symptom that arises with a new medication, supplement, or herb. The clinician needs to work with the body and more importantly with you, the individual, to find and address the cause(s) of your specific symptoms. This may seem a bit facetious but it is not a Viagra deficiency that creates male impotence, it is not an Advil deficiency that creates headaches, and it certainly isn’t a Tums or Prevacid deficiency that creates indigestion. There are many underlying causes that should be searched out and addressed for each of these common symptoms. To illustrate my point, I have in- cluded a case study that demonstrates how I use the Functional Medicine approach to help you become healthy, detect the underlying cause and ad- dress the symptoms. Cassandra, a 47 year-old female,
and stay-at-home mother of three 3, presents with:
• Type-2 diabetes diagnosed two years ago
• Complaints of burning, tingling and numbness in her feet, • Excessive weight gain over the last three years, and
• Decreased energy in the afternoon.
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