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Functional Medicine

Functional Medicine is the wave of the future! It is a preventive, explanatory type of medical practice. FM is not a separate body of medical knowledge, but rather a paradigm for applying and integrating the science of the medical research literature with the best of various healing disciplines. As such, FM focuses on the optimization of physiologic function as the key to health, utilizing different types of assessment and diagnosis. FM emphasizes the patient’s story as an essential tool for uncovering evidence of clinical imbalances. Treatment approaches are aimed at improving each patient’s internal “environment” to allow for improved physical function. By focusing on these primary functions of the body, we believe that functional medicine is unsurpassed as the superior approach to you and your family’s medical care.

Functional Medicine

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• Sub-Clinical Problem Diagnosis = "I Don't Feel Well, But My Doctors Can't Find Anything Wrong With Me."
• Detoxification
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Medication Support

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• Medication Review
• Reduce or Eliminate Medications
• Natural Non-Drug Herbal Plan
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We can make it easier

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• Medically Guided Weight Loss
• Pre-op / Post-op Work for Faster Healing (Help Before Surgery And After Surgery)
• *Allergy Management
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What do we treat specifically?

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• Heavy Metal Poisoning
• Preconception Holistic Care / Prenatal, Post Natal & Breastfeeding Counseling
• Menopause, Bioidentical Hormones
• Andropause (male menopause)
• Lyme Disease
• Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes, Autoimmune Diseases, Cardiac, etc)
• Adjunctive Cancer Support
• Environmental Pollutants
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Do we agree?

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• Second Opinion on Diagnosis
• Second Opinion on Therapy
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Nutrition

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• Nutrition as Medicine
• Nutritional Supplement Plan
• Elimination Diet
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Treatments

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• Supplemental IV Therapies
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We may know someone you need to meet?

Specialist Referrals (Holistic Minded Providers If Available)

Where is Groton Wellness located?
Groton Wellness is located in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area. We are about 12 minutes west of the 495 belt; about 45 minutes from downtown Boston.

More Information: 
Dr. Luby , and Dr. Ivy offer free informational seminars on Detoxification and Bioidentical Hormones with some general discussion of Functional Medicine topics  each month at Groton Wellness. These seminars are highly recommended. You can also schedule a free 10-minute phone discussion with Dr. Luby and/or Dr. Ivy  to answer specific questions you may have prior to scheduling.

Contact Us:

If you're interested in further information or would like to schedule an appointment or consultation, please contact us by calling us at Groton Wellness: Dental Spa & Medical Center: 978-449-9919 or contact us.