Functional Medicine in Primary Care: Together, We Will Get You Better - Paperback

by Aunna C. Herbst (Author)

Did you go into medicine because you wanted to help people, but you're feeling burnt out? Are you tired of treating every ill with a pill? Are you a patient, who just wants to tell your story, have somebody put it all together, and ultimately, help you get well? If you answered yes to these questions, Dr. Herbst's book, Functional Medicine in Primary Care, is the answer for you!! For ALL- As you follow her journey through her illness and recovery, the reason Dr. Herbst is passionate about incorporating Functional Medicine into primary care, will be obvious. The clinical pearls she offers are relevant to chronic illness treatment and prevention. You will learn measures, easily put into action for many potential diseases... (cognitive decline, diabetes, hypertension, and many more.) The reader will also find supporting medical literature- giving you confidence to implement functional medicine- for the best health outcome possible!! For clinicians- Dr. Herbst gives information, tips and techniques on how to hear (and analyze) the patient's story, in a short amount of time. For patients- To be heard, Dr Herbst provides recommendations to optimize your office visit. Not to mention, the chapters are full of quick and easy lifestyle applications. Dr Aunna Herbst's Functional Medicine in Primary Care book shares pertinent information about genetics, biochemistry and pathophysiology. Learn many life changing tips on how to diagnose and treat common ailments seen in primary care office visits-including how to optimize thyroid function, achieve diabetes reversal, identify key nutrient deficiencies and genetic polymorphisms for which modifiable lifestyle changes can decrease disease risk, and much, much more! It is a life changing read for patients and healthcare providers alike, who want to truly help patients and for patients who want help restoring their health!!

Author Biography

As a patient Dr Herbst traversed the healthcare system to receive a mess of diagnoses and an auto immune disease without a cure. Not willing to give up, she fought for answers- why did her body respond the way it did? Lifestyle and dietary changes were merely the beginning for her restored health. This was also the start of her life passion to change the way we look at illness. In this book she will share her functional medicine approach to common illnesses with supporting scientific literature and case examples for common primary care health challenges. Dr Herbst studied naturopathic medicine and then went on to be an osteopathic physician with MD residency. She ultimately, integrated the philosophies of her training with Functional Medicine, as one of the first 88 in the world to be certified. Dr Herbst integrated Functional Medicine into her own life, years before it was a certified training program- to which she attributes her health! Passionate about helping others, she started a lifestyle counseling practice with emphasis on diet and detox. Then later in life, she practiced as a board-certified family physician with Functional Medicine in rural Oklahoma. Dr Herbst was later recruited to Cleveland Clinic to help start the Center for Functional Medicine, alongside the famous, Drs. Hyman and Hanaway. That was just the beginning, because as she has had the opportunity to help thousands of patients in both insurance and cash-based practices, she is now passionate about education. In her public speaking and now through penmanship, Dr. Herbst is teaching healthcare providers how to start optimizing biochemical and physiological systems and she hopes to teach the patient to be empowered. Both to create a dynamic patient -doctor relationship - for the best patient outcome in our current primary care model.