The current western health paradigm is based upon disease care and symptom suppression using pharmaceutical agents. If you really understand how the body works, you know that pharmaceuticals as a long-term treatment of chronic disease are a dead end as they simply do not address the root cause of the dysfunction. This style of ideology is a shotgun approach to health. There is no specificity, no individualization as the effects of pharmaceuticals are not linear which is evident in the fact that the effects and side effects vary greatly from person to person.
For those that are not satisfied with such an approach, another option may work for you that is based upon a functional model. The functional methodology looks at each person as a biochemically unique and whole individual and seeks the cause or causes for his/her apparent dysfunction. The person is the center of focus not the dis-ease. With the functional mind set, the body is not a group of parts that work independently of each other but rather a system of systems that work synergistically and rely on the proper function of the other parts to make the body whole and healthy. The body is integrated, not isolated, in all functions it performs.
The four main questions that the functional mindset attempts to answers are as follows:
1. Does the client have a dysfunction? If so, where is it coming from?
2. What are the unique cause or causes of the dysfunction?
3. What individualized steps and in what order need to be taken to restore function?
4. When has function for the client been restored? When do reparative protocols stop and maintenance begin?
Armed with the above questions, we can get better answers that lead to optimal results. Because the same dis-ease process can result from a multitude of factors that vary from person to person, the steps each client needs to take to restore his/her function must be individualized. This is a bulls eye approach. The protocols are specific and unique to the person NOT the dis-ease.
The search for new health preserving options is gaining momentum by the day as more and more of the population gains awareness regarding the dangers of the shotgun approach. If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, then consider contacting a practitioner with a functional mindset. FPS does free consultations and can be contacted at 818 926 5154 or Rob@functionalps.com.
