What is Functional Medicine?

 

Functional medicine is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century.  Our society is experiencing a sharp increase in the number of people who suffer from complex, chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, mental illness, dementia, autoimmune disorders and conditions like irritable bowel syndrome.  Shifting the traditional disease-centred focus of medical practice to a more patient-centred approach addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms.  Instead of prescribing medications, we try to get to the root cause and examine lifestyle & food.

 

Incorporating Integrative Nutrition & Functional Medicine coaching - Health Yourself

 

Before chemical drugs people used food as medicine.  Your body is designed to heal itself and through the right life style changes, food, energy, movement and love you can heal your body. 

 

Beacons in my Holistic Coaching:

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• Understand your health history and go back to past trauma, birth and triggers

• Work through your lifestyle factors

• Understand your food history

• Navigate and work alongside you to find the right healing plan specific to you

• Work through mindfulness, exercise & set achievable goals

• Support, motivate and listen

• Bridge the gap to where you are and where you want to be in your health, habits and healing your body

• Understand the origin of your diagnosis, navigating through a field of facts and treatments while focusing on healing through food. 

 

Areas of specialty:

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• Eliminate inflammation & bloating

• Relief from chronic pain

• Understand and manage your food sensitivities, allergies and intolerances

• Detox and fasting to kickstart your weight loss or Health journey

• Understanding and eating for PCOS

• Using food as your secret weapon in fertility

• Healthy Pregnancies and what to eat to give your baby the best foundation

• Female hormones & weight loss and specialising in hormone detox programs

• Weight loss

• Teen health

 

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