The Life style factors in the Functional medicine pillars of health are looked at first and foremost: Sleep, Movement, Stress management, Nutrition and general mental health.
Supplements are added once testing has identified they are needed.
Health and Safety Start at the Cellular level
To Heal the body needs to feel SAFE.
Starting at the cellular level with the Cell danger response.
Addressing the function of the Autonomic nervous system, how the body can get stuck in Sympathetic dominance ( Fight and Flight) and how to stimulate the Vagus Nerve.
Looking at the Gut terrain, hormones (Cortisol) and Neurotransmitters and overall general inflammation and oxidative stress.
Optimizing Health, understanding Resilience and the body’s capacity for Self Repair
The healthy body is constantly building or breaking things down depending on what is needed and most conducive to homeostasis at the moment.
Both processes are crucial to life.
Rather than guessing we use testing (Blood, urine and salivary) to determine Nutritional , Functional and Metabolic status for the different systems and pathways.
This will inform our protocols in a more precise and personalised way.
In the health Optimization approach we look at the markers of health and through careful pattern observation ( alongside symptoms and patient’s health history ) we make the adjustments and corrections to realign the basic metabolic functions and orient the body towards lasting health.