Functional Medicine is an integrative approach to health care that assesses and corrects the core clinical imbalances that underlie various disease conditions in order to restore metabolic functionality and health. Functional medicine is completely grounded in the scientific principles widely accepted in medicine today, using research from various disciplines to develop detailed and clinically relevant models of disease pathogenesis and effective clinical management.
Functional medicine is grounded in the following principles:
- Biochemical individuality describes the importance of individual variations in metabolic function that derive from genetic and environmental differences among individuals.
- Patient-centered medicine emphasizes "patient care" rather than "disease care.”
- Dynamic balance of internal and external factors.
- Health as a positive vitality not merely the absence of disease.
- Promotion of organ reserve as the means to enhance health span.
- Science-based research
Functional medicine is anchored by an examination of the core clinical imbalances that underlie various disease conditions. Those imbalances arise as environmental inputs such as diet, nutrients (including air and water), exercise, and trauma are processed by one’s body, mind, and spirit through a unique set of genetic predispositions, attitudes, and beliefs.
Let Orthomolecular Nutrition and Wellness Center use this integrative approach in the evaluation and promotion of your health!
