Functional Medicine

What Causes an Autoimmune Disease? The development of autoimmune disease is a complex process that requires multiple factors to come together. Each person has a unique set of circumstances that result in their specific reason for developing autoimmune dysfunction. Multiple factors or triggers can contribute to creating the dysfunction that ultimately causes the immune system to go haywire. These triggers…

What is Functional Medicine? Functional medicine is a medical approach that focuses on identifying the causes of disease rather than treating the symptoms.  It seeks to understand the origins of chronic disease so that meaningful treatment and prevention methods can be developed and implemented.  The functional medicine approach is a partnership between the patient and the doctor.  The goal of…