Functional
Medicine

Modern life is very chal­len­ging. The envi­ron­mental influences we have created put a strain on our bodies and lead to a rapidly growing number of chronic life­style dise­ases. These include cardio­vas­cular dise­ases, cancer, diabetes, obesity, respi­ra­tory dise­ases, depres­sion and anxiety disor­ders.

Our bodies are not desi­gned to be constantly stressed, surrounded by pollut­ants, suffe­ring from inflamm­a­tion and chronic infec­tions, under­sup­plied with important nutri­ents and lacking sleep.

Our body reacts with maladapt­a­tions because this envi­ron­ment changes drama­ti­cally and the orga­nism has no time to adapt.

This mismatch between our genes and our modern lives is the main reason why chronic dise­ases have become the huge problem they are today.

The current medical system is prima­rily specia­lized in emer­gen­cies. It focuses on the rapid diagnosis and treat­ment of acute problems such as appen­di­citis or broken bones. There are specific, prescribed treat­ments such as medi­ca­tion or surgery aimed at trea­ting the imme­diate problem or symptom.

However, emer­gency medi­cine is not suitable for preven­ting or trea­ting complex, chronic dise­ases. In most cases, it does not take into account the unique genetic makeup of each indi­vi­dual or factors such as envi­ron­mental toxins and the aspects of today’s life­style that have a direct impact on the rise of chronic disease in modern Western society.

There is a huge discrepancy between scien­tific rese­arch and medical prac­tice. It can take decades for new findings from basic rese­arch to be incor­po­rated into the medical treat­ment of chronic dise­ases. We don’t want to wait that long.