances).

    5. Functional medicine analyzes the patient’s unique story, signs, symptoms, and lab results instead of matching a diagnosis with a drug.

    • Feeling well but want to make sure you’re doing the best for your body? Optimizing your overall health and physiological function is a highlight of Functional Medicine. Your evaluations can reveal unique processes that can be maximized through personalized recommendations.

    • Chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease, irritable bowel syndrome, neurological disorders, hormonal dysregulation, musculoskeletal disorders, and autoimmune diseases are very fitting for functional medicine. These conditions develop over time and there is time to restore balance.

    • Acute conditions like a heart attack, a broken leg, appendicitis, or sudden lung infection are inappropriate, because these require immediate intervention. Conventional medicine is more appropriate for these acute problems.
      However, Functional Medicine can be crucial in recovery and rehabilitation after the required urgent attention has been given. Your body switches to specific nutritional needs following acute injuries and post-surgery — needs that conventional medicine is often outdated and uninterested in assisting you with.

    • Blood, Urine, Salivary, and Stool tests

    • Specific genetic testing

    • In-depth questionnaires

    • Medical tests and body scans

    • General health information such as weight and blood pressure