The healthcare industry in America is in a state of flux, one that has pushed to a tipping point in recent years as it continues to wage war against various health crises, most recently COVID-19.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Western States (UWS) and The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) are pleased to announce their joint collaboration to integrate the ...
What Is a Functional Medicine Doctor? Functional medicine doctors use specialized training and techniques to find the root causes of chronic illnesses. They work holistically, considering the full ...
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) released its highly anticipated 2020-2021 Annual Report showcasing critically important mission-driven work to empower ...
When we think of traditional medicine, we often picture visits to the doctor’s office, prescriptions for medications, and treatments focused solely on the symptoms of our ailments. While these methods ...
Functional and integrative medicine are closely related. Both approaches take a broad view of the factors that can affect a person’s health and focus on addressing them in treatment. The terms ...
Years of work as a Special Forces soldier left Master Sgt. Geoff Dardia in poor health before he discovered functional medicine approaches. (Photo courtesy Master Sgt. Geoff Dardia) Master Sgt. Geoff ...
The answers kept being the same — “We don’t know.” Megan Bonney had been experiencing a concerning fluctuation of her heart rate and shortness of breath throughout the spring of 2022. She had to go to ...
Integrative medicine blends conventional and complementary care, while functional medicine seeks to identify root causes of symptoms first and restore the function of the different body systems. When ...