Integrative medicine is the expanded implementation of complementary health systems including dietary intervention, nutritional supplements, natural medicine and diagnostic testing for a more comprehensive approach to health care.
Integrative medicine practitioners understand, appreciate and utilize a variety of therapies beyond just traditional medications, although these can be used if needed.
Integrative medicine is a more holistic approach to health care well suited to meet the challenges of chronic health problems. Integrative medicine and health practitioners often incorporate other aspects of complementary medicine including biomedical intervention and functional diagnostic medicine. For more discussion about these two unique approaches to health care see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section.
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What is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is an approach to health care looking to determine the underlying root cause of illness. This is the understanding that all body systems are integrated, but paramount to this is the functional relationship of the digestive, hormone and immune systems. The digestive system is the key area of nutrient absorption and toxin elimination. The gut is the physical window to the body uniquely designed to allow the “good stuff to get into the bloodstream, and keep the bad stuff out.” Unfortunately, this does not always happen and people’s health can be greatly compromised by toxic food or a toxic gut that leads to inflammation and oxidative stress throughout the body. An example of this is gluten intolerance which generates inflammatory processes in the digestive system manifesting as bloating, gas, and stool problems (constipation and/or diarrhea), but also more systemic issues such as fatigue, headaches and joint aches and pains. In severe cases, a form or gluten intolerance called Celiac Disease has been linked to cerebellar atrophy (leading to neurological problems of balance and spatial perception) and Schizophrenia. A protein fraction of gluten called gliadin has also been associated with causing psychological changes in individuals with autism as well. […]
What is Biomedical Medicine?
Biomedicine is similar to functional medicine (which primarily focuses on the integration of digestive, immune and hormone balance) in that it seeks to understand the root cause of illness. However, in the classic definition of functional medicine which appreciates the interrelationship between the digestive, immune and adrenal systems which then impacts oxidative stress and detoxification, biomedical medicine integrates additional information such as hereditary factors, environmental toxicity, special biochemical imbalances such as methylation defects and metabolic enzyme problems and neurochemistry issues. Biomedicine is well suited towards helping the autism-spectrum community, but is applicable to any patient population and merges incredibly well with the basics of functional medicine. In essence, functional and biomedicine medicine go hand-in-hand to deepen a practitioner’s knowledge of multisystem problems and ways to intervene on the patient’s behalf. An example of an integrative medicine approach is the use of a diagnostic tool called the Organic Acids Test which is available to assess various metabolic disorders that can be negatively influencing a person’s health. For example, a chemical called 3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxypropionic acid (HPHPA) produced from clostridia bacteria can lead to psychiatric problems such as Schizophrenia, depression or even autism. This is not a marker identified from adrenal, digestive stool and […]
Integrative Medicine and Gastrointestinal Problems
Integrative medicine is a comprehensive approach to health care that looks for the underlying root cause of illness, and then provides a wide variety of therapeutic options including medicines, diet and nutritional supplementation. The digestive system (aka. gut) plays a central role in human physiology is the key area of nutrient absorption and toxin elimination. The gut is the physical window to the body uniquely designed to allow the “good stuff to get into the bloodstream, and keep the bad stuff out.” Unfortunately, this does not always happen and people’s health can be greatly compromised by toxic food or a toxic gut (from pathogenic bacteria, yeast and parasites) that leads to inflammation and oxidative stress throughout the body. This oxidative stress and inflammation triggers stress responses through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis eventually leading to adrenal dysfunction. A food example of this problem is gluten intolerance which generates inflammatory processes in the digestive system manifesting as bloating, gas, and stool problems (constipation and/or diarrhea), but also systemic issues such as fatigue, headaches and joint aches and pains. In severe cases, a form of gluten intolerance called Celiac Disease has been linked to cerebellar atrophy (leading to neurological problems of balance and spatial […]
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