functional medicine

[ fuhngk-shuh-nl med-uh-sin ]

noun

1. individualized medical care that recognizes the interactions between genetic and environmental factors and between the body's interconnected systems.

Word History and Origins

Origin of functional medicine¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Dan Stock, a functional medicine practitioner from outside Indianapolis, rocketed to pseudoscientific stardom in August with a rant he delivered against masks and vaccines at a meeting of a local school board.

From The Daily Beast

Health and wellness professionals, ranging in titles from physicians to naturopathic physicians, functional medicine health coaches to holistic nutritionists, come together on a single platform.

From Fortune

To be sure, Functional Medicine or related fields like Lifestyle Medicine may not have all the answers.

From The Daily Beast

Mark Hyman, MD, best-selling author, and current chair of the Institute of Functional Medicine, sees it as anything but quackery.

From The Daily Beast

Critics of Functional Medicine claim that they too are interested in curing, not palliating disease.

From The Daily Beast