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How does functional medicine work?

  Fancied by the trending healthcare term 'Functional Medicine', but not sure if it's right for you or how it actually works?   Then this article is just what you need.   As a Functional Medicine practitioner, I have worked with plenty of patients who actually had no idea why, in the first place, they are having a particular disease or facing some discomfort.  - functional medicine consultant   They just know something is wrong with their body, but sure what or why.   This is exactly what a functional medicine can help you with - not just prescribe a medication for your obvious symptoms but dig deeper to understand what's wrong with your body to exhibit such symptoms.   What Is Functional Medicine?   Functional Medicine is a system-based holistic way of medical care that focuses primarily on the underlying root cause of any health issue.   Having become one of the vital parts of health care approaches, Functional Medicine connec...

Functional vs integrative medicine

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  Healthcare sector has undergone drastic advancements in the past decade. Alternative forms of medicinal practices have started taking their well-deserved front row spaces among patients. Of these various methods of time-proven alternative therapies, Functional Medicine and Integrative Medicine approach are being highly regarded in the world of medical care. While both Integrative and Functional Medicine follow a similar holistic method to treat a patient, there are a few distinctive features that make each of these unique. - Functional Medicine Doctor Los Angeles   Functional medicine - Functional medicine follows a system-based approach by evaluating the patient's body as a whole, finding the root cause of the problem and curing it. Unlike other types of medicinal modalities, Functional Medicine is focused on digging deep into the biochemical and environmental history of the patient, rather than just providing treatment for the diagnosis.   A Functional Medici...

Functional medicine approach to treat thyroid

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  Thyroid disorders are increasing at an alarming rate. More and more females are suffering daily from thyroid diseases and now we are seeing even children and men getting thyroid problems too.  Nobody is paying attention to this rapid rise in thyroid disorder. The reason being most people have no idea why there is such an increase in thyroid disorders. The worst part is that even after being on the treatment most of these females continue to suffer from symptoms. This is where functional medicine has been useful, as it is root cause medicine. And through this root cause approach, we are able to identify the cause of thyroid disorder and help people to reverse it. So if you have unresolved symptoms of thyroid like fatigue, weight issues, brain fog, hair problems, chronic pain issues then you should look at working with a functional medicine provider. - functional medicine thyroid doctors   What are different kinds of thyroid disorders?   Thyroid disorders are ve...

Why are functional medicine doctors so expensive?

  One of the reasons why seeing functional medicine physicians can feel expensive is that it is not covered by insurance. Yes unfortunately our current insurance system doesn’t cover functional medicine treatment.  This scares several people who are thinking about working with a functional medicine doctor .   But this research study has shown that over the course of 5 years the functional medicine model of care was less expensive as compared to conventional care. The reason being conventional medicine is sick care, so you will continue to be sick and your health is going to deteriorate. While with functional medicine your health continues to get better, and that way you get less sick and don’t have to spend so much on healthcare expenses.   And it’s not only about the cost, it’s about the quality of life. When people work with functional medicine physician their quality of life improves dramatically and they are able to live their life to the fullest.   Ho...

What does a typical plan look like with a Thyroid functional Medicine doctor?

 Thyroid functional medicine doctors make a comprehensive plan which focuses on healing your thyroid from the inside out.   Thyroid food plan: There are specific foods that help support your thyroid gland, and can be very beneficial for your thyroid. At the same time, there are several foods that are harmful to your thyroid and need to avoid. A fully trained thyroid functional medicine doctor will make a plan to help heal your thyroid completely. Please read this post about the thyroid food plan. Supplements: There are several natural supplements that can be taken to help heal your thyroid. But it is important to know which is the right thyroid supplement for your body. This is where a thyroid functional medicine doctor can be helpful. Stress management: Stress is one of the most important reasons we are seeing a big increase in thyroid disorders. And most of us don’t do anything to work on stress. So simple techniques like deep breathing, meditation, yoga can help heal ...

Why Should you see a functional medicine doctor?

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  Functional medicine is a new age medicine system that is based on solid scientific evidence and helps people to reverse their chronic diseases. Functional medicine is the fastest growing field of medicine in the USA currently. The reason being conventional medicine doesn’t have answers to chronic medical issues like thyroid, diabetes, gut problems, fatigue, etc. Several years ago few doctors realized that conventional medicine was great for acute care but didn’t have solutions for chronic medical issues. This lead to the birth of functional medicine, where doctors work with their patients to identify the underlying cause of their medical issues and help them reversing it. What do Functional medicine doctors do?   In the last decade, there has been a big increase in the number of people suffering from chronic diseases. And this situation is going to get worse in the coming years. The top reasons for people to die in USA are chronic health conditions. And the worst part i...