Toxicities
Definition- chronic exposure to environmental toxins including heavy metals and pesticides in water, soil, foods, and dental fillings, plastics, and air pollution that cause decrease function of cells, tissues, and organs and cause long-term harm and diseases.
Symptoms-Fatigue, muscle and joint pain and weakness, headaches, brain fog and memory issues, digestive issues, anxiety/depression, numbness and tingling in extremities, and skin irritations
Functional Medicine Approach-
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You will have a full assessment of your current lifestyle, nutrition, stress level and management, and sleep health and hygiene.
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Individualized plans of care will be created by the practitioner and patient.
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Depending on your specific symptoms, there may be more targeted assessment and testing of blood sugar metabolism, thyroid function, pituitary. or hypothalamus function and cardiovascular assessment, gut imbalances, food intolerances, toxin screening, hormone imbalance, antibody intolerances, inflammatory markers, and/or deficiencies of nutrients.
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After finding the root cause of illness plans may be revised. Solutions can be multi-layered and take time, especially auto-immune disease and hormone imbalance. We may need to integrate care with a specialist after referral.
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Detox plans are gentle and supervised if necessary.
Commitment to treatment will improve outcomes.
We will support you every step of the way!