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> It is interesting this validates what functional medicine practitioners have been saying for years. I don't know what the difference is between a "functional

> It is interesting this validates what functional medicine practitioners have been saying for years. I don't know what the difference is between a "functional medical practitioner" and a "medical practitioner". > This was poo pooed as not being evidence based due to lack of rigorous RCTs, Well, unless there's evidence, a conjecture is still just a conjecture, right? After all, the people in the article had a conjecture, so they went to look for evidence.

nradov 3y ago
There isn't a strict definition of functional medicine. It isn't a specific specialty. In general it focuses on diagnosing and resolving root causes of medical conditions rather than just treating symptoms. This is difficult to do within the current US medical system. Practitioners need a deep understanding of the interactions between multiple organ systems and biochemical pathways. And it takes a lot more time than a typical 10 minute office visit. There are also a lot of quacks pushing pseudoscience woo.
CuriousCosmic 3y ago
> I don't know what the difference is between a "functional medical practitioner" and a "medical practitioner". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_medicine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_medicine