The Ability to Name a Disease Does Not Mean You Know What Is Causing It

You are sent the message that your diagnosis IS the explanation. But, it’s actually just a name connected with a list of medications or interventions used to treat the symptoms that your diagnosis is composed of. This works reasonably well for acute issues, but when you are chronically unwell …you’ll find yourself with stacks of pharmaceuticals, all with their own list of side effects.

Let’s make this concrete — If you are diagnosed with “IBS” what does that actually mean?
Most likely you won’t even find out the why, but will be offered a slew of medications to manage your symptoms. But, the root cause of that mere ‘name of a thing’ could be low stomach acid, poor motility secondary to neurological damage, microbiome defects, infections, anatomical hiccups….I could go on…but, you get the idea 😉

Functional medicine is curious about the whys and seeks to use advanced diagnostics and a detective-like attitude to find out.

Why are you unwell? Find out *why* you’re not living your best life. And, don’t settle for less!