Functional MEDICINE
An Integrative Medical Practice
Successfully treating chronic illness requires expertise in all areas of medicine.
At Your Private Physician, we combine the soundest, most sophisticated conventional medicine with suitable, evidence based functional techniques, so we can provide exceptional, comprehensive medical care.
Traditional Medicine
Focuses on symptom-driven diagnosis and care, offering treatments such as:
- Pharmaceutical drugs
- Procedures
- Surgery
Functional Medicine
Looks for the root causes of symptom as it relates to complex interactions of human body. It seeks to answer “Why you are not well”. It focuses on developing a treatment that addresses the underlying cause of a problem rather than a symptom.
Functional Medicine centers on optimizing crucial elements of health: diet and nutrition, exercise, sleep, mental health and stress management.
Five R’s
Framework
Our Functional Medicine Approach uses a Five R’s Framework for Health
1. Removing
foods or medications that may cause intolerance or sensitivities that impact gut health and our general health.
2. Replacing
nutrients, hormones, and enzymes
3. Repairing
intestinal barrier that plays a pivotal role in regulation of health
4. Re-inoculating
beneficial gut bacteria
5. Rebalancing
or seeking balance in lifestyle – work, rest, exercise, sleep, and stress management.
The Best of
Both Worlds
Using personalized traditional and functional treatments, Your Private Physician helps patients fully address the cause of their symptoms to achieve (and maintain) optimal health.