{"id":257,"date":"2022-04-11T20:28:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T20:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.webhubglobal.com\/avantir\/live2\/?p=257"},"modified":"2022-09-08T19:01:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T11:01:14","slug":"what-is-functional-medicine-and-how-can-it-help-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.webhubglobal.com\/avantir\/live2\/what-is-functional-medicine-and-how-can-it-help-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Functional Medicine, and How can it help you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you wish for:<\/span><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 Greater energy?<\/span><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 Better sleep?<\/span><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 Less stress?<\/span><\/p>\n

Many of us struggle with poor energy levels and lack of sleep. Traditional medicine\u00a0 tends to focus on treating illness and resolving symptoms, instead of preventing disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Functional medicine on the other hand, is a holistic and patient-centred approach that focuses on identifying and addressing <\/span>the root cause of a disease. <\/b>Functional Medicine is different from the traditional disease-centred approach in that it addresses the whole person and not just their symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

You might have heard of the quote, <\/span>\u201cHealth is not just the absence of disease.\u201d <\/b>This statement perfectly describes functional medicine\u2019s approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why do we need functional medicine?<\/b><\/h2>\n

There has been an increase in people suffering from chronic diseases. In the conventional approach, every person is treated the same way. Conditions are identified by recognising symptoms, and all patients with a disease are prescribed similar drug-based therapies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Functional medicine avoids a one-size-fits-all approach. <\/span>One condition can have many causes. For example, there is no single cause of depression. It may be hormonal, linked to a vitamin or mineral deficiency or even be a side effect of antibiotic use. The precise manifestation of each cause depends on the individual\u2019s genes, environment, and lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Functional medicine thus aims to address the root cause of a patient\u2019s problems rather than suppressing their symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

It recognises the importance of drug treatments and dietary, lifestyle, emotional, and even social impacts on health and disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

Importantly, functional medicine does not reject conventional medicine. Instead, it uses conventional medicine as a foundation for adding dietary, environmental and genetic factors in the management and prevention of chronic disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Functional Medicine Approach to Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n

The practise of functional medicine involves these essential components:<\/b><\/h3>\n