Dr. Sherri Zaffrin is a Certified Functional Diagnostic Practitioner

Who needs Functional Diagnostic Medicine?

• People with complex chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, mental illness and autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis.
• Patients who want more than acute care and want a long term solution that addresses their unique genetic makeup, environmental exposures to toxins, and lifestyle issues.
• People who want illnesses to be prevented and apply strategies such as nutrition, diet, and exercise to increase their wellness.

If you chose to be evaluated through Functional Diagnostic, Dr. Sherri will assess the patient's fundamental clinical imbalances through careful history taking, physical examination, and laboratory testing. This assessment helps us consider multiple factors including:

• Environmental Inputs
• Mind-body Elements
• Genetic Makeup

This approach focuses on patient-centered care, with a strong sciene-based approach that integrates the best medical practices for the prevention and treatment of complex, chronic disease. We will access underlying causes and triggers of dysfunction that are related to larger biological functions, such as:

• How your body rids itself of toxins
• Regulations of hormones and neurotransmitters
• Immune system function
• Inflammatory responses
• Digestion and absorption of nutrients and the health of the digestive tract
• Structural integrity
• Psychological and spiritual equilibrium
• How you produce energy

A Comprehensive Approach to Treatment
Most imbalances in functionality can be addressed; some can be completely restored to optimum function, and others can be substantially improved.

Preventions is Paramount-Virtually every complex, chronic disease is preceded by long-term disturbances in functionality.

Changing How the Systems Function-can have a major impact on the patient's health. Dr. Sherri examines a wide array of available interventions and customizes a treatment plan specifically for you.

Functional Medicine Expands the Tool Kit-Treatments may include combinations of drugs, botanical medicines, nutritional supplements, therapeutic diets, or detoxification programs. They can also include counseling on lifestyle, exercise, or stress-management techniques.

The Patient is a Partner-As a patient, you become and active partner with Dr. Sherri. You can really be in charge of improving your own health and changing the outcome of disease.

You have tried the medical system approach to your acute health, now try this comprehensive approach that addresses acute, long-term and preventive care to restore vitality to your system.