Functional Medicine - Further Reading

A note on Functional Medicine and its expected trajectory

If you have had a health problem for a long time, or it is of a serious kind, it is sadly unrealistic to expect it to disappear overnight. Symptoms are only the tip of a large iceberg of underlying triggers and imbalances that have accumulated over a very long time before even displaying symptoms.

Functional medicine is NOT a magic pill approach, that is the whole point of it.

Together we will embark on a journey of searching for the underlying triggers, and more often than not, there are several layers that have to get peeled off, bit by bit.

The longer the condition has been present, the more layers there generally are, and we have to be patient and compassionate with the body along its healing journey.

We will remove triggers gradually and restore balance, so that your body can get the best chance at doing what it wants to - heal itself.

Our inclusive approach depends on many factors, such as personal dietary and lifestyle choices and preferences, pre-existing knowledge and health beliefs that all have to be taken into account, that may slow down or speed up the healing process.

We will give you the tools, knowledge to support you to take responsibility for implementing and healing.

Regular Q&A and coaching calls are highly recommended for an effective healing trajectory to discuss and debunk health beliefs, go through questions that arise as you start to implement the protocol and create new lifestyle habits, and educate you in digestible chunks, to allow for all the information to stick without being overwhelming.