Functional medicine is a model of treating a patient that focuses on identifying the root causes of disease and empowering patients to work with their doctor on their own health. Functional medicine takes into account structural, chemical and emotional patterns that create disease.
Root Cause Medicine
By treating the root cause of your problem, rather than focusing on suppressing symptoms, we are able to look at each condition from a different viewpoint. We accept that the same symptoms or disease can be caused by multiple root causes. At the same time, we know that one root cause can create multiple systems to have symptoms. (Ie irritable bowel syndrome that causes skin redness or eczema)
Why Choose Functional Medicine?
Typically it takes 15 to 20 years for scientific discovery to get into a standard medicine practice. By using time-tested scientific, herbal and medicinal principles, we are able to add new information into clinical practice in real-time! With functional medicine you are getting the latest information and techniques combined with traditional wisdom.
What Does a Functional Medicine Doctor Do?
By taking a holistic approach to your health a functional medicine doctor can help you to work on lifestyle factors, diet and supplements for healing root causes. Some visits include reviewing timelines, sleep patterns, exercise habit, nutrition, stressors, relationships and emotional wellbeing.
What Do Functional Medicine Doctors Treat?
Your core body system control and signs and symptoms you may experience. Functional doctors can get address most conditions by focusing on the root causes that create most chronic problems in the body.
Here is a list of just a few:
Adrenal fatigue (chronic fatigue syndrome)
Asthma and chronic bronchitis
Digestive disorders & Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Alzheimers disease, dementia, ADD, ADHD, Brain Fog, etc
Alzheimers disease, dementia, ADD, ADHD, Brain Fog, etc
Women’s Health (PMS, Menopause, PCOS, Endometriosis, etc.)
Autoimmune diseases
Cardiovasulcar disease
Diabetes Types I
Fibromyalgia
Food allergies and sensitivities
Insulin resistant and metabolic disorders
Thyroid disorders (hypothyroidism and metabolic syndrome)
Functional Medicine Doctor Near Me
While finding a functional medicine doctor near you is important, finding one that has experience in treating your given condition also matters. Many functional medicine doctors focus on female hormones while others focus on environmental toxins and gut health. As more and more unique health conditions arise, staying current with your own knowledge and working together with your doctor is a great way to stay healthy!
For Functional Medicine visit our clinic in Scottsdale, AZ
For Functional Medicine visit our clinic in Mesa, AZ
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FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is a systems-based approach, asking why disease happens rather than what disease you have. Functional medicine looks at a given condition or symptom and looks for the underlying or root cause of such condition.
For example, something as serious as depression can be caused by many things. It could be low omega-3 fatty acids, low thyroid, antibiotic use, blood sugar imbalances, low vitamin D, food allergies or more. While the diagnosis of depression is correct, functional medicine doctors aim to ask why and how each condition was developed
2. What is a Functional Medicine Doctor?
A functional medicine doctors are medical professionals that focus on systems biology in order to look for common root causes of functional health problems. Consider an old car that has been sitting in your garage for a few years. It might not run because it is out of gas, or the battery is dead or maybe just the tires are flat. By looking at the whole picture you can prioritize what to fix first to get it running again. (Hopefully you didn’t ignore your body for a few years!) Functional medicine doctors or professionals can be holistic chiropractors, integrative medical doctors or other health professionals that have done extensive training in functional medicine.
3. Is Functional Medicine Legit?
Functional medicine is no longer “alternative” but rather the primary form of healthcare sought after by many people. We receive referrals from primary care doctors & specialists all of the time. They often refer someone that doesn’t want to take medication or has multiple body systems that seem to be interacting with each other. We encourage our patients to go back to their physicians and let them know how they are progressing. We often work with traditional medicine in order to help people get off medications and for emergency medical help.
4. How to Find The Best Functional Medicine Doctor Near Me?
Finding the best functional medicine doctor is often more about finding the right functional medicine professional first and then finding the best doctor in that niche. For example, many functional medicine doctors like to focus on bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. They like to prescribe hormones and injections for treatment. Our office on the other hand is 100% natural and focuses on root cause problems that would have made hormones imbalanced in the first place. If you resonate more with a quick fix and a medication you may choose the other office, while if you don’t want to be stuck on bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for the rest of your life, then you may choose our office.
5. Do Functional Medicine Doctors Take Insurance?
Our practices throughout Arizona do not accept insurance. We don’t currently know of any functional medicine practices that offer functional medicine. Even more unique to our offices is that we not only can order functional medicine lab tests, (ie comprehensive stool test, heavy metal tests, etc.) we are the only functional medicine practice in Arizona that has two Professional Applied Kinesiology (PAK) doctors. By combining both studies, we are able to get better results in less time
6. Does Functional Medicine Treat C0V1D?
Our office primarily focuses on long-haulers syndrome. By focusing on the whole body, we are able to improve your health and many times long haulers symptoms will go away. We have had good success where patients are able to put in the time and continue on a protocol consistently as they work with the functional medicine practitioner.
Serving Scottsdale, AZ – Mesa, AZ, and nearby areas – Here is the list of cities our patients come from in Arizona, USA.
Anthem
Guadalupe AZ
Phoenix AZ 85011
Phoenix AZ 85078
Anthem AZ
Guadalupe AZ 85283
Phoenix AZ 85012
Phoenix AZ 85079
Anthem AZ 85086
Higley
Phoenix AZ 85013
Phoenix AZ 85080
Phoenix AZ 85080
Apache Jct
Higley AZ
Phoenix AZ 85014
Phoenix AZ 85082
Apache Jct AZ
Higley AZ 85236
Phoenix AZ 85015
Phoenix AZ 85083
Apache Jct AZ 85119
Laveen
Phoenix AZ 85016
Phoenix AZ 85085
Apache Junction
Laveen AZ
Phoenix AZ 85017
Phoenix AZ 85097
Apache Junction AZ
Laveen AZ 85339
Phoenix AZ 85018
Phoenix AZ 85098
Apache Junction AZ 85119
Maricopa
Phoenix AZ 85019
Phoenix AZ 85099
Apache Junction AZ 85220
Maricopa County
Phoenix AZ 85020
Pinal
Apache Junction AZ 85278
Mesa
Phoenix AZ 85021
Pinal County
Chandler
Mesa AZ
Phoenix AZ 85022
Queen Creek
Chandler AZ
Mesa AZ 85201
Phoenix AZ 85023
Queen Creek AZ
Chandler AZ 85224
Mesa AZ 85202
Phoenix AZ 85024
Queen Creek AZ 85140
Chandler AZ 85225
Mesa AZ 85203
Phoenix AZ 85025
Queen Creek AZ 85142
Chandler AZ 85226
Mesa AZ 85204
Phoenix AZ 85026
Queen Creek AZ 85143
Chandler AZ 85227
Mesa AZ 85205
Phoenix AZ 85028
Queen Creek AZ 85242
Chandler AZ 85244
Mesa AZ 85206
Phoenix AZ 85029
Rio Verde
Chandler AZ 85246
Mesa AZ 85207
Phoenix AZ 85030
Rio Verde AZ
Chandler AZ 85248
Mesa AZ 85208
Phoenix AZ 85031
Rio Verde AZ 85263
Chandler AZ 85249
Mesa AZ 85209
Phoenix AZ 85032
San Tan Valley
Chandler AZ 85286
Mesa AZ 85210
Phoenix AZ 85033
San Tan Valley AZ
Chandler Heights
Mesa AZ 85211
Phoenix AZ 85034
San Tan Valley AZ 85140
Chandler Heights AZ
Mesa AZ 85212
Phoenix AZ 85035
San Tan Valley AZ 85143
Chandler Heights AZ 85142
Mesa AZ 85213
Phoenix AZ 85036
Scottsdale
Fort McDowell
Mesa AZ 85214
Phoenix AZ 85037
Scottsdale AZ
Fort McDowell AZ
Mesa AZ 85215
Phoenix AZ 85038
Scottsdale AZ 85250
Fort McDowell AZ 85264
Mesa AZ 85216
Phoenix AZ 85040
Scottsdale AZ 85251
Fountain Hills
Mesa AZ 85274
Phoenix AZ 85041
Scottsdale AZ 85252
Fountain Hills AZ
Mesa AZ 85275
Phoenix AZ 85042
Scottsdale AZ 85254
Fountain Hills AZ 85268
Mesa AZ 85277
Phoenix AZ 85043
Scottsdale AZ 85255
Fountain Hills AZ 85269
Paradise Valley
Phoenix AZ 85044
Scottsdale AZ 85256
Gilbert
Paradise Valley AZ
Phoenix AZ 85045
Scottsdale AZ 85257
Gilbert AZ
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
Phoenix AZ 85046
Scottsdale AZ 85258
Gilbert AZ 85233
Peoria
Phoenix AZ 85048
Scottsdale AZ 85259
Gilbert AZ 85234
Peoria AZ
Phoenix AZ 85050
Scottsdale AZ 85260
Gilbert AZ 85295
Peoria AZ 85345
Phoenix AZ 85051
Scottsdale AZ 85261
Gilbert AZ 85296
Peoria AZ 85380
Phoenix AZ 85053
Scottsdale AZ 85266
Gilbert AZ 85297
Peoria AZ 85381
Phoenix AZ 85054
Scottsdale AZ 85267
Gilbert AZ 85298
Peoria AZ 85382
Phoenix AZ 85055
Scottsdale AZ 85271
Gilbert AZ 85299
Peoria AZ 85383
Phoenix AZ 85060
Sun Lakes
Glendale
Peoria AZ 85385
Phoenix AZ 85061
Sun Lakes AZ
Glendale AZ
Phoenix
Phoenix AZ 85062
Sun Lakes AZ 85248
Glendale AZ 85301
Phoenix AZ
Phoenix AZ 85063
Tempe
Glendale AZ 85302
Phoenix AZ 85001
Phoenix AZ 85064
Tempe AZ
Glendale AZ 85303
Phoenix AZ 85002
Phoenix AZ 85065
Tempe AZ 85280
Glendale AZ 85304
Phoenix AZ 85003
Phoenix AZ 85066
Tempe AZ 85281
Glendale AZ 85305
Phoenix AZ 85004
Phoenix AZ 85067
Tempe AZ 85282
Glendale AZ 85306
Phoenix AZ 85005
Phoenix AZ 85068
Tempe AZ 85283
Glendale AZ 85308
Phoenix AZ 85006
Phoenix AZ 85069
Tempe AZ 85284
Glendale AZ 85310
Phoenix AZ 85007
Phoenix AZ 85070
Tempe AZ 85285
Glendale AZ 85311
Phoenix AZ 85008
Phoenix AZ 85071
Tempe AZ 85287
Glendale AZ 85312
Phoenix AZ 85009
Phoenix AZ 85072
Tempe AZ 85289
Glendale AZ 85313
Phoenix AZ 85010
Phoenix AZ 85073
Glendale AZ 85318
Phoenix AZ 85075
Phoenix AZ 85074
Guadalupe
Phoenix AZ 85076
Phoenix AZ 85077
Serving Scottsdale, AZ – Mesa, AZ, and nearby areas – Here is the list of city postcodes our patients come from in Arizona, USA
85001
85030
85066
85203
85251
85286
85002
85031
85067
85204
85252
85287
85003
85032
85068
85205
85253
85289
85004
85033
85069
85206
85254
85295
85005
85034
85070
85207
85255
85296
85006
85035
85071
85208
85256
85297
85254
85007
85072
85209
85257
85298
85008
85037
85073
85210
85258
85299
85009
85038
85074
85259
85301
85010
85040
85075
85212
85260
85302
85011
85041
85076
85213
85261
85303
85012
85042
85077
85214
85263
85013
85043
85078
85215
85264
85305
85014
85044
85079
85216
85266
85306
85015
85045
85080
85220
85267
85308
85016
85046
85082
85224
85268
85310
85017
85048
85083
85225
85269
85311
85018
85050
85085
85226
85271
85312
85019
85051
85086
85227
85274
85313
85020
85053
85097
85233
85275
85318
85021
85054
85098
85234
85277
85339
85022
85055
85099
85236
85278
85345
85023
85060
85119
85242
85280
85024
85061
85140
85244
85281
85381
85025
85062
85142
85246
85282
85382
85026
85063
85143
85248
85283
85383
85028
85064
85201
85249
85284
85385
85029
85065
85202
85250
85285
Our Clinics (Scottsdale, AZ & Mesa, AZ) Working Hours
Monday
7AM–5PM
Tuesday
7AM–5PM
Wednesday
7AM–5PM
Thursday
7AM–5PM
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Email: office@drhoustonanderson.com · Schedule Online: Click Here
Our clinics are in Scottsdale, AZ - Mesa, AZ, and our patients come from surrounding Arizona areas!
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Tempe, AZ, USA
Carefree, AZ, USA
Paradise Valley, AZ, USA
Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA
Anthem, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Queen Creek, AZ, USA
Gilbert, AZ, USA
Apache Junction, AZ, USA
Gold Canyon, AZ, USA
Chandler, AZ, USA