"Our bodies are phenomenal and resilient. They can adapt to stressors such as emotional stress, illness, allergies, toxins in the environment and nutritional deficiencies. However, at some point those stressors exceed that threshold and we begin to get sick."
Chronic symptoms are rarely random. They are signals that the body’s regulatory systems are under stress. When you come to Arcadia Institute for Health and Longevity we look at your as an individual and find out what YOUR goals are. Based on these goals we look at hormone levels, inflammatory markers and recommend specialized testing if necessary to thoroughly evaluate your GI health, hormones and how you metabolize them and can offer nutrient testing to see where you are deficient. This allows us to formulate a plan that is right for you.
The Arcadia Model
What does a functional medicine practitioner treat that my primary care doctor doesn’t?
Where a primary care doctor often focuses on diagnosing disease and managing symptoms, a functional medicine practitioner looks at why the symptoms are happening in the first place and how lifestyle, nutrition, stress, hormones, gut health, and environment are contributing.