What Is Functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine is an evolution in medicine that addresses 21st-century healthcare issues by focusing on the root causes of poor health. Practitioners spend time with patients, listening to their histories and evaluating genetic, environmental, and lifestyle influences that impact long-term health and chronic disease. By discussing health history, symptoms, and goals, and using laboratory tests, they create personalized health plans. Our Integrative Functional Medicine Clinic combines the best of conventional diagnostics and holistic approaches to identify and heal the root causes of health issues, rather than just masking symptoms with drugs. This method offers an effective style of healing.
Who Do We Help?
At Advanced Medical and Weight Loss Center, we help individuals struggling with a wide range of health issues, including chronic fatigue, persistent pain, sleep disturbances, hormonal imbalances, digestive problems, and weight management concerns. Our patients often seek answers after conventional medicine has failed to provide relief or satisfactory explanations. We cater to those who desire a comprehensive approach to health, focusing on the root causes rather than just managing symptoms. Whether you have been dealing with long-term health challenges or recent concerns, our personalized, functional medicine approach aims to restore your body to optimal health and well-being.
Some Of What We Treat
Mood/Cognitive Function
Autoimmune Conditions
Gastrointestinal Disease
Hormonal Imbalances
Food Sensitivities
Blood Sugar Control
Thyroid Disease
Toxins
Our Approach
At Advanced Medical & Weight Loss Center in Alpharetta, GA, your care is led by Dr. Nick Sidhu, a physician with extensive medical education, training, and a deep understanding of the body’s complex systems. Dr. Sidhu has full autonomy to prescribe medication, order diagnostic tests, and perform procedures, allowing for a flexible, personalized approach to your treatment. Specialized in functional medicine, he offers expert guidance in managing chronic conditions and optimizing overall wellness. With access to a network of medical specialists, Dr. Sidhu provides a holistic, integrated care experience that sets him apart in the field.
At Advanced Medical & Weight Loss Center, we prioritize your unique needs, concerns, and goals. From the moment you reach out, our team takes the time to listen, carefully review your medical history, and create personalized treatment plans that address the root causes of your health concerns.
Using specialized functional tests, Advanced Medical & Weight Loss Center works to uncover underlying imbalances, deficiencies, toxicities, and dysfunctions within the body. These tests offer valuable insights into your health, guiding us in creating precise, targeted treatment plans.
Advanced Medical & Weight Loss Center creates personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s specific needs. Our approach focuses on optimizing the body’s natural healing mechanisms through a combination of lifestyle modifications, nutrition, supplementation, stress management techniques, and, when appropriate, traditional medical interventions.
At Advanced Medical & Weight Loss Center, we recognize the importance of collaboration and have a team of healthcare professionals, including medical doctors, nutritionists, therapists, and other specialists. This multidisciplinary approach enables us to provide comprehensive care that addresses all aspects of your health.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Conventional medicine is great for emergencies, acute, and specific issues. However, for chronic Issues, such as, autoimmunity, gut issues, fatigue, weight gain etc. traditional surgeries and medications can not only be ineffective, but they can exacerbate issues and even harm your body’s ability to fight problems on its own. This can make healing extremely difficult and chronic conditions worse. Functional Medicine focuses on improving your diet, your gut, and any deficiencies your body may have. As Functional Medicine doctors, we focus on finding the root cause of health issues and healing early, before catastrophic events.
We do not accept insurance, but offer a superbill for your services that you can submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement. The superbill itemizes the services rendered and provides the insurance company with the information they need to process your claim. We do not take any part in submitting claims or calling insurance companies and we cannot guarantee reimbursement.
Some testing can be done through conventional laboratories, and others are only available through specialty laboratories. During your medical consultation, Dr. Sidhu will determine which tests are needed and will review testing recommendations, instructions (for instance, fasting or non-fasting, etc.) and costs. Testing is frequently done to assess nutritional status, including amino acids, fatty acids, oxidative stress, vitamin levels, mitochondrial function, food sensitivities, and heavy metals. Many other tests are available including genetic testing for a variety of conditions, hormone evaluations, bone health, gastrointestinal health, adrenal function and many others. Some testing can be performed at home with test kits to collect urine, saliva or stool. Others may require a blood draw. In all cases, we will assist you in coordinating initial and follow-up testing.
Yes, we often recommend nutritional supplements to patients in conjunction with lifestyle and dietary modification. In some cases, nutritional supplements can be used in place of prescription medications. We have researched high-quality nutritional products and carry only those products that undergo rigorous quality testing by nutritional research laboratories. These products are often of higher quality than those sold over the counter and are free of fillers, allergens and additives.
Yes, Dr. Sidhu accepts patients from Georgia and South Carolina
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Functional Medicine Is Our Specialty
Functional Medicine is an approach to healthcare that focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of disease rather than just treating symptoms. It involves a comprehensive evaluation of a patient’s genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors to create a personalized treatment plan. Practitioners spend time understanding the patient’s history and health goals, using advanced diagnostic testing to uncover the underlying issues affecting their health. This holistic approach integrates the best of conventional and natural medicine to promote optimal health and well-being.
