Functional medicine is complex because the diseases that it’s applied to are also complex. There’s no “one pill for one symptom” model to manage chronic gut health, hypothyroid, autoimmune, or many other conditions. Instead, multiple systems in the body typically play a role in symptoms and require a broad application of diet and lifestyle, which are often key factors in the development of these conditions.
This approach eschews the idea of a “life-changing” product that will fix everything, because no such product exists, despite the most compelling claims of pharmaceutical advertisements. Rather, treating the root causes of many chronic conditions requires a life change, work, and self-education on behalf of the patient.
