Functional Medicine
Six in 10 Americans have at least one chronic disease. Our children aren’t far behind, with an estimated 43% having at least one chronic condition. Globally, chronic illness has also been significantly trending upward over the past couple of decades.
If you’re struggling with chronic illness and your medical care only consists of symptom management, functional medicine offers a powerful modality for pursuing true root-cause healing. Chronic conditions often have a deeper cause, and you don’t have to accept them as an unavoidable part of life.
What Is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine shifts the focus from a disease-centered model to a patient-centered strategy that addresses the root causes of illness. Unlike standard allopathic care, which typically relies on medications or procedures to treat specific diagnoses, functional medicine considers the body an interconnected system.
It assesses a variety of factors, including nutrition, gut health, genetics, environmental exposures, lifestyle, and more, to create a holistic and individualized care plan. Functional medicine is dynamic for both prevention and root-cause healing protocols for chronic conditions.
What Issues Can Functional Medicine Address?
Functional medicine can address any health issue, including:
- Early detection of imbalances before disease develops
- Assesses genetic and environmental risk factors
- Supports holistic health for disease prevention
- Root-cause healing protocols for all chronic illnesses
- Personalized nutrition for overall health
- Lifestyle strategies for stress resilience and overall wellness
- Sleep optimization for recovery and cellular repair
How Does Functional Medicine Work?
Functional medicine takes a whole-body approach to health, focusing on finding and addressing the root causes of illness instead of just managing symptoms. Rather than offering a quick-fix prescription, it digs deeper to understand why you’re feeling the way you do. Through comprehensive lab testing, in-depth health history, and lifestyle assessments, functional medicine creates a personalized, science-backed protocol to help your body with prevention, healing, and thriving.
Who Benefits From Functional Medicine?
Individuals of all ages and backgrounds can benefit from functional medicine. Functional medicine offers all-inclusive healthcare, minimizing the need for multiple specialists who only treat one system or part of the body.
When Will I See Results From Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine encompasses comprehensive holistic care and prevention. Since everyone’s health journey differs, personalized protocols and durations will always vary. We believe that some level of symptom relief should be experienced within three months of following a protocol. While it will be dependent on your health and personalized needs, we recommend working with us for at least three to six months. As your health improves and any accountability or check-in needs lessen, we recommend annual visits for preventative care.
What Makes EFH Different for Functional Medicine?
At EFH, root-cause healing is always the number one priority. Founded by Judy Cho, a thought leader in the wellness space, EFH was built organically from a passion for unearthing real answers for our community of the most chronically ill. Judy’s deep commitment to always searching for solutions is at the heart of our practice, and every member of our team shares that same dedication to putting the patient first.
As EFH partners with licensed physicians, we can better serve you holistically.
What sets us apart is our cutting-edge, adaptable strategy. We integrate the most effective protocols from various schools of thought, from Carnivore elimination diets to personalized environmental treatment plans, tailoring every step to what works best for you. Unlike others in the Carnivore and wellness spaces, we’re not dogmatic—we embrace new research, evolving data, the latest science, and partner with experts in their respective medical fields to continually refine our strategies.
We’ve been where you are—navigating symptoms, searching for answers, and feeling unheard. After having our own healing journeys and supporting thousands to do the same, we’re ready to guide you. Let’s get you healing and thriving.
References
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