Functional medicine is the evolution of the practice of medicine, which more fully addresses the health needs of the 21st century. By shifting the traditional focus from disease-centered medicine to a patient-centered approach, functional medicine serves the whole person, not just a cluster of isolated symptoms. Functional medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to their stories and seeing the interactions between genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that may have a long-term influence on health and the complex problems of chronic diseases. In this way, functional medicine supports the unique expression of health and vitality of each individual.
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