All diseases start in the gut, however traditional medicine only addresses the symptoms of the gut microbiome, not the root cause. Functional medicine provides evidence based gut treatment that focuses on the following:
Gut Health Symptoms
An imbalanced gut microbiome has impacts that extend beyond the digestive system. It presents with a wide range of symptoms which commonly include:
Health-forward patients can proactively support their gut health by following protocols to get off of PPIs (like Prilosec) and SSRIs antidepressants – medications that lead to symptom-producing gut imbalances.
** Did you know that your gut produces about 95% of your body’s serotonin? If the microbiome is imbalanced, you may suffer from depression?
Gut Health Treatment
Functional medicine providers optimize gut health by beginning with a gut test, listening to their patients and developing a personalized gut health protocol that rebalances the gut microbiome. These treatments include:
