Functional Medicine

 
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What is Functional Medicine?

Functional medicine is an individually tailored medicine for the patient. It deals primarily with understanding the underlying cause of chronic diseases and also focuses on the prevention of those diseases rather than only dealing with symptoms once they arise. Functional medicine uses nutritional changes and supplementation rather then pharmaceuticals that produce unwanted side effects and other health issues.

Functional medicine is a true healing journey of a person rather than the disease. It is also a joint responsibility between the doctor and the patient, with the patient bearing most of the responsibility.

Functional medicine practitioners spend time taking medical history and listening to you and gathering any and all information about your problem. We use this information to identify the root cause(s) of the illness, including triggers such as poor nutrition, stress, toxins, allergens, and your microbiome (the gut bacteria living in and on your body).

After we identify the triggers, we can customize a healthy plan for you. This plan will focus on a lot of aspects of your life, from healthy eating, exercise and better sleep, to mental and emotional stressors related to social and work life. Functional Medicine uses nutrition as therapy. The right food, combined with lifestyle, will help you take charge of your health.

Why Choose Eri Chiropractic

In our practice we try our best to help our patients lead a healthy lifestyle by reducing the burden of chronic diseases. We treat everyone with utmost respect and care because:

  • We focus on chronic conditions: such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and so on, by using nutrition and elimination diet to reduce inflammation within their body.

  • We make it patient oriented: we listen to our patients needs and we take our time getting to know each person individually. We take thorough history of the patient, lifestyle assessment such as eating habits. We try to get the whole picture of of their health.

Conditions that can be treated with functional medicine

Anyone with a chronic condition can benefit from functional medicine.

Some of the most common conditions we treat include:

  • Arthritis

  • Cancer prevention

  • Cardiovascular disease

  • Diabetes

  • Digestive disorders

  • Environmental and food allergies

  • Women’s health disorders (PMS, menopause and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

  • Metabolic syndrome, prediabetes and insulin resistance

  • Thyroid disorders

What to Expect

Before your first visit, you complete an extensive medical history questionnaire. The information you provide lays the groundwork for our investigation into the root cause(s) of your current chronic condition. The extensive medical history questionnaire will ask you about your:

  • Lifestyle: Including your diet, activity level, work life, hobbies and stressors.

  • Genetics: Including your family history of physical and mental conditions.

  • Environment: Including your exposure to toxins and allergens.

  • During your first appointment, you’ll have a one-on-one visit with a provider. We will talk with

  • you about your eating and sleeping habits. Your first visit might last about several hours

  • depending on the severity of your issue. This gives us time and chance to:

  • Review your health history.

  • Perform a physical exam.

  • Order lab tests and perform specialized blood tests as needed.

  • Introduce you to healthy eating habits

  • Identify your health needs.

  • Discuss treatments and follow-up care.

Take the Next Step

Make a real change in your health, from the inside out. We will be available to you anytime if you need guidance and help in your journey to a better life. You can contact us during our work hours.