What is Personalized Medicine?

Integrative and Functional Medicine is patient-centered care that addresses the underlying causes of disease, making use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and holistic. Practitioners in this field spend time with their patients to address the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. This medicine empowers people to take control of their health and lives, and is a powerful shift from the traditional disease-centered focus of medicine to a patient-centered approach. For more information on Integrative and Functional Medicine, you can read Lisa McDonald’s interview with About.com