Are you frustrated with conventional medicine and the disease centered approach? Are you ready to feel whole, energetic, lively and healthy? Our busy, modern daily lives may leave us feeling broken, coming up short and often tired. This can be caused by stress, poor nutrition, lack of self care, toxicity and lack of exercise. Unfortunately, when we go to the doctor with symptoms like sadness, low energy and muscle pain, we are much more likely to walk away with a handful of prescriptions than a plan for wellness. Prescriptions cause side effects which often can make problems worse before they get better. Unfortunately, they also add toxicity to the body and pull us even further from optimal health. It’s a frustrating and endless cycle that may leave you wondering….is there a better way? There is! Functional medicine is a different approach with many great reasons to give it a try.
5 Benefits of Functional Medicine
1. Functional medicine focuses on optimal function of the body, not just avoiding disease. When you see a functional medicine provider, like Angelica Clark. PA-C, IFMCP, her goal is to help your body, mind and soul achieve their optimal created purpose and function. This may start with being able to get out of bed, but it doesn’t end there. Our goals for you include your goals for you, whether playing with your grand kids, running a business or scaling mountains.
2. Functional medicine treats the root cause of disease rather than just symptoms. Through an in depth consultation, thorough health history and various methods of testing, functional medicine providers are searching for the imbalance that’s causing the undesirable symptom.
3. It’s holistic, considering the whole person- mind body and soul, and the all of the systems of the body. It’s not uncommon for a functional medicine provider, like Angelica, to talk to their clients about lifestyle, physical activity and stress relief techniques, in addition to running diagnostic tests and recommending special eating plans.
4. Only positive side effects. You may go to your functional medicine provider with low energy, but in the process of boosting your energy levels, you may notice that your joint pain goes away and you have an improved sense of well-being. All natural, holistic approaches to wellness tend to improve wellness in the whole body and have additional positive side effect.
5. Functional Medicine Wellness Plans are customized, and you often get more attention. Rather than matching symptoms to a cookie cutter drug protocol, functional medicine searches for broken links in the body of wellness and repairs for optimal function. This is an often very personalized approach, and may have a variety of strategies (diet, lifestyle, supplements, activity level, stress relief)
Many of our clients find that due to the reasons above, and many more, functional medicine works better for their health needs. They find a provider that truly listens, an approach that makes sense and the results are life changing. If you are looking for optimal wellness and a better quality of life, try a functional approach. Angelica Clark PA-C, IFMCP is ready to help you take charge of your health. www.clarkwellnesswaco.com
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