Functional Medicine
Even Superman has his kryptonite, and functional medicine allows us to find yours!
Functional medicine in German-speaking countries and Europe
Are you tired of being told that everything is "normal" - even though you regularly have symptoms? With functional medicine, we look at the causes of your symptoms, identify imbalances and support you in feeling your best!
What is functional medicine?
Functional medicine combines the best elements of conventional and alternative medicine to create a new, optimal version of medicine. It is based on a holistic approach to support the optimal function of all body systems and organs and uses state-of-the-art laboratory tests to identify the possible causes of your symptoms and offer solutions, such as:
- Micronutrient supply and general nutritional status
- Gut health and the microbiome
- Pathogens such as parasites, bacteria, yeast fungi (Candida) and viruses
- Environmental pollution such as mycotoxins, chemicals and heavy metals
- Detoxification
- Metabolism and hormones
- Inflammation and immune function
- Mitochondrial health and energy production
- Epigenetics
- Stress physiology
- Neuronal health
Once existing imbalances have been identified, all body systems can be optimized through targeted lifestyle and nutritional interventions to create the basis for optimal health and performance - from any starting position: young or old, sick or healthy - health optimization is always possible!
Functional Medicine - Identifying causes instead of fighting symptoms
Essentially, functional medicine is about restoring your body's natural balance, identifying things that disrupt this balance and defining the factors that best support you to achieve optimal health at this point in your life. This distinguishes it from conventional medicine, which focuses primarily on treating symptoms and diseases. In addition to dietary and lifestyle changes, Functional Medicine can also use conventional medical procedures, with the primary focus of interventions being to understand why a symptom occurs in the first place and what exactly should be changed so that the body no longer has to show the symptom in the future.
Inseparable: Functional Medicine and Functional Diagnostics
Unfortunately, far too often the mistake is made of believing that conventional diagnostics can answer the important questions that our customers and patients have:
- Why does my body react the way it does?
- Why is there no improvement?
- Why does an intervention possibly even lead to a deterioration?
- Why does my body react differently than expected?
- What are my physiological/biochemical/genetic strengths and weaknesses?
- And what can I do to efficiently achieve my health and performance goals?
To answer these questions and develop customized interventions for each individual, we use state-of-the-art, scientifically based and globally proven functional medical laboratory analyses, which can usually be carried out from the comfort of your own home and are an essential part of our work.