What is Functional Medicine?

What is Functional Medicine? Hi, I’m Dr. Marie Starling At The Healing Center Denver, we help people like you reach their full potential by specializing in Functional Medicine. We specialize in adjunctive care for internal disorders, autoimmune conditions, IBS, thyroid symptoms, diabetes, and other complex health issues. By Dr. Marie Starling DC, DCCN and Jessica Yoches, CNTP, MNT Have you been from doctor to doctor in our day of modern medicine but still have no relief for what is causing you distress?  Functional medicine may be what you have been searching for. Functional medicine is the practice of getting to the root of the issue by looking at the mechanisms of what’s not working in your body and then restoring that function. Functional Medicine is grounded in the following principles: Biochemical individuality describes the importance of individual variations in metabolic function that derive from genetic and environmental differences among individuals. Patient-centered medicine emphasizes “patient care” rather than “disease care.” Dynamic balance of internal and external factors. Interconnections of physiological factors – research now shows how the human body functions as an orchestrated network of interconnected systems, rather than individual systems functioning autonomously and without effect on each other. Health as a positive vitality- not merely the absence of disease. Promotion of organ reserve as the means to enhance health span. In functional medicine, there are only three things that can go wrong with your body: There’s something there that shouldn’t be there. (e.g. pathogens like parasites, fungi, viruses, infections (clinical or sub-clinical); and environmental toxicity such as mold and heavy metals.) There’s something not there that should be there. (e.g. deficiencies, gene SNP or a mutation in your...