High cholesterol treatment often requires more than just putting in more cardio or cutting back on certain foods. Like other health issues you might experience, high cholesterol also depends on your unique biological makeup. Ultimately, getting to the root of your problem is the best way to address it for good—here is how functional medicine can help.
What Is Functional Medicine?
A person’s disease might result from several factors, each reflected in the disease’s symptoms. The goal of functional medicine is to identify and treat the underlying cause of illness by scientifically testing these symptoms.
A doctor trained in functional medicine takes into account all aspects of your health, including your physical, mental, emotional, and even spiritual health. Depending on your unique condition, your functional medicine provider may look into things like your nutrition, genetic makeup, hormonal changes, medications, and other aspects of your life to analyze and diagnose your condition.
How Functional Medicine Treats High Cholesterol
Most anyone has had a blood test called a lipid panel. Total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglyceride levels are all measured in a routine lipid panel. Traditional medicine typically only looks at the total cholesterol number. Unfortunately, this number does not consider potential contributing factors, such as your genetics.
High LDL or “bad cholesterol” levels are also a major focus of conventional high cholesterol treatment. However, it may fail to take into account people with heart disease who have normal or even low LDL levels. LDL cholesterol varies in composition, so with a standard lipid panel alone, you aren’t really getting an accurate assessment of your potential for cardiovascular disease. For this reason, comprehensive testing is required to get a full-picture diagnosis of your cholesterol.
Natural High Cholesterol Treatment in Kansas City, MO
Addressing high cholesterol and treating heart disease is not as simple and easy as one generic test. By working with a functional medical provider, you can find out exactly what causes your high cholesterol and how to manage it most effectively.
The Epigenetics Healing Center in Kansas, MO, offers the most advanced lab testing anywhere in the world as part of an overall high cholesterol treatment plan. Treatment will focus on understanding your unique biochemistry and, as much as possible, helping your body regulate its cholesterol levels naturally and independently of prescription medications.
To learn more about comprehensive high cholesterol testing, schedule an appointment today by calling (816) 673-1230.
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Dr. Jay Goodbinder ND DC DABCI is a doctor in Kansas City, MO who serves patients in the surrounding Kansas City areas, cities across the United States, and in several countries around the world.