This week I was tidying up in my home office when I came across a mind map I had done a few years ago to help me remember the factors involved in our health.
These are all areas we explore and investigate in our Functional Medicine assessments.
I find drawing it out in this way often helps to "connect the dots" and understand what is going on.
Now my mind maps also include factors such as impaired glucose tolerance, liver dysfunction/impaired detoxification, genetic factors, chronic infections, mould toxicity, EMFs, poor sleep, hormone imbalances, food sensitivities, allergies and more.
One of the things I love about Functional Medicine is that we are considering all the factors in each individual's health and gathering information from the history, past and current test results. It is then that I can start to understand how the pieces of the puzzle fit together and how to intervene.
What do you think are the factors in your health problems? And are there any which you have the ability to change?
Sometimes making even small changes can make a shift back towards health.
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