Functional and Integrative Medicine

Functional medicine and integrative medicine providers approach the practice of medicine holistically. Our team treats the whole person as well as the disorder. Because of our holistic approach, we prioritize the physician-patient relationship and focus on understanding the impact of the illness, rather than focusing solely on the diagnosis.

What Is Integrative Health?

Per the NIH: “Integrative health brings conventional and complementary approaches together in a coordinated way. Integrative health also emphasizes multimodal interventions which are two or more interventions such as conventional medicine, lifestyle changes, physical rehabilitation, psychotherapy, and complementary health approaches in various combinations, with an emphasis on treating the whole person rather than, for example, one organ system. Integrative health aims for well-coordinated care among different providers and institutions by bringing conventional and complementary approaches together to care for the whole person.”

-NCCIH.NIH.gov

At Cleveland Hormone Health and Functional Medicine Institute, the implementation of integrative health is the cornerstone of our approach to your well-being. Dr. Joseph believes that taking time to understand the impact that illness and hormone imbalance have on each individual and each life is a true differentiator driving better outcomes. As a result, each therapeutic regimen is customized to address not only a diagnosis but also your lifestyle and goals. By utilizing specialty testing and comprehensive labs, his focus is to better understand the function and dysfunction, hurdles and potential risk factors related to your health.

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Is Integrative Health Right For Me?

Integrative Health is the way medicine should be practiced. It considers lifestyle, diet, sleep, travel, schedules, relationships, and fears which may impede a healthy person. Integrative Health also employs evidence-based medicine and intimate knowledge of metabolism and biochemistry. Armed with this understanding, the ability to identify the underlying cause of disease and the natural corrective treatments to restore balance and health are greatly improved. Our goal is not to only be “within normal limits”. Our goal is to restore optimal function.

Many of the below-listed maladies are well treated using Integrative Health:

Dr. Joseph emphasizes good communication and partner building as a tenet of integrative health. The inclusion of goals, community, mind, attitude and honesty help nurture a unique relationship enjoyed by both patient and physician alike.

The integration of evidence-based conventional medicine and alternative medical treatment provides an arsenal to identify both the diagnosis and treatments to successfully implement according to your lifestyle.

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Benefits of functional and integrative medicine

What exactly is functional medicine?

The functional medicine model is an individualized, patient-centered, science-based approach that empowers patients and practitioners to work together to address the underlying causes of disease and promote optimal wellness.

Is functional medicine the same as integrative medicine?

Much like integrative medicine, functional medicine treats the individual rather than the disease. Often, individual genetic and environmental research is conducted to obtain a deeper knowledge of the patient’s health status 

What does a functional medicine consultation entail?

Functional medicine providers spend time listening to you and gathering your medical history. We use this information to identify the root cause(s) of the illness, including triggers such as poor nutrition, stress, toxins, allergens, genetics and your microbiome (the bacteria living in and on your body).

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