Functional Medicine
Functional medicine is personalized medicine that deals with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of symptoms for serious chronic disease. It emphasizes "patient care" rather than "disease care."
The Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine believes that functional medicine is the bridge that will unite allopathic medicine (western medicine) and alternative and integrative medicine as we move into the future. Functional medicine looks at the symptom as a sentinel, telling the patient there is an imbalance in the body. This can then be investigated to see what organ system needs to be addressed to restore health to the body rather than simply treating the symptom.
Guest Writer
21st Century Medicine: A New Model for Medical Education and Practice
There are many complex problems that took many decades to create and that will require a long-term national effort and effective leadership in public policy to alter. In this article by Dr. David S. Jones, Laurie Hofmann, and Sheila Quinn, IFM recognizes – and emphasizes – that not only must we change healthcare and medical education (the primary focus of this paper), but over the next decades we must also change the practices and priorities of our political, social, and economic structures to achieve fundamental change in the public's health.
Research Report
Summary of the Institute for Functional Medicine White Paper
In an effort to convey the intention of the lengthy white paper submitted by the Institute for Functional Medicine, the Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine (FAIM) has produced the following summary.
Video
An Interview with Dr. Abram Hoffer
Abram Hoffer (November 11, 1917 - May 27, 2009), was a Canadian psychiatrist known for his work with nutrition, schizophrenia, and cancer. He is considered to be the father of Orthomolecular Medicine.
Events
Educational Programs from the Institute for Functional Medicine
Symposiums, conferences, and advanced practice modules where you can learn more about functional medicine.
Meet the Founder
Businessman and retired Congressman Berkley Bedell founded the Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine in 1998. Learn more...
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