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WHATARESOMECOMMON CONDITIONSTHATAFUNCTIONAL MEDICINEDOCTORTREATS?
The primary drivers of the chronic disease epidemic are the daily interactions among an individual’s genetics, environment, and lifestyle choices. Functional medicine addresses these underlying causes of disease and equips healthcare practitioners to help their patients manage this complex, interconnected web of chronic disease like autoimmune conditions, diabetes, obesity, hashimoto, PCOS, infertility, thyroid conditions, belly fast, anxiety, sleep disorders to name a few
HEALNCUREMEDICALWELLNESSCENTERGLENVIEWSPECIALIZESINMEDICALWELLNESS,WEIGHTLOSS,HORMONEBALANCING,DIABETES FIBROMYALGIA,ANDANTI-AGINGUSINGINTEGRATIVEANDFUNCTIONALMEDICINEAPPROACH.DR.MEENA,FOUNDEROFHEALNCURE MEDICALWELLNESSCENTERISATOPRANKEDFUNCTIONALMEDICINEDOCTORSERVINGTHEAREASOFGLENVIEW WILMETTE,WINNETKA, GLENCOE HIGHLANDPARKANDLAKEFOREST.
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HOWDOESFUNCTIONALMEDICINEDIFFERFROMTRADITIONAL WESTERNMEDICINEASSUMINGITDOESWORKEFFECTIVELYLIKEIT CLAIMS?HASFUNCTIONALMEDICINEBEENPROVENTOWORKLIKEIT SAYSTODO?
Just like studies are done to prove the efficacy of drugs in western medicine, there are ongoing studies at major academic health centers, self-insured employers, and health systems for functional medicine tools like nutrition, nutraceuticals, BHRT. But since these are natural tools, funding for these studies becomes the bottleneck.