Functional medicine is a science-based personalized healthcare approach that assesses and treats underlying causes of illness through individually tailored therapies to restore health and improve function. It is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century. By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus of medical practice to a patient and practitioner therapeutic partnership that addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms.
“We are not designed to be stressed, toxic, inflamed, infected, malnourished, and unrested, and yet still easily thrive, grow, reproduce, be thin, feel well, eat anything, we want, enjoy perfect digestion, and have great sex. This combination would not be natural.” -Tracy Harrison
“In every infection, there are two factors at play. The microbe and the host. We can’t control the microbe but we have extraordinary control over us, the host. Functional Medicine is the science of creating health, of creating resilience, and making your system an inhospitable place for disease.” -Dr. Mark Hyman