Functional Medical Practitioner - FMP?

[joey82]

Hi,

Can someone please tell me in lay-mans terms what an FMP is and how they can help and what they can offer over a nutritionist & Dr?

this would be for a hashi/hypo patient.

Many thanks in advance.

[TiggerMe]

I believe they have a more holistic view and treat you as a whole rather than individual ailments and are able to prescribe

[Smartypants1]

what TiggerMe says. I’d also add that they look to get to the root cause of your symptoms. I’m under a functional doctor and find it really helpful x

[TiggerMe in reply to Smartypants1]

Ah yes, that too! We forget there are people that actually look for that 🙃

[TiggerMe in reply to TiggerMe]

This would be a good listen... lizearlewellbeing.com/podca...

[joey82 in reply to TiggerMe]

Thank-you, love a good podcast

[TiggerMe in reply to joey82]

He's a very down to earth chap and perhaps useful to gauge any possible practitioner's you might interview

[Batty1]

I have a functional medical doctor and honestly don’t feel like they are much different then my old regular doctor.. other then I get referred out much quicker … this is my experience.