Functional Medicine combines the best of two worlds: Conventional (or Allopathic) Medicine, which is known as common mainstream medical care, and Holistic Medicine, which is a whole person approach.  While there is merit to the advancements in medical technology and science, Conventional Medicine alone offers only a tip of the iceberg or band aid approach in treating chronic symptoms without understanding the depth of the inflammatory processes which caused the illness in the first place.  This approach often leads to limited pharmaceutical options that may result in dire consequences to your health.

There is a place for conventional standardized medicine in emergent and urgent care. There are merits and benefits to treatment of major acute events, trauma, and injury based on an algorithm approach in a hospital setting. However, the conventional medicine approach falls short of treating chronic illnesses and it misses the point for prevention and reversal of chronic conditions, autoimmune conditions, cancers, heart disease, dementia, and so on.