What Is Functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine Nutrition has a therapeutic focus on restoring the optimum function of the body and its organ systems. FMN works at resolving the root causes of any sign, symptom or diagnosis, with a highlight on the importance of diet and lifestyle modification as part of its approach.
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FMN is a modality that works to not just support, but educate the client/patient in what’s going on in their body and how making uniquely targeted diet and lifestyle modifications will shift the terrain and help them to meet their health and wellness goals.
FMN serves to fill the gap in the current healthcare model which leaves patients without solutions.
The
appointment
gap
Patients tend to be unsure what to do or how to care for themselves between doctor visits.
The
knowledge
gap
This refers to the lack of knowledge and education available to the patient who may be receiving a chronic disease diagnosis or still left with symptoms but no diagnosis. There is so much a patient can do once they understand what is going on in their body, but it is difficult for a patient to support themselves if they are not given this knowledge.
The
advocacy
gap
For many with a chronic condition or disease there are a multitude of systems to navigate in the healthcare system with no map or training for how to progress, find answers, and get results within the system.
The
trust
gap
Patients who have been looking for answers to health issues tend to have seen a number of doctors over several years and still do not find answers. Patients start to lose trust in the system that is designed to “do no harm” and to offer health, healing and remedy.