What is Functional Medicine?

Functional medicine is a medical perspective that examines the root causes of diseases. It is not alternative medicine or holistic medicine. 
When evaluating chronic patients with a functional medicine perspective; the causes of the emergence of diseases are investigated. Why am I sick? The answer to the question is sought.

What is considered in functional medicine assessment?

Lifestyle
Your diet
Your activity level
Your work life
Hobbies 
Your stress factors 
Your genetic background
Your family's history of physical and mental conditions 
Environment
Exposure to toxins and allergens 

Which diseases is functional medicine used to treat?

We utilise functional medicine in patients with chronic diseases; these diseases are as follows, 

Migraine
Alzheimer's disease, dementia
Parkinson's disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Fibromyalgia syndrome
Thyroid gland diseases
Autoimmune diseases
Metabolic syndrome, prediabetes and insulin resistance.
Arthritis
Asthma
Cancer prevention
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Digestive disorders; Irritable bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal enzyme deficiencies, SIBO (excessive bacterial proliferation in the small intestine), SIFO (excessive fungal proliferation in the small intestine)
Environmental allergies and food allergies
Gynaecological diseases (Premenstrual syndrome, Menopause and Polycystic ovary syndrome)
Adrenal gland disorders

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