Women’s Health

A Functional Medicine Approach to Women's Health

Many women face unique health challenges that can cause a lot of distress if they continue to persist. At the London Centre for functional medicine, our experienced practitioners can address many of these conditions by looking at underlying factors causing the imbalance that are contributing to your symptoms.

Many women’s health issues are related to their cycles, imbalanced hormones, reproductive health, fertility, or different stages of menopause. If any of these types of symptoms are part of your life, we can provide you with extensive personalised testing and treatment plans to meet your health goals so you can enjoy life to its fullest.

Causes

Factors that your practitioner will look to consider include the following

We will also look to take a detailed history and see what other health conditions and factors that are contributing to your symptoms, so we can piece together any information that can help determine the imbalance.

Conditions We Support

Treatment

Our treatment protocols vary with each patient based on a number of factors, and our experienced practitioners will work with you to identify your goals and then help identify imbalances or barriers tor optimizing health. Hormone imbalance can often be the root cause of women’s health conditions and can be a major contributing factor to feeling low with energy, weight gain, inability to sleep, irregular menses, post and perimenopausal symptoms (hot flashes, brain fog) and mood imbalances.

Your functional medicine practitioner will be able to utilise some of the most sensitive testing methods to better understand your current issues combined with a treatment plan to restore hormonal balance, ease symptoms, and restore your health. Treatment can include nutrition, some lifestyle modifications inlcuding stress management and sleep hygiene, and some of the best fertility supplements (where needed) in conjunction with the use of bio-identical hormone therapy (BHRT).

Approach

Optimal Nutrition and Absorption

Imbalances to our digestive system can cause a host of unwanted symptoms. As we age our abilty to absorb food decreases. Any dysfunction can lead to a number of issues related to detoxification and nutrient defiency.

Supplement Support

Depending on the condition, your practitioner can recommend some targeted supplements (including fertility supplements) to help support the body, reduce deficiencies, enhance detoxification pathways and enhance liver and adrenal function which are often contributing factors to imbalances in women's health.

Testing

We work on the motto of testing rather than guessing which can be quicker and cheaper in the long run. Our practitioners can recommend specific testing related to hormone health, such as the adrenal stress profile or the Dutch test.

Targeted Treatments

Our practitioners can recommendation additional treatment or lifestyle interventions that have proven effects to help you overcome specific conditions.

Our Client's Feedback

Cormac Whelan

2023-03-26

Rob has helped me through a gut health conditon that no other GP was able or willing to figure out. There was no guess work involved. He got to the root of my issues through knowledge, testing and investigation. I would highly recommend the London Centre for Functional Medicine

Roger Hassan

2023-03-26

I can’t say enough good things about my experience at the London Centre for Functional Medicine. After 3 years of misdiagnosis and living with IBS I finally felt I was able to heal. I’m truly grateful to Rob for his expertise in SIBO. I have to keep things in check but I feel so much better. I would highly recommend them.

G Monkee

2023-03-22

For those seeking an alternative viewpoint to their chronic conditions, I would recommend the London Centre for Functional Medicine to others. They were helpful and mindful of my financial restrictions. Thank you.

Martin Beaumont

2023-03-21

Working with the London Centre for Functional Medicine team has been a great experience. I have had big improvements with digestion issues and now live pain free! Having the support of Rob was very useful when questions or issues arose during the program and was particularly impressed with not going overboard with the supplement regime. Highly recommended!

Sean Hayden

2023-02-20

I'm currently going through treatment with Rob and just wanted to acknowledge the individualised and personalised care that has been provided. From when I started Rob has looked at my health issues without judgement and was able to help me in many areas that weren't optimal. Notably, Rob has helped me overcome gut issues and other niggling issues that I didn't were related but seemingly are. Rob is also great at explaining the body systems and related things which has been great. I can highly recommend the London Centre for Functional Medicine

K Kelly

2023-02-18

"What I appreciate about Rob at the London Centre for Functional Medicine is that he seeks to educate rather than just give supplements and instructions. He makes you understand both the action needed to take as well the underlying physiological processes driving the underlying issues. Highly recommended."

Aaron Robson

2023-02-18

If you're dealing with health challenges that conventional medicine hasn't resolved, I strongly suggest you visit the London Centre for Functional Medicine. They make a real effort to comprehend symptoms and worked with me to develop a plan for exploring treatment possibilities. Thanks to my practitioner, I now have answers to health questions that had eluded me for years, and I couldn't be more grateful. My practitioner (rob) uses a data-driven approach to identify the underlying cause. I've already recommended him to friends, and they have had success with his care as well.

Tracy Thomas

2023-02-12

Rather than going to a GP when you are sick I entered the Functional Medicine journey before things got out of hand. It’s a route everyone should consider as it does prevent illness and can reverse it! I learned a lot about how my body works and how to become healthier. London CFM walked me through the things I needed to know by educating me about how the digestive system works and healing my SIBO. Thank you!

Lindsay Jones

2023-01-08

I sought help from the London Centre for Functional Medicine for a problem I have had for most of my life, terrible digestive issues. Rob has worked with me to get back normal function of my digestive function. It has taken some time but the result have been great so far.

T Webster

2022-07-16

I was originally referred to Mr Staunton by a nutritional therapist who felt that his particular expertise was required for my specific needs. After meeting him and explaining the situation, he conducted some lab tests which had to be shipped to Germany.. In the 3 months that I’ve been treated by Mr Staunton, I’ve seen a significant improvement in my symptoms and I’m feeling optimistic about my continued good health. I highly recommend the Clinic and working with Mr Staunton has been a very professional and pleasant experience. He’s extremely knowledgeable about both nutrition and how the body works.

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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