Functional Medicine

Functional medicine goes beyond what you have experienced at your traditional doctor's appointment. It is unlike conventional medicine because it looks at your body as a whole and considers all systems when treating illness and health conditions. It is not focused solely on treating symptoms, but on identifying and treating the root cause. 

Functional medicine at Performance Health & Wellness provides you with:

• Longer appointments with the doctor
• Advanced biomedical testing (blood, saliva, urine, and/or stool)
• Customized nutrition and fitness strategies to address your unique health status
• Team-based healthcare to ensure success
• Lifestyle recommendations to support your health journey

All aspects of your nutrition, exercise patterns, sleep quality, and levels of stress are considered while assessing your health. Functional Medicine avoids addressing just one system in the body, as each and every interconnected system must be functioning properly for the entire person to be healthy.

What Does Functional Medicine Treat?

At Performance Health & Wellness, we focus on preventing illness by uncovering the underlying root cause of disease. Our goal is to figure out which systems in the body are not working optimally and then create effective strategies to help restore normal function to those areas. Many people come to our clinic with numerous symptoms and it is our job to figure out what is causing those symptoms. Functional Medicine is often recommended for the treatment of conditions that are often difficult to diagnose and treat.

Common conditions treated with Functional Medicine include:

Your evaluation looks to uncover the underlying causes and triggers of dysfunction, including how your body rids itself of toxins, hormone regulation, the health of your digestive tract, and how your body absorbs nutrients, immune system function, and the inflammatory response.

Treatment Options Individually Selected for You

Addressing the imbalances in your body can be done in many different ways. At Performance Health & Wellness, we employ a variety of specific interventions and customize your wellness program based on your unique needs. Your individual wellness program may include a combination of advanced biomedical testing, nutritional counseling, supplementation, dietary strategies, detoxification programs, exercise and movement instruction, stress management tools, weight loss plans, and more. Your personally tailored health plan will include everything you need to be at your best!

How the Process Works at Performance Health & Wellness

Our functional medicine process is very simple. We want to collect as much data as we can so that we can create a customized program for you to reach your goals as fast as possible. The first step is having you complete the unique questionnaire that will help us uncover any potential dysfunctions within the body.

To get started all you have to do is follow these steps:

• Complete our comprehensive Functional Medicine new client paperwork
• Return the completed paperwork to our office via fax, email, or in-person
• Once we receive your paperwork, we will call you to set up your initial 30 or 60-minute consultation (most require 60 minutes)

During your initial consultation, we will discuss your paperwork with you and learn more about your health and fitness goals. Using all of this information we will suggest the next steps which many times will include specific lab testing (blood, urine, saliva, and/or stool) to help uncover any underlying dysfunctions. Once we have the lab results back we will have all the information we need to create a customized functional medicine program to help you correct any abnormal lab values, improve the function of your entire body, and help you achieve your goals in the most efficient manner possible.

You can obtain our Functional Medicine paperwork by calling our office at (949) 476-1250 and we will email them directly to you. Once completed we can book your first appointment.

Functional Medicine: A Tailored Approach To Your Whole Health

At Performance Health & Wellness, we create a customized plan for your nutrition, fitness, stress management, sleep, and supplements while managing any chronic illness or underlying health conditions that we uncover. We use detailed patient history and questionnaires along with advanced biomedical testing to create the most efficient path towards your optimal health. To learn how Functional Medicine can improve your health naturally, contact Performance Health & Wellness in Irvine, California to schedule your initial assessment today. Let us show you how Functional Medicine can help your body heal.