You can always find your place in Arlington Heights! As the top Arlington Heights functional medicine doctor, I love helping my neighbors in Arlington heights.  Our community offers everyone a strong sense of place that is built from its vibrancy, active lifestyle and spirit.  Learn more about Naperville Integrated Wellness and how we help Illinois residents every single day.

The Arlington Heights community offers a lot for everyone. The downtown area is an entertainment destination that includes a unique blend of stores, live theater at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, along with a full menu of restaurant options.  Visitors and residents alike can also enjoy heading out on bike paths throughout our community, spend a leisurely day in one of the many outstanding parks, work on your golf swing at the Park District's golf courses and driving range, walk around beautiful Lake Arlington, take a class or get involved in a program at the nationally recognized Arlington Heights Memorial Library, or check out the programs and exhibits at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum.  There's plenty of activities for Senior Citizens to enjoy as well at the Arlington Heights Senior Center.

At Naperville Integrated Wellness, we are happy to have Arlington Heights as a place to visit and perhaps attend a live theatre event following a dinner out with friends.   In addition to what it this community offers to us, we are happy to offer integrative medicine to Arlington Heights residents.

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE FOR ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RESIDENTS

Functional Medicine Testing for Arlington Heights Residents

How is functional medicine different than traditional medicine? 

When you see your doctor or a specialist, it is a generally a two-step process.

#1 Run tests to so that your health condition has a label or diagnosis. 

#2 Once the doctor is satisfied with their diagnosis, you are typically given a drug to manage that condition. 

It is the process of labeling the disease and then matching a drug or drugs to that disease. If you have a chronic illness, there is not expectation that the disease will get better, be reversed or that you will ever be able to stop taking the drugs for it. 

The tools of functional medicine are primarily centered around lifestyle.

• If you ate a diet that was more in alignment with how your body functions, would it work better?  
• If you were deficient in essential nutrients and then replenished them, would your body work better? 
• If you were able to get enough rest so your body could rest and repair itself, would your body work better? 
• If you managed stress better, would your body work better? 
• If you discovered the root cause of your health problem and addressed it, would your body work better? 

These questions all have obvious answers. Yes, of course your body would work better. Anything that helps your body work the way it was designed to, the more health you will experience. 

What Is An Arlington Functional Medicine Doctor?

Functional medicine doctors are medical professionals who focus on identifying and addressing the underlying causes of a person's illness or health issues. Rather than treating symptoms with medication, they look for connections between lifestyle choices, environmental influences, and genetic predispositions to determine the best course of treatment. They view the patient as an integrated individual whose physical, mental, and emotional health are all interconnected.

Treatment plans often include dietary changes, stress reduction techniques, and lifestyle modifications to promote overall wellbeing. Functional medicine doctors take a holistic approach, considering the patient's physical and mental health, as well as their environment, to create a more comprehensive understanding of their health and make more effective recommendations. 

Conditions We Treat w/ Functional Medicine

• Autoimmune Disease
• Chronic Inflammation
• Fibromyalgia
• Food Allergies and Sensitivities
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Migraines
• Thyroid Health 
• Weight Loss

Types Of Functional Medicine Testing

Functional medicine doctors provide a range of tests to new patients in order to assess their overall health and wellness. These tests can range from comprehensive metabolic panels and immune system assessments to specific testing for food sensitivities or gut health. Functional medicine doctors are likely to use more advanced testing methods, such as hormone or neurotransmitter testing, to gain a better understanding of the patient’s health and to identify underlying causes of symptoms.

They may also use genetic testing to determine an individual’s risk for certain conditions or to see how their body is responding to certain treatments. Additionally, functional medicine doctors often utilize advanced imaging techniques such as MRI or CT scans to look for signs of inflammation and other markers of disease. By using these tests, Arlington Functional medicine doctors can help diagnose the root of the problem!

WHY CHOOSE NAPERVILLE INTEGRATED WELLNESS  

This is important to us. We pride ourselves on the care we provide and the relationship we develop with each one of our patients. We see healthcare as a partnerships: We work with our patients to improve and enhance their health and well-being.

We don’t prescribe medication or rush you out the door — we provide you with focused one-on-one care where you and your concerns are our priority. We genuinely care about the wellbeing of each of our patient and take the time for each of them, getting to know them and addressing their concerns. 

We strongly urge you to take some time and look at/visit the website of different Arlington Heights functional integrative medicine doctors. Read some blogs or articles about them, and watch some videos. Some of this research will be helpful for you as a patient of that practitioner, and we hope that you will find it to be helpful. 

Whether you are in Arlington Heights or needing functional medicine in Chicago, we can help.  If you would like more information about functional medicine and integrative medicine or Dr. Sexton go to napervilleintegratedwellness.com

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