What is metabolic medicine?
Metabolism is how our bodies convert energy from food to fuel all of our bodies’ cellular functions. Metabolic health depends on how well our bodies’ generate and process this energy. Only 12% of Americans are metabolically healthy! Metabolic dysfunction is linked to many chronic diseases.
Through lifestyle changes focusing on nutrition, sleep, exercise, and stress handling, we can improve our metabolic health.
Metabolic medicine searches for the root cause of dysfunction which is causing the chronic, modern diseases of our time. It is at the core of Osteopathic Medicine which was founded on the same principle. It is a holistic approach that takes into account a patient’s unique chemistry and looks at their body as a complete whole. In order to heal the body, we cannot merely look at just the arthritic knee, asthmatic lung, or diseased thyroid. Metabolic medicine allows your osteopathic physician to unify all of your symptoms and prescribe lifestyle changes without the use of medications that carry many side effects.
A metabolic approach to your health can heal and prevent many chronic illnesses from head to toe:
Brain
Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons, Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Migraines, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Brain fog, Insomnia, Autism, Seizures
Heart
Hypertension, Heart failure, Heart Disease, Dyslipidemia
Lungs/Sinuses
COPD, Asthma, Allergies, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sinusitis
Hormonal
PCOS, Thyroid disorder, Adrenal fatigue, Estrogen dominance, Obesity, Decreased libido, Erectile Dysfunction, Dysmenorrhea, Infertility, Fibroids
GI Tract
Gastritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Gastric Reflux, Celiac disease, Chronic Bloating
Pancreas/Liver
Diabetes Type 1 and 2, Insulin resistance, Fatty Liver Disease
Skin
Acne, Hydradinitis Suppurativa, Psoriasis, Eczema, Acnthosis Nigricans, Skin tags, Hives
Immune System
Infections, Autoimmune disorders, Cancer
Musculoskeletal
Osteoarthritis, Inflammatory arthritis, Osteopenia/Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia, Tendonitis, Fibromyalgia, Gout
Eye
Macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract, central retinal artery occlusion, dry eye disease, retinopathy
