Functional medicine is a patient-centered, holistic, and individualized approach to health that seeks to find and treat the root causes of chronic diseases by examining the unique interactions of genetics, environment, and lifestyle.
The Seven basic principles are underlying Functional Medicine:
- Science-based medicine that connects the emerging research base to clinical practice
- Biochemical individuality based on genetic and environmental uniqueness
- Patient-centered care rather than disease-focused treatment
- Dynamic balance of internal and external factors that affect total functioning
- Web-like interconnections among the body’s physiological processes also affect every aspect of functionality
- Health as a positive vitality, not merely the absence of disease
- Promotion of organ reserve as a means to enhance the health span
Nutritional Medicine is a branch of healthcare that uses food, diet, and targeted nutrients to prevent, manage, and sometimes reverse disease..
dentifies nutritional deficiencies or excesses.
- Uses therapeutic diets (e.g., anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic, elimination diets).
- Recommends supplements where needed (vitamins, minerals, probiotics, etc.).
- Considers the person’s lifestyle, genetics, and environment while planning care.
