Functional Herbal Medicine Consultations
What is Functional Herbal Medicine (FHM)
Functional Herbal Medicine (FHM) is a coming together of the traditions of herbal medicine and the contemporary functional medicine model. The principles of functional medicine strongly mirror ancient wisdom.
We prioritize identifying and addressing the root cause of your illness. We take a patient-centred systems approach, meaning we treat every person as unique and look at the body as a whole, rather than disconnected parts, as it is seen in the Western Medicine Model.
We consider the traditional and western uses of medicinal plants, and account for the energetics of the plant as well as the individuals unique constitution.
In FHM, all things are connected. We take into account an individual’s genes, diet, lifestyle, and environment to inform our personalized protocols. We use a combination of herbs, lifestyle, diet, and supplements to support our clients.
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Each FHM consultation includes:
- Initial consultations are 90 minutes; we go in-depth and do a full assessment of diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors.
- You will walk away with a clear personalized road map to reach your health goals. We offer
Full protocol write up – your personalized road map to health - Diet, supplement, and lifestyle recommendations
- 2-week herbal formula included with initial consult
Why Custom Formulas?
Not every condition presents the same in people. Using anxiety as an example.
Some people’s anxiety manifests in the gut leading to a disturbance in digestion. This can manifest as a faster transit time (diarrhoea), delayed transit time (constipation) or spasming.
Sometime anxiety manifests in the chest causing palpitations, chest tightness and hyperventilation.
Lastly anxiety can manifest in the head causing dizziness, rapid thoughts and feeling faint.
In these three examples we have different plants to support anxiety relief. Each plant offers multiple actions. While we use the plant for anxiety it will also support a secondary symptom or complaint (digestive, cardiovascular, etc.)
Example Herbs and how they are used
Hydrocototyle asiatica (Gotu Kola)
Gotu Kola – This plant is used to help relieve anxiety. It is also amazing at enhancing cognitive function, grounding a person and giving clarity to thoughts.
Valeriana officinalis (Valerian)
Valerian Root – This plant is often is only recognized for its benefits in sleep. Valerian is also amazing at relieving acute anxiety and calming digestive spasm. This plant would be most supportive for someone who’s digestion is impacted by their anxiety.
Crataegus spp. FLOS (Hawthorn Leaf & Flower)
Hawthorn Leaf & Flower – A well researched plant with known benefits to protecting heart tissue. This plant also relieves palpitations and has a calming nervine effect.
