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HEALTH CARE Functional Medicine Leads the Way by Linda Sechrist


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Historical Overview During the last 25 years, a less drug-based grassroots model for dealing with chronic illnesses in the U.S. has emerged. First labeled holistic, the movement gained momentum as alternative approaches morphed into being considered comple- mentary to conventional medicine, war- ranting studies by the National Institutes of Health. Responding to public interest, an integrative model of care that focuses on the whole person has taken root in medical institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio. Te latest evolution to a systems-


oriented, patient-focused clinical model of functional medicine, which seeks to address causes of illness, rather than simply treat symptoms, has been garnering increasing interest by the public and pioneering medi- cal professionals. It’s now maturing into personalized functional medicine.


New Standard of Care One of the best-prepared, traditionally trained medical professionals in explain- ing this approach is Jeffrey S. Bland, Ph.D., recognized as the father of functional medicine, and author of Te Disease Delu- sion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer and Happier Life. He co-founded, with his wife, Susan, the Institute for Functional Medicine, in Washington, which provides a system geared to understanding the complexity of chronic illness and design individualized programs for more effective healing. “Medical science didn’t have the


advanced technology 25 years ago to per- form the research that now helps us better understand the complexity of chronic ill- ness, as well as our present ecological view of the body. Today we’re examining how all the networks of our biology intersect in a dynamic process that creates health


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