WHAT IS
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE?
Functional Medicine considers health a result of the
optimal functioning of the body's normal systems -
digestive, hormonal, immune, nervous, circulatory,
elimination and self-detoxification
Based on this foundation, the natural, nutrition-based
approach of functional medicine differs
from that of allopathic or conventional medicine
Allopathic or conventional medicine might be termed
'diagnostic medicine' because its focus is on the
identification and treatment of a specific illness or disease
rather than on the overall 'functioning' of body systems
The power & scope of a functional approach has
a profound impact on health & wellbeing
Examples of Some of Goals of Functional Medicine:
- Hormone Balancing
- Blood Sugar Regulation
- Eradication of Inflammation & Chronic Infections
- Relief of Stress / Strengthening of Immunity
- Healthy Lifestyle Awareness
- Healthy Mind Through a Balance of Neurotransmitters
