Meet Tanya Sobaski, DNP
Functional and Nutritional Medicine Consultant
Tanya Sobaski has worked in healthcare for close to 30 years, working to improve the health of patients with a focus on wellness. She has extensive experience in the acute care setting as a Registered Nurse caring for patients and teaching in local colleges' nursing programs. She returned to school and earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice and has been working as a Nurse Practitioner in Family Practice and Urgent Care for the past 8 years. She has witnessed first-hand how the current medical model isn't improving the health of our communities. People have more chronic health care issues, and knowing there had to be a better way to help people, she again advanced her education to help people live a healthier life. Tanya joined with The Amercian Academy of Functional Health and became trained in the Functional and Nutritional Model of helping people with holistic health care. She has an online consulting practice, allowing ease and flexibility to clients wanting to improve their health.
Why Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine, also referred to by some providers as ‘the medicine of the future’, is a patient centered system of healing. In comparison to mainstream (traditional allopathic) medicine, a functional provider focuses on finding the root cause of the patient’s health problem, rather than just managing the symptoms.
In other words, Functional Medicine is an approach to medicine that asks the questions: “Why are you sick? Why did you develop these symptoms or conditions?”
Rather than another prescription of drugs (to manage your conditions or symptoms), the Functional Medicine approach is used to address the factors that are leading to or aggravate chronic diseases.
How is Functional Medicine different from other forms of alternative medicine?
Each method in alternative medicine has its own unique approach. The Functional Medicine approach is unique in several ways:
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It seeks to find the CAUSE of the disease, rather than focusing on managing the symptoms. For example, focusing on eliminating the factors that increase your inflammation, rather than just addressing the pain (often the result of chronic inflammation).
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We focus on you (the patient), rather than just your diagnosis or condition.
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It employs a comprehensive evaluation process that encompasses the physical, emotional, and psychological state of the patient. Information is gathered about your current and past lifestyle and dietary choices, emotional and physical traumas, and they way your body reacted to these.
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Do not harm! Avoiding potential harmful side effects by using natural alternatives instead of prescription drugs or surgeries (when possible).
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The treatment is personalized for each patient, rather than the same drug for all patients with the same disease or symptoms.
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The treatment protocol might include nutritional guidelines, lifestyle changes, herbal medicine, etc.
Gut Health
Explore how our personalized functional medicine approach can support and improve your gut health.
Energy Levels
Discover how functional medicine can address the root causes of fatigue and help restore your energy levels.
Toxicity
Learn how our detoxification strategies can assist in reducing toxic burden and promoting overall wellness.
Hormonal Balance
Understand how functional medicine can contribute to men's and women's health and hormonal balance.
Weight Management & Metabolic Health
Learn about our holistic approach to weight management and achieving sustainable results.
Heart Health
Discover the role of functional medicine in managing cardiovascular health, blood pressure, cholesterol and promoting heart health.
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