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Welcome to a new world of health and healing where practitioners listen and take the time to learn about your health and wellness goals. Functional Medicine Practitioners are in demand because we work to get to the root problem of your health issues. Whether it's just wanting a nutritional plan that's simple to follow or needing to dive deep by using new innovative lab testing that provide the whole picture of what your body is doing and not doing, Functional Medicine aims to resolve issues and renew your health. It's using all tools available including a holistic and integrative approach to understanding why your body is not working at its optimal level, and then implementing a protocol to help the body balance to homeostasis. In biology, homeostasis is the state of steady internal physical and chemical conditions maintained by living systems. This is the condition of optimal functioning for the organism and includes many variables, such as body temperature and fluid balance, being kept within certain pre-set limits. Disruptions to homeostasis can lead to disease. Diabetes occurs when the body doesn't automatically regulate blood sugar levels. Another example is the inability to lose weight, fatigue, mood swings and endocrine disruptors that may effect thyroid and hormonal issues.
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What is the Functional Medicine approach and how is it different from conventional medicine? Here's what it's not. It's not about a Western Medicine diagnosis and a prescription for meds that you may have to stay on for life. In some cases that may be absolutely required. Your Functional Medicine Practitioner is trained to look for root causes to resolve and heal the problem by implementing a number of lifestyle changes. First, is completing a comprehensive consultation. If required, new and innovative lab tests are ordered. These are quite different from the lab tests in conventional medicine and look at many systems in the body that may need to be balanced to functional optimally. More on Functional Medicine Labs.
It may be adding essential nutrients, eliminating certain foods, relaxation techniques and helping you attain the lifestyle you want and deserve. The future in Functional Medicine is exciting because more and more people are getting the answers to resolve the problem by getting to the root cause and taking the steps to resolve their health and feel better with a more natural approach that incorporates body, soul, and mind. Together we can win!