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Nutritional / Functional Medicine



When combined with the life changing treatments of chiropractic, nutritional supplementation and dietary changes can initiate significant recovery in patients with chronic health conditions.   The following health problems typically have a primary nutritional imbalance as a root cause:  chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, migraines, skin dermatitis / eczema, autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, thyroiditis, etc., brain fog / memory issues, recurrent infections, weak immunity, asthma and many other conditions.

 The new paradigm of metabolic analysis is called functional medicine.  The overall goal is to maximize whole body function at all levels - cellular, genetic, emotional, mental and physical.  The doctor may analyze urine, blood, stool, hair or saliva specimens to evaluate various molecules such as heavy metal toxins, hormones, minerals, vitamins, fats, proteins, or organic acid chemicals, etc.  In many cases very few laboratory tests need to be evaluated, and the doctor can assess a person through other means and implement simple but highly effective nutritional suggestions.

Functional medicine protocols have been developed that provide restoration of tissue function.  Common treatments may focus on the digestive, immune and detoxification systems that have a calming effect on the whole body.  By building a good foundation in these core control systems, the brain or hormone system can now regulate and orchestrate the rest of the tissue functions at the highest level.  The net effect is that patients begin to feel better with more energy and symptom reduction or reversal.

Our Functional Medicine Background
The doctor is well versed in the clinical nutrition sciences, and has been kept abreast of the evolving science based functional medicine research by teaching and attending national symposiums on a wide range of topics such as cardiology, immunology, gastroenterology (digestive), toxicology, endocrinology (hormone) and others.

Our center has been a leader in the midwest in functional medicine.   In 1999 we established the Minnesota Center for Functional Medicine to treat a wide variety of internal disorders.  During this time we have been able to improve the lives of hundreds of autistic spectrum children with the D.A.N.! (defeat autism now) protocols with biological treatments.  Many adults with inflammatory bowel diseases, inflammatory arthritis, skin disorders, migraines, and so forth have been helped with nutritional / functional medicine programs.