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What is Functional Medicine?
With a unique approach to healthcare, Functional Medicine entails investigating the root causes of illness or disease. By identifying and treating these underlying issues, the true problem is addressed, instead of simply treating symptoms. Functional Medicine views the body as an interconnected system, understanding that imbalances in one area can affect other areas.
Functional medicine practitioners, like RENU’s Dr. Janine McKay, strive to understand each individual’s unique genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle factors to create personalized treatment plans aimed at promoting optimal health and wellness.
What Do I Need to Do to Prepare for My First Functional Medicine Appointment with
Dr. Janine McKay?
One of our Patient Concierge will contact you to gather your basic information for booking and arrange to send you the comprehensive health history form. In addition, any previous labs, imaging, medical reports from other practitioners, or test results. The form must be completed and labs (if you have) must be sent in a minimum of five days prior to your appointment. This gives the relevant Doctor – in the case of Functional Medicine, this would
be Dr. Janine McKay – time to review all the information to better prepare for your consultation.
What Does Functional Medicine Entail?
At RENU, Dr. Janine McKay delivers true Functional Medicine. This means we emphasize a patient-centered, integrative approach to healthcare – with a view to addressing the interconnectedness of the body’s systems. Our focus is to restore balance and function to achieve optimal health and vitality. Typical treatments could include:
● Comprehensive Health Assessment: Conducting in depth evaluations of a patient’s medical history, lifestyle factors, genetic predispositions, and environmental influences to gain a comprehensive understanding of their health status.
● Functional Testing: Utilizing advanced laboratory tests and diagnostic assessments to evaluate biomarkers, hormones, nutrient deficiencies, food sensitivities, gut health, and other factors contributing to health imbalances.
● Personalized Treatment Plans: Developing individualized treatment plans that integrate lifestyle modifications, dietary interventions, targeted supplementation, stress management techniques, exercise protocols, and mind-body therapies to address the underlying causes of illness and promote optimal health.
● Nutritional Therapy: Offering personalized nutrition counseling and guidance based on the principles of functional medicine to optimize dietary choices, support proper nutrient absorption, balance blood sugar levels, and promote overall well-being.
● Lifestyle Medicine: Incorporating lifestyle interventions such as stress reduction techniques, sleep optimization strategies, exercise prescription, and mindfulness practices to support the body’s natural healing processes and enhance resilience against illness.
● Gut Health Optimization: Addressing imbalances in the gut microbiome through dietary modifications, probiotic supplementation, gut-healing protocols, and microbiome testing to improve digestion, immune function, mood regulation, and overall health.
● Hormone Balancing: Assessing hormonal imbalances and utilizing targeted interventions such as bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, adrenal support protocols, and lifestyle modifications to restore hormonal equilibrium and alleviate symptoms related to hormone dysfunction.
● Integrative Therapies: Incorporating complementary and alternative modalities such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, chiropractic and physiotherapy care, massage therapy, internal medicine, mental health support and mind body medicine techniques to support the body’s innate healing mechanisms and promote holistic wellness.