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The Future of Functional Medicine in Personalized and Integrative Healthcare

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 119 - 124, 15.11.2024

Abstract

Functional medicine is a holistic medical approach that rejects organ-focused approaches and instead focuses entirely on systems-oriented approaches to identifying the underlying causes of diseases and aiming to correct and heal the root problem. It emphasizes the functionality of the body and the interactions between systems in promoting an individual's health and well-being.
Unlike traditional medical practices, which primarily treat symptoms of diseases, functional medicine aims to identify and treat the root causes of illness. It considers a person's genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors and their impact on health. With this approach, functional medicine focuses on understanding how the body's systems interact, how metabolism functions, and how genetic factors influence these systems. Practitioners of functional medicine often use a wide range of laboratory tests to assess patients' health status, including hormone levels, food intolerances, immune function, and digestive health. The main goal of functional medicine is to prevent diseases by enhancing the body's natural healing capacity.
Functional medicine adopts a completely personalized treatment approach, developing a plan tailored to an individual's unique health needs. This plan typically includes customized nutrition programs, appropriate exercises, supplements, stress management, and other lifestyle factors.

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  • Noland D, Drisko JA, Wagner L, et al. Integrative and functional medical nutrition therapy: Principles and practices. Springer Nature, 2020.
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The Future of Functional Medicine in Personalized and Integrative Healthcare

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 119 - 124, 15.11.2024

Abstract

Fonksiyonel tıp, organ odaklı yaklaşımları reddeden ve bunun yerine hastalıkların altta yatan nedenlerini belirlemeye ve kök problemi düzeltmeye ve iyileştirmeye tamamen sistem odaklı yaklaşımlara odaklanan bütünsel bir tıbbi yaklaşımdır. Vücudun işlevselliğini ve sistemler arasındaki etkileşimleri bireyin sağlık ve esenliğini desteklemede vurgular. Geleneksel tıbbi uygulamaların aksine, hastalıkların semptomlarını tedavi etmekle yetinmez, fonksiyonel tıp hastalığın kök nedenlerini belirlemeyi ve tedavi etmeyi amaçlar. Bir kişinin genetik, çevresel ve yaşam tarzı faktörlerini ve bunların sağlık üzerindeki etkilerini dikkate alır. Bu yaklaşımla, fonksiyonel tıp vücudun sistemlerinin nasıl etkileşime girdiğini, metabolizmanın nasıl işlediğini ve genetik faktörlerin bu sistemleri nasıl etkilediğini anlamaya odaklanır. Fonksiyonel tıp uygulayıcıları genellikle hormon seviyeleri, gıda intoleransları, bağışıklık fonksiyonu ve sindirim sağlığı gibi hastaların sağlık durumunu değerlendirmek için geniş bir laboratuvar test yelpazesi kullanır. Fonksiyonel tıbbın ana hedefi, vücudun doğal iyileşme kapasitesini artırarak hastalıkları önlemektir.

Fonksiyonel tıp tamamen kişiselleştirilmiş bir tedavi yaklaşımı benimser ve bireyin benzersiz sağlık ihtiyaçlarına özel olarak uyarlanmış bir plan geliştirir. Bu plan tipik olarak kişiye özel beslenme programları, uygun egzersizler, takviyeler, stres yönetimi ve diğer yaşam tarzı faktörlerini içerir.

Ethical Statement

Derleme çalışması olduğu için etik kurul kararı yoktur.

Supporting Institution

yoktur.

Thanks

Sayın Editör Hocam Merhaba, fonksiyonel tıp Türkiye'de gelişen çok yeni bir alan olduğu için literatürde de bu konu ile ilgili yayın ve derleme oldukça az bulunmaktadır. İntihal oranı oldukça düşük (%3) çıkan bu derleme çalışmasının derginizde yayınlanmaya layık görülmesini umuyor, saygılar sunuyoruz. Çok teşekkür ederiz.

References

  • Fonksiyonel Tıp Nedir, 2018. https://www. fonksiyoneltip.com/haberler/okunabilirfonksiyoneltip- nedir-ne-degildir/ Accessed March 28, 2024.
  • Chrs Kresser. Unconventonal Medcne. Loncrest Publshng; 2017; S: 11-12.
  • Türel B. What is Functional Medicine? Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research. 2019, 3: 150-154.
  • Fan D. Holistic integrative medicine: toward a new era of medical advancement. Front Med. 10.1007/s11684-017-0499-6.
  • Tillisch K. Complementary and alternative medicine for functional gastrointestinal disorders. Gut, 2006;55.5: 593-596.
  • Hili BD. What is Functional Medicine? https://www.hygieia.io/what-is-functionalancestral- medicine. (18.07.2024).
  • Yazar H, et al. New Systematic Perspectives in Medicine; Halal Lifestyle Medicine, Functional Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine. Journal of Halal Lifestyle Medicine 2019, 1.1: 1-22.
  • Tuna H. Sağlık turizmi kapsamında geleneksel, tamamlayıcı ve fonksiyonel tıp turizmi. Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2021;21.1: 259-281.
  • Yıldırım G. Tip 2 Diyabette Fonksiyonel Tıp ve Hemşirelik. Turkiye Klinikleri Internal Medicine Nursing-Special Topics, 2023;9.1: 43-48.
  • Akay B. Metabolik Sendrom ve Obezitede Fonksiyonel Tıp ve Hemşirelik. Turkiye Klinikleri Internal Medicine Nursing-Special Topics, 2023;9.1: 49-54.
  • Droz N, et al. The impact of functional medicine on patient-reported outcomes in inflammatory arthritis: A retrospective study. PLoS One, 2020;15.10:0240416.
  • Beidelschies M, et al. Patient outcomes and costs associated with functional medicinebased care in a shared versus individual setting for patients with chronic conditions: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ open, 2021;11.4:048294.
  • Noland D, Drisko JA, Wagner L, et al. Integrative and functional medical nutrition therapy: Principles and practices. Springer Nature, 2020.
  • Baraniak J, Kania-Dobrowolska M. The dual nature of amaranth—Functional food and potential medicine. Foods, 2022, 11.4: 618.
  • Wang T, et al. Functional metabolomics innovates therapeutic discovery of traditional Chinese medicine derived functional compounds. Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2021;224:107824.
  • So D, Gibson PR, Muir JG, Yao CK. Dietary fibres and IBS: translating functional characteristics to clinical value in the era of personalised medicine. Gut, 2021;70(12), 2383-2394.
  • Altun HK, Ermumcu MSK, Kurklu NS. Evaluation of dietary supplement, functional food and herbal medicine use by dietitians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health nutrition, 2021;24(5), 861-869.
  • Chakrabartty I, Mohanta YK, Nongbet A, Mohanta TK, Mahanta S, Das N, Sharma N. Exploration of Lamiaceae in cardio vascular diseases and functional foods: Medicine as food and food as medicine. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022;13, 894814.
  • Yıldırım Dİ, Marakoğlu K. Complementary and alternative medicine use amongst Turkish type 2 diabetic patients: a crosssectional study. Complementary therapies in medicine, 2018;41, 41-46.
  • Yıldırım Dİ. Nutrition for Healthy Body and Mind. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research. 2024;57:2;48952- 48955.
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Details

Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (Other)
Journal Section Rewiev
Authors

Duygu İlke Yıldırım 0000-0002-3893-5173

Yasemin Çayır 0000-0001-9133-5460

Publication Date November 15, 2024
Submission Date July 12, 2024
Acceptance Date July 18, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 7 Issue: 3

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APA Yıldırım, D. İ., & Çayır, Y. (2024). The Future of Functional Medicine in Personalized and Integrative Healthcare. Tıp Fakültesi Klinikleri Dergisi, 7(3), 119-124.


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