Funcional Herbal Medicine
Functional Medicine is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century.
By shifting the traditional disease-centred focus of medical practice to a more patient-centred approach, functional medicine addresses the whole person instead of isolated set of symptoms. Functional Medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to their histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic disease. In this way, Functional Medicine supports the unique personalised expression of health and vitality for each individual.
Functional Medicine involves understanding the origins, prevention, and treatment of complex, chronic disease. Hallmarks of a Functional Medicine approach include:
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Patient-centered care. The focus of functional medicine is on patient-centred care, promoting health as a positive vitality, beyond just the absence of disease.
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An integrative, science-based healthcare approach. Functional Medicine practitioners look “upstream” to consider the complex web of interactions in the patient’s history, physiology, and lifestyle that can lead to illness.The unique genetic makeup of each patient is considered, along with both internal (mind, body and spirit) and external (physical and social environment) factors that affect total functioning.
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Integrating best medical practices. Functional Medicine integrates traditional Western medical practices with what are sometimes considered “alternative” or “integrative” medicine, creating a focus on prevention through nutrition, diet, and exercise; use of the latest laboratory testing and other diagnostic techniques; and prescribed combinations of drugs and/or botanical medicines, supplements, therapeutic diets, detoxification programs, or stress-management techniques.
Herbal Medicine is the oldest form of medicine known to man that works with the body’s natural defence systems in a gentle and well tolerated way to provide long term relief from both physical and mental disorders. Herbal Medicine is effective and is suitable for all age groups including babies, children and elderly.
Herbal Medicine may be used
• as a holistic therapy that encompasses physical, emotional and environmental aspects of health
• to support body's natural healing processes
• to prevent disease
• to improve general wellbeing
• to support conventional treatment and minimise side effects
• to nourish the body
• to aid the body perform at its peak performance
• to ward of stress and anxiety
• to balance natural hormonal processes
• to help improve sleep
Functional Herbal Medicine is appropriate for most conditions including digestive problems, circulation problems, skin complaints, hormonal imbalances, musculoskeletal aches and pains, respiratory conditions, nervous system ailments, auto-immune conditions and many more.