Our current healthcare system is mostly governed by profit-driven conglomerates that essentially force physicians to manage huge caseloads and keep people moving through the system as quickly as possible.
It’s a mass-produced, assembly line, quick-fix, put-a-band-aid-on-it Medicine, with little hope of creating long-term health.
However, rather than merely believing anything a conventional doctor tells them, modern healthcare consumers are becoming more informed and taking more control of their healthcare. Because of this, more and more people are seeking out Functional Medicine.
So, why is Functional Medicine so great?
There are significant holes in modern Medicine in the United States
We spend trillions of dollars on healthcare, yet we rank very low among all industrialized nations when it comes to living long, healthy lives.
Functional Medicine makes you an empowered patient
Functional medicine coaches examine not only the patient, but also their unique history (both physical and emotional), environment, lifestyle, and underlying factors, and then develop a health-enhancing plan to help restore the patient to good health and get him or her on a life-long and sustainable path of wellness.
Functional Medicine is caring Medicine.
It involves time, care, and patience because true healing doesn’t happen overnight. While you may only get 15 minutes (at the most) of your conventional doctor’s time, functional medicine coaches take the time to get to know you and every aspect of your life. They are genuinely invested in YOU.
Functional Medicine is not one size fits all
Functional Medicine practitioners take the time to get you to know you, so they can design unique, personalized healing plans that conventional Medicine lacks the tools, training, time for.
Functional Medicine fills the gaps left by conventional medicine
By paying particular attention to diet, exercise, nutrition, supplementation, and the workings of the mind, functional medicine coaches are not just giving patients a band-aid, they’re giving them the tools to create sustainable wellness and vitality.
Final thoughts
Functional medicine coaches are more concerned with finding the underlying cause of their patients’ ailments. They want to find a real solution and not just a quick fix.
They go beyond the conventional healthcare model by incorporating lifestyle change, nutrition, positive psychology, and exercise to improve the functioning of the body as a whole as a means of preventing disease and creating vibrant, sustainable health.
