Functional Nutrition ( FN), sometimes referred to as Functional Medicine (FM), is a system of healthcare that is based upon the premise that our bodies are designed to be healthy. The cells of our body are bombarded daily by a myriad of environmental factors and to that extent, disease is an adaptive state, often taking years to develop before symptoms appear.
Chronic health problems can be treated by either focusing on the symptoms, or by looking deeper to seek out, understand, and address the origins and causes of declining health. Traditional medicine focuses on the symptoms of disease and analyzes these symptoms to arrive at either a diagnosis of a disease or in some cases classification of the symptoms into a syndrome.
Chronic health problems can be treated by either focusing on the symptoms, or by looking deeper to seek out, understand, and address the origins and causes of declining health. Traditional medicine focuses on the symptoms of disease and analyzes these symptoms to arrive at either a diagnosis of a disease or in some cases classification of the symptoms into a syndrome.
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Do you have a diet that is not organic or do you eat lots of processed, packaged, or fast foods? Have you suffered any major emotional losses recently or in the past that have not been fully addressed? Has your doctor told you "everything looks normal", but you are not satisfied because you still don't feel well?
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Dr. Mashner and Syble Mashner are licensed to provide Pastoral Science and Medicine services by the Pastoral Medical Association. Our approach to healing is to establish a partnership and relationship that is based upon trust and personal responsibility. Through communication and coaching, improved health and wellness are achievable through specific action steps - action steps for us as practitioners, and action steps for you, the patient.
What To Expect
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It is very important that you return your health questionnaire prior to first appointment. This allows Dr. Mashner to review this material and to be prepared to adequately review and discuss your health story. We ask you not to wear perfumes to the office, as some of our patients are very sensitive to chemical aromas.
Why We Focus On The Gut
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Why do we here at The Gut Authority believe gut health is so important? Our community is experiencing a crisis of chronic, often debilitating diseases that originate in the gut. Let's face it, we are experiencing a prescription epidemic! Did you ever consider if your condition or symptoms were being caused by a lack of over-the-counter drugs such as aspirin or antacids?
Pastoral medicine and functional nutrition services
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Dr. Mashner and Syble Mashner are licensed to provide Pastoral Science and Medicine (PS&M) services by the Pastoral Medical Association. PS&M services are not state-licensed or regulated by the state and do not include the diagnosis or treatment of disease, nor the prescription of pharmaceutical drugs or controlled substances.
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