Functional Medicine
with James Ellis DC, IFMCP
What Is Functional Medicine and How Can It Help You?
Functional medicine is a different approach to restoring an individual’s health. Our medical healthcare system is excellent at controlling symptoms to prevent or slow down disease progression and saving lives when we are in a crisis. However, managing symptoms is not necessarily optimal health. Many individuals who have gone through the medical system find themselves dependent on medication and still battling with low energy, limited functional ability and ultimately a lower quality of life which all represent lingering suboptimal health.
Functional medicine fills the gap in our healthcare system by helping you to improve your health beyond symptom control. It is a deep dive into you as an individual and the factors determining your health status.
Individualised
Recommendations and care are tailored to you as an individual.
Truly Holistic
Views you as a whole person with interconnected systems.
Advanced Lab testing
Find out what is really causing your issues.
Getting To The Cause
To support real health improvements and prevent future issues.
Therapeutic Partnership
Working with you and helping you to understand your health.
‘Functional Medicine has changed my life’ – Kelly, 28
“I had a range of different symptoms before working with James with no clear diagnosis and no clarity as to what was causing them. My symptoms were mixed between GI issues and hormonal imbalances. I was very frustrated as I wasn’t getting any answers and there was no information for me to try and get better. I felt very helpless.
I feel completely different now, I feel like myself again. A feeling that I had not had for a long time. Knowing what was happening with my body and how I could help myself was invaluable. James educated me in a way that was supportive and motivating and allowed me to take control of my health. I can truly say that my experience of functional medicine has changed my life.”
An Approach Based on Asking WHY?
Functional medicine is very thorough and detail orientated. The new patient appointment usually takes 90-120 minutes to complete as we have a deep conversation about how you got to this point with your health.
My belief is that there is always a reason why our health is not optimal. Why do you have fatigue? Why do you have chronic inflammation? Why do you have IBS? If enough time is taken with the right expertise, answers to complex conundrums and previously unexplained poor health are often identified.
Schedule a Discovery Call to Discuss Your Circumstances with Me
This is a free 20 minute consultation with absolutely no obligations to find out whether I would be in a good position to help you with your individual circumstances and to answer any questions you might have.