What is functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine is a multi-disciplinary approach, considering lifestyle, nutrition, genetics and biochemical individuality. The approach relies upon a strong patient / practitioner relationship based upon the following key principles:
- First do no harm
- Do no just treat the symptoms
- Identify the underlying cause
- Make use of the healing power of nature
- Prevention is better than cure
- Teach, do not preach
Functional Medicine allows us to utilise both objective and subjective feedback from our clients through detail health screens and also the utilisation of private laboratory tests as and when required.
The field of Functional Medicine is deeply science based, but the primary questions asked are “Why has function been lost” and “what is the underlying cause of this dysfunction”. Because of this approach, it has to encompass a more holistic approach to health rather than the typical “pill for an ill” approach, which is unfortunately so common these days.
