The functional medicine approach is, when it comes down to it, common sense based on established basic science. To a greater and greater degree, I have used this method simply as a matter of common sense, years before I knew that the term for this approach is “Functional Medicine.”
I hope this rather technical explanation has been helpful to you. With depression and suicide at epidemic proportions in the Western World, this is information which needs to be widely known, so please, I encourage you to send this on to as many people as you know. Since one out of every 12 to 15 people has a depression, you can save a life, provide hope, and much needless suffering.
Finding Help
If you would like the help of a functional medicine psychiatrist look online or go to the Institute for Functional Medicine website, then go to the ‘Find A Practitioner’ tab, use the ‘Advanced Search’, and make sure to check the box for ‘Certified Practitioners’ only.