Functional Medicine
Functional medicine proposes a systems model of chronic illness centred on upstream causes rather than diagnosis-by-symptom. These profiles cover its founders, institutes and clinical protocols, with sources for both the supporting research and the methodological objections.
9 indexed lives · 0 Nobel laureates · 2 countries
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Roger J. Williams
1893 – 1988Discovered pantothenic acid and argued for biochemical individuality — the idea beneath functional medicine.
United States·Nutrition · Chemistry · Functional Medicine
Abram Hoffer
1917 – 2009Ran the first double-blind trials in psychiatry and founded orthomolecular medicine with high-dose niacin.
Canada·Functional Medicine · Psychology · Medicine
Vincent Felitti
b. 1935Co-led the Adverse Childhood Experiences study linking childhood trauma to lifelong disease.
United States·Public Health · Functional Medicine