At our Age Management Center Functional Medicine is devoted to discovering the underlying causes of chronic medical conditions. Viewing your body as an integrated system, it uses a systems-oriented approach to patient-centered care.
Medical Conditions Treated with Functional Medicine
It can be used to treat a wide variety of medical conditions including:
- Adrenal Fatigue
- Aging
- Allergy & Food Sensitivity
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Autoimmune Disease
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Depression & Anxiety
- Diabetes
- Eating Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fibromyalgia
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- High Cholesterol
- Infertility
- Menopause
- Weight Gain
Difference Between Conventional and Functional Medicine
While conventional medicine focuses on suppressing the symptoms of a medical condition, FM discovers and addresses its underlying causes.
Unlike conventional medicine, it addresses the patient as a whole – not as an isolated set of systems and symptoms. FM looks at both external (environmental) and internal (lifestyle) factors to determine the best course of patient care.
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