"Pulling the Weeds"

A mere century ago, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for humanity at large was caused by the threat of acute illnesses stemming from microbial pathogens, poor sanitary conditions and scarcity of essential resources. Advancements in medicine and technology have undoubtedly been assets to our longevity as a species, but we are now unfortunately encountering a new wave of threats to our health in the form of chronic disease. Modern day advancements in the industrialization of food, excessive exposure to toxic compounds, and intensified levels of mental/emotional/physical stresses of society have lead to numerous physiologic disturbances/symptoms taking hold and eventually giving root to chronic multi-factorial diseases. The numerous conditions we will look to uproot and reverse through our functional medicine approach are the following: