Functional medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease by looking at systems in the body to make sure they are functioning optimally. Rather than focusing only on the symptoms someone is facing, it asks how and why someone is feeling the way they are. There may be different causes of one condition or different conditions from one cause. Yes, we want people to feel better, but not just by masking symptoms. We want to work together with each person individually and get to the root cause of their symptoms so they don’t show up at all. Learn more about Functional Medicine here.
When I was in medical training one of the professors said that 50% of what we learned would be obsolete in 5 years. He knew what he was talking about. The practice of medicine is ever-changing as new knowledge and research become available. One of the more recent trends is to embrace more of a …
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