Functional Medicine

Functional Medicine to heal illness and improve well-being

The Functional Medicine model is an individualized, patient-centered, science-based approach that empowers patients and practitioners to work together to address the underlying causes of disease and promote optimal wellness. It requires a detailed understanding of each patient’s genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle factors and leverages that data to direct personalized treatment plans that lead to improved patient outcomes.

By addressing root cause, rather than symptoms, practitioners become oriented to identifying the complexity of disease. They may find one condition has many different causes and, likewise, one cause may result in many different conditions. As a result, Functional Medicine treatment targets the specific manifestations of disease in each individual.

What is Functional Medicine?

Functional Medicine is an individualized, patient-centered, evidence-based approach to health that empowers patients and practitioners to work together to address the underlying causes of disease and promote optimum wellness. It requires a detailed understanding of each patient’s genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle factors in order to develop personalized treatment plans that lead to improved health and well-being.
While conventional medicine focuses on treating symptoms and diagnosing the related disease process, functional medicine focuses on why disease occurred and how to prevent it. Doctors of Functional Medicine understand that one disease may have many causes and one particular cause may result in different diseases and symptoms.

What Should I Expect During The Initial Visit?

During the initial visit, the doctor will review your symptoms, health concerns, medical, family, social and psycho-spiritual history, childhood, diet, exercise and sleep habits in order to help create a customized treatment plan. Your doctor will conduct an exam and review any previous lab testing and/or medical records from other physicians you may have visited. Your doctor will determine which, if any, laboratory tests may be needed to get a more detailed analysis of your health. These tests can include can include both conventional and non-conventional conventional tests. The first visit usually lasts anywhere from 1-1.5 hrs.

What Tests Will Be Ordered and Can I Have My Other Doctor Order These Tests?

The goal of conventional testing is disease detection and is confined to tests that will be covered by insurance and limit cost. With functional medicine testing, the goal is to use tests that are predictive, preventive, and focus on root causes of disease. That is why at Green Crescent Clinic, we often have to order separate tests that your conventional doctor may not order. The doctor may order tests using blood, saliva, urine, and/or stool to identify potential issues in different areas, such as food allergy, gut health, immunology, toxicity, hormonal, and nutritional status.

What Does Functional Medicine Treatment Include?

At Green Crescent Clinic we do not believe only in one-way communication where the doctor orders interventions and the patient follows. A partnership between the patient and the practitioner is necessary to address priorities and make adjustments to the treatment plan based on patient feedback. At Green Crescent Clinic, the functional medicine treatment plan is based on root causes and can include combinations of therapeutic dietary changes, herbal medicines, nutritional supplements, acupuncture, detoxification programs, stress management, hormone balancing, and physical therapy exercises.

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