Gastrointestinal (GI) complaints are among the leading reasons people see their doctors and are one of the most common reasons for hospitalisation. Functional Medicine doctors are taught that if they start treating from the gut out, many gut and body-wide symptoms can be resolved, and conventional medications and treatments avoided. You've heard the phrase "you are what you eat" - Functional Medicine expands on this phrase: "you are what you eat, absorb and then do or don’t detoxify".
It's also important to be aware of your GUT - Brain connection and the impact your GUT health has on your neurotransmitters and serotonin levels.
