Amazing how functional medicine sounds like Chinese Medicine

[Guest guest]

" What is Functional Medicine?

Functional medicine is a science-based field of health care that is

grounded in the following principles:

 

* Biochemical individuality describes the importance of individual

variations in metabolic function that derive from genetic and

environmental differences among individuals.

* Patient-centered medicine emphasizes " patient care " rather than

" disease care, " following Sir William Osler's admonition that " It is

more important to know what patient has the disease than to know what

disease the patient has. "

* Dynamic balance of internal and external factors.

* Web-like interconnections of physiological factors – an

abundance of research now supports the view that the human body

functions as an orchestrated network of interconnected systems, rather

than individual systems functioning autonomously and without effect on

each other. For example, we now know that immunological dysfunctions

can promote cardiovascular disease, that dietary imbalances can cause

hormonal disturbances, and that environmental exposures can

precipitate neurologic syndromes such as Parkinson's disease.

* Health as a positive vitality – not merely the absence of disease.

* Promotion of organ reserve as the means to enhance health span.

 

Functional medicine is anchored by an examination of the core clinical

imbalances that underlie various disease conditions. Those imbalances

arise as environmental inputs such as diet, nutrients (including air

and water), exercise, and trauma are processed by one's body, mind,

and spirit through a unique set of genetic predispositions, attitudes,

and beliefs. The fundamental physiological processes include

communication, both outside and inside the cell; bioenergetics, or the

transformation of food into energy; replication, repair, and

maintenance of structural integrity, from the cellular to the whole

body level; elimination of waste; protection and defense; and

transport and circulation. The core clinical imbalances that arise

from malfunctions within this complex system include:

 

* Hormonal and neurotransmitter imbalances

* Oxidation-reduction imbalances and mitochondropathy

* Detoxification and biotransformational imbalances

* Immune imbalances

* Inflammatory imbalances

* Digestive, absorptive, and microbiological imbalances

* Structural imbalances from cellular membrane function to the

musculoskeletal system

 

Imbalances such as these are the precursors to the signs and symptoms

by which we detect and label (diagnose) organ system disease.

Improving balance – in the patient's environmental inputs and in the

body's fundamental physiological processes – is the precursor to

restoring health and it involves much more than treating the symptoms.

Functional medicine is dedicated to improving the management of

complex, chronic disease by intervening at multiple levels to address

these core clinical imbalances and to restore each patient's

functionality and health. Functional medicine is not a unique and

separate body of knowledge. It is grounded in scientific principles

and information widely available in medicine today, combining research

from various disciplines into highly detailed yet clinically relevant

models of disease pathogenesis and effective clinical management.

 

Functional medicine emphasizes a definable and teachable process of

integrating multiple knowledge bases within a pragmatic intellectual

matrix that focuses on functionality at many levels, rather than a

single treatment for a single diagnosis. Functional medicine uses the

patient's story as a key tool for integrating diagnosis, signs and

symptoms, and evidence of clinical imbalances into a comprehensive

approach to improve both the patient's environmental inputs and his or

her physiological function. It is a clinician's discipline, and it

directly addresses the need to transform the practice of primary care. "

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this post. Acubevhills, can I repost this on the group? I

also have been finding more and more overlap between the two. I have

started a to specifically talk about this topic and well

as Functional Medicine in and of itself. If interested, check it out.

 

http://health.FunctionalMedicine/

 

 

 

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Chinese Medicine ,

" acupuncturebeverlyhills " <acupuncturebeverlyhills wrote:

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> " What is Functional Medicine?

> Functional medicine is a science-based field of health care that is

> grounded in the following principles:

>

> * Biochemical individuality describes the importance of individual

> variations in metabolic function that derive from genetic and

> environmental differences among individuals.

> * Patient-centered medicine emphasizes " patient care " rather than

> " disease care, " following Sir William Osler's admonition that " It is

> more important to know what patient has the disease than to know what

> disease the patient has. "

> * Dynamic balance of internal and external factors.

> * Web-like interconnections of physiological factors – an

> abundance of research now supports the view that the human body

> functions as an orchestrated network of interconnected systems, rather

> than individual systems functioning autonomously and without effect on

> each other. For example, we now know that immunological dysfunctions

> can promote cardiovascular disease, that dietary imbalances can cause

> hormonal disturbances, and that environmental exposures can

> precipitate neurologic syndromes such as Parkinson's disease.

> * Health as a positive vitality – not merely the absence of disease.

> * Promotion of organ reserve as the means to enhance health span.

>

> Functional medicine is anchored by an examination of the core clinical

> imbalances that underlie various disease conditions. Those imbalances

> arise as environmental inputs such as diet, nutrients (including air

> and water), exercise, and trauma are processed by one's body, mind,

> and spirit through a unique set of genetic predispositions, attitudes,

> and beliefs. The fundamental physiological processes include

> communication, both outside and inside the cell; bioenergetics, or the

> transformation of food into energy; replication, repair, and

> maintenance of structural integrity, from the cellular to the whole

> body level; elimination of waste; protection and defense; and

> transport and circulation. The core clinical imbalances that arise

> from malfunctions within this complex system include:

>

> * Hormonal and neurotransmitter imbalances

> * Oxidation-reduction imbalances and mitochondropathy

> * Detoxification and biotransformational imbalances

> * Immune imbalances

> * Inflammatory imbalances

> * Digestive, absorptive, and microbiological imbalances

> * Structural imbalances from cellular membrane function to the

> musculoskeletal system

>

> Imbalances such as these are the precursors to the signs and symptoms

> by which we detect and label (diagnose) organ system disease.

> Improving balance – in the patient's environmental inputs and in the

> body's fundamental physiological processes – is the precursor to

> restoring health and it involves much more than treating the symptoms.

> Functional medicine is dedicated to improving the management of

> complex, chronic disease by intervening at multiple levels to address

> these core clinical imbalances and to restore each patient's

> functionality and health. Functional medicine is not a unique and

> separate body of knowledge. It is grounded in scientific principles

> and information widely available in medicine today, combining research

> from various disciplines into highly detailed yet clinically relevant

> models of disease pathogenesis and effective clinical management.

>

> Functional medicine emphasizes a definable and teachable process of

> integrating multiple knowledge bases within a pragmatic intellectual

> matrix that focuses on functionality at many levels, rather than a

> single treatment for a single diagnosis. Functional medicine uses the

> patient's story as a key tool for integrating diagnosis, signs and

> symptoms, and evidence of clinical imbalances into a comprehensive

> approach to improve both the patient's environmental inputs and his or

> her physiological function. It is a clinician's discipline, and it

> directly addresses the need to transform the practice of primary care. "

>