HEALTHCARE,
NOT sick care.
Today, 1 in 2 Americans have a chronic disease, and functional medicine’s focus is to empower patients to take their health back into their own hands. Ultimately, functional medicine is genuine HEALTH care, not sick care.
Holistic Healthcare in Indianapolis, IN.
Comparison
Check out this list to compare the differences between functional medicine and conventional medicine.
Functional Medicine
Aims to prevent disease
Whole-person approach
Uses nutrition, lifestyle & natural solutions first as “medicine”
Relieves symptoms by addressing the root cause
Highly-customized
Advocates for you and with you
Cutting-edge research
Cost-effective (get to the root cause quicker)
Multi-team approach (dr’s, therapists, nutritionists, coaches, etc.)
Great for chronic disease prevention and remission
Conventional Healthcare
Disease management
Referral hopping (doctor to doctor)
Prescription drugs and 15-minute appointments
Suppresses all the symptoms with medicines
Treated the same
You have to be your own advocate
Slower adoption of current research
Expenses add up to continually managing illness
You have to build your own team or go it alone
Great for surgery and acute care (broken bones, car wrecks, etc.)
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Take Back Control of Your Health and Wellness!
Let’s talk briefly about your medical history, how you feel today, and how you would like to feel. An Integrative Health Specialists of Indiana team member will share how our approach to listening to our patients and integrating traditional medicine, holistic therapies, nutrition, and vitamin therapy will help you achieve optimal health and wellness.