16/08/2022
Functional Medicine is treatment of the 'root cause', but there is one area of our health so often overlooked by the medical profession contributing to chronic illnesses - ‘Your Environment’
eg. chronic fatigue, migraines, gut issues, thyroid dysfunction, arthritis
Being a Functional Medicine Practitioner for the past few years has at times been extremely rewarding yet frustrating, not understanding why some chronically ill patients improve for a while but then revert back to ill health & do not improve.
My view now of investigating & treating the 'root cause' has been forever altered as result of first hand experience of an 'environmentally acquired illness'.
This discovery happened after a family member developed & endured for years multiple symptoms with no understanding or treatment available from conventional medicine .
Through extensive research & encountering various experts in the field of CIRS, (chronic inflammatory response syndrome/ mould illness), I discovered the world of environmental medicine, which has a profound impact on human health and my approach to practice.
I realised my nutritional & biochemistry toolkit were only as useful as the environment was healthy.
My mission is to help raise public awareness of the importance the environment has on their health, to educate & treat often overlooked aspects of their daily health like your home, work space, where you grew up, EMFs, toxins, quality of the air you breath, water you drink & where you food is grown.