Why Functional Medicine?

I first want to say that there is a time and place for western medicine. I also have so many friends in that realm and what I’m going to say is not an attack on those individuals. What I want is a future where western medicine and functional medicine can come together to truly help people heal and live their healthiest lives possible.

Today a patient was told that for their constipation that had been going on for months, their provider couldn’t find out what was going on and told to take miralax. People are tired of not feeling heard.

True root cause healthcare is where we should be focusing. What we put in our bodies and is in our environments impacts our health so much. While we can’t possibly control everything there is so much we can do, but how often do you hear about that from a traditional healthcare provider? And, this isn’t a dig at those providers. It’s what they have been taught.

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/doctors-practicing-integrative-medicine-say-quality-life-better