Despite the fact that non-generic factors that are modifiable – including diet, overweight, inactivity, and environmental exposures such as smoking-account for 70-90% of mortality in the U.S., physician education, training, and reimbursement are most often focused on treating disease using drugs and surgery rather than comprehensive patient-centered treatments focused on the individual.
For example, as reported in a study published in the British Medical Journal, clinical questions in primary care can be categorized into a limited number of generic types and frequency.
The four most common question types were:
- What is the drug of choice for condition x?
- What is the cause of symptom x?
- What test is indicated in situation x?
- What is the dose of drug x?
This shortsighted approach to health care should give us all cause for serious concern, because it is perpetuating a system that is far too costly and increasingly ineffective for the prevention and management of chronic diseases whose root causes are to be found in a much more complex perspective on patients’ lives.
At Bodhi, We Change Lives with a functional medicine approach. We do that by focusing on the causes of disease rather than just the symptoms.
No matter what condition or disease you are battling in your life, we are confident can help you feel well again. Contact us today to book a consultation or call us at 1.888.271.8877 to discuss your wellness.
Be well!
Joanna O’Neal
Founder and CEO
PS – If you missed Part 1 of our series on Functional Medicine, be sure to read Why Functional Medicine?
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