FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

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At the American Hospital’s Functional Medicine Department, our specialists focus on determining how and why illnesses occur.

In short, the Functional Medicine model provides predictive, preventive and personalized treatment with an individualized, patient-centered, science-based approach that empowers patients and practitioners to work together to address the underlying causes of diseases and promote optimal wellness in the process.

A detailed understanding of each patient’s genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle factors are required for this process. With the essential collected data, our physicians evaluate the effects of the aforementioned variables as well as environmental factors on each patient’s health and how each factor can trigger complex-chronic diseases. At the end of each analysis, a long-term customized health plan/lifestyle program is formulated for each patient.

There are two main areas that are studied in detail during Functional Medicine evaluations and constitute the key components of treatment: Nutrition and lifestyle.

Food and Nutrition: We know that when unhealthy patterns occur in our eating habits (which are vital to sustaining healthy lifestyles), they play a significant role in many health-related issues we encounter throughout our lives. Studies show that eating habits can affect positive or unwanted negative consequences on human biology as well as psychology. According to scientific data, positive changes in dietary habits have promising and surprising effects not only for healthy living but also for the treatment of very serious diseases.

Lifestyle: Studies that show lifestyle changes have an important effect on people's healthy lives are becoming increasingly numerous. In particular, the effects of stress, sleep and physical activity on our holistic health are very important.