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Functional Medicine Consultation & Root-Cause Program

An extended clinician consultation (often a multi-visit program) that reviews history, labs and lifestyle to build a personalized 'root-cause' plan across diet, supplements, hormones and stress, sold as the anchor service of functional-medicine clinics.

Evidence

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Extended, personalized lifestyle counseling can improve some patient-reported and metabolic markers, but the overarching functional-medicine 'root-cause' model lacks strong evidence of improving hard longevity outcomes.

Regulatory notes

European Union
Must be delivered by appropriately licensed physicians/practitioners; scope of practice and any prescribing are governed by national medical boards (Spain: Colegio de Medicos).
United States
Legal when provided by licensed clinicians (MD/DO/NP/etc.); 'functional medicine' itself is not a recognized board specialty, and scope depends on the practitioner's license.
United Arab Emirates
Requires DHA/DoH practitioner licensing; integrative/functional practice is permitted within defined licensed scopes.
United Kingdom
Legal when delivered by registered clinicians; 'functional medicine' is not a recognised specialty and scope depends on the practitioner's registration.

General information, not medical or legal advice. See our disclaimer.

Also known as

functional medicine consultation, root cause consult, integrative medicine consult, functional health assessment, wellness consultation, personalized health program, functional medicine program, initial consult + plan

Where to find it

86 clinics in the directory offer functional medicine consultation & root-cause program. Prices shown are the cheapest for this treatment where published; always confirm with the venue.

London

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