What is the difference between functional medicine and integrative medicine?
While functional medicine focuses on creating individualized therapies tailored to treat underlying causes of illness, integrative medicine seeks to understand the individual as a whole and applies many forms of therapy to improve wellness.
Is functional medicine covered by insurance?
There is no comprehensive functional medicine health care insurance plan available. Some insurance plans will cover some services and labs, but usually not the supplements required for complete programs.
Is it worth it to see a functional medicine doctor?
Having a broad-focused functional medicine specialist is an excellent advantage to your chronic health concerns, as you will not be treated as a list of symptoms. Instead, you will be assessed and treated as a whole person with complex issues that are all interconnected.
How do I choose a functional medicine doctor?
Look for a doctor who has completed a residency in the area you will be seeking care and is board certified in that specialty. Functional medicine doctors should have done additional coursework and training in functional medicine and be actively practicing the functional approach with their patients.
Is functional medicine expensive?
On the average, functional medicine doctors generally charge around $460 per hour. Most visits, of course, do not last an hour, and some providers offer bundles or packages that include a set number of visits over time for a fixed price.
What is the difference between a naturopath and a functional medicine doctor?
Functional medication takes into consideration the entire body and how nature influences it. While naturopathy centers around normal cures, practical medication takes a look at the individual patient's remarkable conditions, from the patient's body to the patient's condition.
What is the success rate of functional medicine?
Approximately 31% of patients seen by the Center for Functional Medicine improved their PROMIS global physical health scores by 5 points or more, which is a clinically meaningful change and a noticeable effect on daily life. Twenty-two percent of primary care patients improved their scores by 5 points or more.
What can I expect at a functional medicine visit?
Patients will be required to complete an extensive questionnaire, which includes questions about family medical history, a personal health and lifestyle history, medical symptoms, diet, exercise patterns, and traumas.
What is an example of functional medicine?
Examples of functional medicine include acupuncture, naturopathy, massage, chiropractic medicine, osteopathic medicine, body movement therapies, tai chi, and yoga.
What questions should I ask a functional medicine doctor?
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What type of DR is Mark Hyman?
practicing family physicianDr. Hyman is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine.
Can functional medicine help?
Functional medicine can help to correct an imbalance of substances within the body which may have come about as a result of illness, medication, or environmental or lifestyle factors.
Our Functional Medicine Program Includes
Comprehensive exam with a detailed assessment, natural supplement recommendations, and nutritional and lifestyle counseling. The best part of this program? You will have access to a physician who truly listens and addresses your concerns, answers your questions and is there for you every step of the way!
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine is a scientific approach to the prevention and early assessment of complex, chronic diseases, and the use of natural therapies to restore health and well-being. The focus of FM is not on the condition itself, but more on identifying and removing the underlying cause and the obstacles that block our healing.
How Does Functional Medicine Work?
We begin by getting a thorough history of your past and present health information and lab work. In Functional Medicine, Dr. Sherrell acts as a “medical detective”, piecing together all of your medical information, health assessments, history and lab findings to provide a clear picture of the disease mechanism.
What are the Concepts of Functional Medicine?
Chronic disease is always preceded by a lengthy period of physiological or biochemical dysfunction. Addressing underlying dysfunction is necessary to restore or improve health (finding the root cause).
Who We Are
Live Healthy Functional Medicine is a Functional Medicine practice that uses evidence-based therapeutic approaches to prevent, treat and reverse lifestyle-related chronic diseases. We are a medically supervised facility for men and women seeking treatment for adult Hormone Deficiency Syndrome.
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