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Casey Means (born September 24, 1987) is an American functional medicine/holistic medicine physician, entrepreneur and author. Her work emphasizes the role of nutrition in supporting metabolic function to prevent chronic disease. [2]
Functional medicine was created by Jeffrey Bland, [8] who founded The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) in the early 1990s as part of one of his companies, HealthComm. [9] IFM, which promotes functional medicine, became a registered non-profit in 2001. [10] Mark Hyman became an IFM board member and prominent promoter. [8] [10]
Hyman is one of the most prominent proponents of functional medicine, [8] a controversial form of alternative medicine; [9] [10] there is no definitive clinical evidence of its effectiveness. [23] He is a contributing editor to the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and was editor-in-chief until 2008. [24] [25]
Alternative medicine is a term often used to describe medical practices where are untested or untestable.Complementary medicine (CM), complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), integrated medicine or integrative medicine (IM), functional medicine, and holistic medicine are among many rebrandings of the same phenomenon.
This is a list of people in alternative medicine who are notable for developing, founding, inventing, promoting, practicing, marketing, commentating or researching on alternative medicine. Contents:
Pages in category "Functional medicine advocates" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation encompasses a variety of clinical settings and patient populations. [citation needed]In hospital settings, physiatrists commonly treat patients who have had an amputation, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other debilitating injuries or conditions.
Advertisement for the original company in 1906. Miles Laboratories was founded as the Dr. Miles Medical Company in Elkhart, Indiana, in 1884 by Dr. Franklin L. Miles, a specialist in the treatment of eye and ear disorders, with an interest in the connection of the nervous system to overall health.