HEALTHCARE,
NOT sick care.
Today, 1 in 2 Americans has 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.
Aims to prevent disease
Disease management
Uses nutrition, lifestyle & natural solutions first as “medicine”
Prescription drugs and 15-minute appointments
Relieves symptoms by addressing the root cause
Suppresses all the symptoms with medicines
Highly-customized
Treated the same
Advocates for you and with you
You have to be your own advocate
Cutting-edge research
Slower adoption of current research
Multi-team approach (dr’s, therapists, nutritionists, coaches, etc.)
You have to build your own team or go it alone
Conventional Healthcare
Functional Medicine
Referral hopping (doctor to doctor)
Whole-person approach
Expenses add up to continually managing illness
Cost-effective (get to the root cause quicker)
Great for surgery and acute care (broken bones, car wrecks, etc.)
Great for chronic disease prevention and remission
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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.