Who practices functional medicine?
Functional medicine practitioners are medical professionals trained to assess the risk factors and underlying causes of chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s, and autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. Using integrative, science-based techniques an individual’s genetic predispositions, physiology, and lifestyle variables are analyzed. Individually tailored interventions are then designed to prevent and treat degenerative illness as well as restore the balance of internal and external factors that affect total functioning.
