Chronic Illnesses Functional Medicine Can Help!

The whole idea is to promote and sustain overall wellness. After a thorough assessment, our functional medicine practitioners suggest a flexible solution that depends on the results. The practitioners may adjust nutrition levels or suggest other changes depending on how your body reacts to the treatment. Below is a list of the most common conditions our Functional Medicine can help improve.

Neurological Conditions

• Depression — One of the most common conditions that people suffer from in the United States, this serious mood disorder can negatively affect physical health as well.
• ADHD — Also known as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is a mental health disorder that can cause above-normal hyperactive and impulsive behaviors.
• Anxiety — This disorder causes dread or fear of everyday situations, making it hard to get through simple tasks.
• Alzheimer’s — The hypothesis reflects Amyloid plaques in the brain cause Alzheimer's.
• Parkinson’s — Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects dopamine-producing ("dopaminergic") neurons in a specific area of the brain. It is multifactorial with underlying autoimmune disease traits.

Cardiometabolic Conditions

• Hypertension — Also known as High Blood Pressure, puts strain on the heart, arteries, and blood vessels.
• Diabetes — This is a group of diseases related to blood sugar(glucose) levels being out of balance.
• Heart Disease — This is a group of heart conditions that affect cardiovascular functions and can lead to death.
• Fatty Liver Disease — This is a group of liver conditions caused by the extra build-up of fat in the liver.

Autoimmune Diseases

• Rheumatoid Arthritis — A chronic inflammatory disorder affects many joints, including hands and feet.
• Lupus — An inflammatory disease caused when the immune system attacks its tissues.
• Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis — Hashimoto's Thyroiditis occurs when the immune system attacks the butterfly-shaped gland in the neck (thyroid).
• Celiac Disease — An immune reaction after eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye.

Digestive Disorders

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) — IBS is not a life-threatening condition but still affects a person's mental and physical health, including symptoms like severe fatigue, gastrointestinal (GI) distress and urgency, difficulty outside of the house, and regular flareups.
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) — A chronic gastrointestinal (GI) tract inflammation.
• Leaky Gut Syndrome — A digestive condition that affects the lining of the intestines.
• Acid Reflux — Also known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), is one of the most common health-related conditions that cause heartburn and acid reflux.
• Ulcers — Ulcers are sores on your stomach or small intestine lining.

Hormonal Issues

• Hyperthyroidism — A condition in which the thyroid gland produces too much thyroxine hormone.
• Hypothyroidism — A condition in which the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough thyroid hormone.
• Menopause — Menopause is the end of a woman's menstrual cycle, where the female experiences a decline in estrogen.
• Andropause — Male menopause, where aging male experiences a decline in testosterone.
• Chronic Fatigue — Adrenal or chronic fatigue can occur from an overproduction of hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which usually manifests during chronic stress.