Functional Medicine is the medicine of why

Functional Medicine looks for root causes.

It searches for the underlying mechanism for a symptom so we can treat the reason rather than the symptom alone. If you want to get scientific, Functional Medicine is a cellular systems-based biology approach. It’s rooted in the idea that everything in the body is connected on a cellular level, which means there are reasons for everything. Those reasons can often be uncovered. And, once the underlying cause of your problem is clear, we can work together to address it head on and optimize your health using lifestyle approaches to heal mind, body, and spirit.

Functional Medicine doesn’t “manage health;” it “improves health”.

It is based in a patient-centred approach that treats the patient not the disease—which means that two people struggling with the same diagnosis might have entirely different and highly customized treatment plans to get to the same end. What works for one does not work for all. Functional Medicine also encourages patients to play an active role in their health and healing, because you know your body best.

Functional Medicine treats the whole.

Functional Medicine considers and examines your whole body to identify the source. Oftentimes, the symptom is not the same as the source. For instance, when you say “my hormones are a mess,” conventional medicine will often suggest that we should use medications or hormones to treat the imbalance. Before we decide a course of action, Functional Medicine asks “Why do you have a hormonal imbalance? What else is going on in the body that is creating this imbalance?” Hormonal balance can be very connected to digestive issues or nutritional deficiencies. In order to treat the symptoms occurring in one part of your body,

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Uncover the root cause of your symptoms. 
And improve your health—and your life.

A diagnosis is not a life sentence. The trajectory of your health can change once you know what’s causing its decline. Heidi may be able to help you improve and/or eliminate symptoms if you are experiencing:

  • exhaustion, burn-out, and/or general lethargy
  • digestive issues
  • hormonal issues
  • anxiety or depression
  • food sensitivities
  • unexplained weight gain and/or loss
  • brain fog and/or memory lapses
  • unexplained pain

If you are feeling overwhelmed by your current health condition, feel unwell and don’t know why, have symptoms that haven’t been linked to a cause or are desperately seeking answers, book a free discovery call with Heidi.

Heidi is incredibly skilled at solving health puzzles. She will dig deeply and thoroughly to help uncover the root cause of your symptoms, then create a course of action to get you back on track to the healthy, vibrant life you deserve.