Functional medicine: a pursuit for health

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Functional Medicine: A Pursuit For Health

Functional medicine is a credible approach that addresses distinctive healthcare requirements for most people in the 21st century. Instead of treating the symptoms, functional medicine focuses on the root cause of any health condition by making use of an approach that highlights the body's systems and its major functions.

Practitioners of functional medicine focus on the person as a whole instead of just a secluded collection of symptoms. This makes the treatment more patient­centric and less generic. The practitioners expend a lot of time with their patients and carefully listen to their medical histories. They evaluate the environment, lifestyle, and genetic factors that play a crucial role in the long run and the development of any chronic illness. Need of Functional Medicine


There are various reasons why functional medicine has emerged to be popular in today's world. Some of these reasons are stated below: The existing medical practice is focused towards the sensitive care, the diagnosis and cure of disease, and conditions that require quick consideration like broken bones or appendicitis. Medicines do not focus on the wellness of a human body rather its aim is to cure the sick person. There is an increasing incidence of chronic disease diagnosis. Such diseases comprise of heart disease, diabetes, mental illness, cancer, and various other chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. Acute medical measures are not always successful in treating or averting chronic diseases. This is usually because it does not support the distinct constitution of the individual.

Lifestyle habits also play a primary role in the overall health and may have an unswerving influence on the increase of chronic illness.


Unfortunately, most of the modern day practitioners and physicians are not trained to seek for the fundamental causes of the illness. They are not guided well to look for treatment strategies like diet, nutrition, and physical activity that could improve the condition of the patient. Functional Medicine and its uniqueness Patient­focused healthcare: The treatment focuses on the patient as a whole. It promotes positive energy ahead of the lack of disease and promotes good health. By honestly understanding the patients' stories and medical background, the functional medicine practitioner has the capacity to instruct the patient into self­discovery and then creates a custom­made treatment as per the individual's needs. Integrative healthcare approach: the skilled doctors observe the major reasons of illness by assessing the network of connections in the patient's history, routine, and composition. Both external (social and physical surroundings) and internal (mind, body and soul) factors influence the body's overall wellbeing as well.

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