Obesity
What is the functional medicine approach to Obesity?
- Address 5 pillars of Functional Medicine
- Sleep
- Nutrition
- Movement
- Stress Management
- Social/Emotional support
- Functional Medicine testing
- Basic hormone/adrenal testing vs DUTCH urine hormone testing
- Stool testing
- Genova Nutreval, Urine OAT testing, or Basic Nutrient Panel
- ALCAT food sensitivity test
- Serial InBody570 body composition analysis
- Address gut health
- Elimination Diet – low-carb approach
- Nutritional and supplemental support
- Continuous Glucose Monitor use
- Medical detox (including lifestyle interventions, supplemental support, and detox sessions in the Healing Room)
- Prescription medications to consider:
- Metformin
- Low dose naltrexone
- GLP-1 agonists