Functional Medicine Assessment

Functional Medicine Assessment

The FMA lets your doctor understand how every system in your body is working together to keep your body healthy. Think of your body as a fish tank. If the water in the tank becomes polluted, the fish become sick and may even die. Now imagine your cells and organs as fish and your body as a tank. If not properly cared for, the internal fluids within your "tank" become polluted, resulting in an unhealthy environment in which your cells and organs "swim." The Functional Medicine Assessment utilizes urine and saliva analysis to show how nutrients and other elements are moving throughout your body. Saliva is used because it provides an overall picture of the body's internal cellular enviromnent. Urine represents what's being fliltered and removed by the body. By comparing the two, your Functional Medicine Practitioner can clearly see just how healthy or polluted your tank is. Once she understands how all of your body's organs and systems are working together, she can then determine which ones are not carrying their weight. At that point, a customized treatment plan - which may combine nutrition, pharmaceutical grade supplements, dietary programs, and exercise - can be developed to treat and prevent chronic illness and promote long-term health.