Functional Medicine
Personalized or Functional medicine is an approach to health and wellness that is tailored specifically for YOU. For instance, if two people present with the same disease or same set of symptoms it is likely they had very different paths that led them there and therefore will require different treatments to restore them to health.
It’s time we reinvented the way we look at primary care
…let’s recreate a new model together!
-Harmony Brown
At Reclaim, we not only take a personalized approach to your health but one that is also predictive, preventative and participatory. The current Western medical model waits until a disease is present and reactively takes action by prescribing pharmaceuticals and expensive procedures. This may be effective for acute illness and trauma but is ineffective for establishing a future life of vitality along with a wellness plan that will prevent chronic disease and progressive symptoms.
By taking a detailed health and lifestyle history, a timeline of symptoms and, when needed, advanced lab testing we can start to fully understand your body and devise a plan to restore optimal functions back to your organ systems. This personalized plan will not only allow you to reclaim your health but give you the continued tools you need to succeed in many aspects of your life!
Functional medicine
is exactly what you have been looking for but didn’t know what it was called.
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century. Functional medicine is a model of care that provides a unique operating system to reverse illness, promote health and optimize function.
Functional medicine is exactly what you have been looking for but didn’t know what it was called.
As defined by the Institute for Functional Medicine, Functional Medicine is a systems biology–based approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of disease. Each symptom or differential diagnosis may be one of many contributing to an individual’s illness.
When we shift the traditional disease-centered focus of medical practice to a more patient-centered approach, functional medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. Functional medicine practitioners take time listening to their patients and asking the right questions about health history, environmental and lifestyle factors, genetics and how they manage their stressors. All of these multiple factors make an impact on our long term health as well as preventing and treating chronic illness. Functional medicine is individualized to the unique qualities of each patient and offers the best outcome for prevention, health and longevity.
Hallmarks of a functional medicine approach include:
PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
The focus of functional medicine is on patient-centered care, promoting health as a positive vitality, beyond just the absence of disease.
INTEGRATIVE, SCIENCE-BASED SYSTEMS APPROACH
The practitioner organizes and prioritizes each patient’s unique health issues, collected by a thorough personal, family, social, and medical history. Like a detective, the practitioner organizes what seems to be disparate issues into a complete story. This helps to gain a comprehensive perspective of the patient and subsequently facilitate a treatment plan to discuss the factors that are affecting the total body functioning.
INTEGRATING BEST MEDICAL PRACTICES
Functional Medicine takes traditional Western medical practices and deeply integrates with holistic or “integrative” medicine. Combining both medicines allowing us to co-create a focus on prevention through lifestyle modification, nutrition, holistic healthcare, acupuncture, meditation and exercise. We may also use the latest in laboratory testing and other diagnostic techniques; and prescribe combinations of nutraceuticals and botanical medicines, therapeutic diets, detoxification programs, or stress-management techniques.
We Offer Advanced Functional and Diagnostic Testing
We can build a complete picture by testing hundreds of biomarkers, from blood type to microbiome.
Labs tests are instrumental in pinpointing specific problem areas. The results help guide our treatment recommendations in a major way. Each person’s health situation, genetics, and biochemistry are unique, and labs results can weed things out more effectively than general symptom identification. That’s why discussing a yearly comprehensive workup and other advanced testing options is a great place to start to reclaiming your good health.
To name a few of the advanced tests we offer:
Comprehensive Yearly Workup
Full Thyroid Panel with Antibodies
Cardio-Metabolic and Pre-Diabetes Testing
Micronutrient Panel (34 vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants)
Organic Acid Profile
Stool Testing
Allergy Testing
Hormone Testing
Dried Urine Test
Heavy Metals Testing
Herbal Medicine
A natural approach to health care. Chinese Herbal Medicine makes use of substances found in nature, such as plants, flowers, seeds and fruits. Many of which have antiviral, antibacterial and antiseptic properties. Herbal formulas dating back thousands of years are used to effectively treat a wide variety of ailments including, colds, allergies, insomnia digestive issues and depression. In modern times, herbal formulas are most frequently administered in capsule pill-form and tinctures.
Herbal formulas and single herbs have been meticulously studied and recorded for their flavors, therapeutic properties, and their unique specificity to organ systems. The synergistic attributes of herbs offer strong therapeutic action.
At Reclaim Wellness, we use Chinese herbal medicine to compliment your treatments They are prescribed to ensure your body is consistently encouraged to align to your health goals.