What is Functional Nutrition? A Holistic Approach to Chronic Health Issues
By: Dr. BB Beba, Sage Practitioner Functional nutrition, the core of functional health, is a personalized and systems-based approach to health and wellness. It focuses on discovering and addressing chronic health problems rather than managing symptoms. As a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition educated in functional health principles, I’d like to explain the principles of functional nutrition and how they differ from conventional care. So what is it? It is a nutrition-based approach that considers the whole person, not just the disease. The systems in the body operate like a set of gears working in harmony with each other. When there’s an issue in one system, it usually does not stay isolated in that system but impacts -some directly, some indirectly- multiple systems. The body usually tries to compensate using its inner resources. However, when the problems increase or multiple external threats are present, the symptoms lead to the diseased state. Functional nutrition strives to understand th...
