Functional Medicine is a systems biology–based approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of disease. Each symptom or differential diagnosis may be one of many contributing to an individual’s illness. A diagnosis can be the result of more than one cause. For example, depression can be caused by many different factors, including inflammation. Likewise, a cause such as inflammation may lead to a number of different diagnoses, including depression. The precise manifestation of each cause depends on the individual’s genes, environment, and lifestyle, and only treatments that address the right cause will have lasting benefit beyond symptom suppression.
Functional Medicine
Domain: Biology | Beliefs
Providers
Elena A Christofides, MD, FACE
Endocrinology Associates
72 West 3rd Avenue
Columbus, OH
Katherine Kraft OTR/L, FDN-P, CTRC
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Kevin Sarich DC
Abundant You Chiropractic & Wellness
3969 Trueman Blvd
Hilliard, OH 43026
Paige Gutheil DO
Signature Primary Care and Wellness, LLC
4611 Trueman Blvd, Suite 300
Hilliard, OH 43026
Patty Shipley, RN
Leaves of Life
75 East Wilson Bridge Road, C-2
Worthington, OH 43085
