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The functional medicine approach is different for each person since each treatment is tailored to that person's specific illness. Functional medicine doctors look at your full history to identify the root causes of an illness.
They usually spend more time with you than conventional doctors.
Your relationship with a functional medicine doctor may also be different than with your primary care doctor.
According to The Institute For Functional Medicine, it’s a more collaborative partnership: the doctor considers your input while still
keeping you responsible for your choices as they relate to your condition and treatment. With functional medicine, the care given is based
on the system affected, not the condition diagnosed. For example, a diagnosis of depression may have multiple causes. A functional medicine
doctor will research and treat each cause, leading to a personalized treatment approach."