Ankylosing Spondylitis was first described two centuries ago and is the most common form of spondyloarthritis. Indeed, the term spondyloarthritis...
Category - Functional Medicine
Functional medicine has been through the medical practice evolution that has been addressing the healthcare needs of the 21 century. It has started to shift the traditional disease-centered focus of medical practice to a much more patient-centered approach. Functional medicine has addressed the whole person and not by isolating a set of symptoms. With functional medicine, local practitioners can spend time with their patients by listening to their history while also looking at the interactions from genetics, environmental, and lifestyle factors that may influence long-term health and complex chronic diseases. So in a way, functional medicine can support the unique expression of health and vitality for each individual.
By making this change, from a disease-centered focus to a patient-centered approach, local physicians are able to support the patient’s healing process. By viewing health and illness as part of a cycle, all the components of the human biological system can interact dynamically with the environment. With this process, functional medicine can seek and identify genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors that may shift a person’s health from illness to well-being.
Introduction When unwanted pathogens are attacking the body, it can cause many chronic illnesses and can damage the cells, organs, and tissues...
Introduction The body has a way to make sure that each and every system inside are functioning normally and are doing their jobs perfectly...
Introduction When the body sustains an injury, the immune system springs into action by going to the injured area and healing it through...
Introduction The body goes through many scenarios that can impact its entire system. From stressful situations to making sure that each organ...
Introduction When the body sustains injuries, it goes through a process called inflammation. Studies show that when the body starts activating...
Introduction The human body is truly amazing. It can handle stressful situations, it has the ability to heal itself after injury, and makes...
Introduction The body has trillions of cells that help maintain order for the body and make sure that it is functioning properly. The cells in the...