Skin Health
A Functional Medicine Approach to Skin Health
Skin conditions that impact both the look and health of the skin often stem from factors that extend beyond the surface. Therefore, addressing these issues necessitates a unique approach beyond superficial treatment. Additionally, it’s important to acknowledge that skin problems can significantly influence one’s emotional well-being and self-assurance.
Numerous skin ailments that don’t alleviate with external remedies and anti-inflammatory drugs show positive responses to more profound treatments. This approach might encompass identifying and eliminating potential dietary triggers, optimizing hormone metabolism, and implementing various enhancements aimed at restoring harmony within different bodily systems.
Causes
Taking a functional medicine standpoint to tackle the root cause of your skin issue can lead to a lasting resolution. Instead of focusing solely on the skin as the problem, we delve into the body’s internal workings, as they manifest externally on the skin. Our objective is to restore your confidence in your own skin and liberate you from the reliance on potentially harmful medications, chemical-based creams, toxic lotions and harsh chemicals that will disrput the balance.
Our skilled functional medicine practitoners will embark on an extensive exploration to pinpoint the fundamental triggers of your skin condition. Through a comprehensive assessment, they will evaluate your overall well-being from various angles, aiming to identify the multifaceted factors that contribute to your skin-related concern
- Fungal
- Hormone Imbalance
- Nutritional Status
- Environemntal
- Liver Health
- Gut Health
Skin Conditions Supported
- Acne
- Rosacea
- Psoriasis
- Shingles + Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
- Exfoliative Chelitis
- Dermatitis
- Hives
- Stomach Distension
- Eczema
- Chelitis
Treatment
The London Centre for Functional Medicine prioritizes achieving several objectives during the course of treatment. These objectives encompass diminishing and reversing symptoms, fostering the healing of scars, and rectifying any underlying imbalances or dysfunctions that could be playing a role in your condition.
In traditional medical approaches, treatment may involve a range of medications such as topical creams, antibiotics, steroids, or chemical laden medications.
We will look to adopt a more balanced approach and use more natural-based substances. Alternatively, you could combine natural approaches with conventional medications to potentially reduce the amount of medication needed to manage your condition.
Our Approach
Optimal Nutrition and Absorption
Skin Condtions are a reflection of what is happening internally. Our functional medicine practitioners will create a tailored nutrition plan to reduce inflammation, stabilize blood sugar levels, and incorporate nutrient-dense foods into your diet, addressing your specific digestive health challenges.
Supplement Support
Depending on the skin condition, your practitioner can recommend some targeted supplements to help support the body, reduce deficiencies, overcome infections and balance the microbiome.
Testing
We work on the motto of testing rather than guessing which can be quicker and cheaper in the long run. Our functional medicine doctors and practitioners who work can recommend specific testing related to gut health, such as the SIBO breath, candida test, and parasite testing to look at what is causing your issues.
Targeted Treatments
Our practitioners can recommendations additional treatment or lifestyle interventions that have proven effects to help you overcome a specific skin condition such as light therapy.
Our Client's Feedback
Support
Once you reach out to us, the team will guide you through the collaborative process with a practitioner, We will gather the information we need to understand you better and help support and motivate you along your health journey.
Experience
We take the complex and try to make it simple. Many patients have gone to multiple doctors before they reach us. By taking a functional medicine approach, we can focus on the core imbalance and what needs to be addressed to improve your health picture.
Custom Approach
There is no one size fits approach as each patient is unique. Thus, no plan or protocol is the same. Everything about you including symptoms, lifestyle, diet, genetics and capacity to heal is different and will require a personalized approach.
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