By Michelle Vale
Functional Nutrition is recognized as preventative medicine to optimize health and prevent chronic disease before symptoms appear. It focuses on the root causes of health issues by considering genetics, lifestyle, environment, and the interconnectedness of body systems, rather than just counting calories and treating symptoms. The goal is tailoring dietary plans to reach optimal wellness. Functional Nutrition is deeply linked to Functional Medicine, which recognizes food as medicine to support healing, inflammation reduction, and overall physiological functions.

This ideology of food as preventative medicine can help individuals to live healthier and longer, while maintaining strength, energy, mental clarity,…