Getting To The Root Cause Of Your Depression

Written By Philip Kimsey

Are you struggling with depression?  Have you been through different treatment options but still do not feel well?  If so, you are not alone.  As a family physician and a functional medicine practitioner treating patients for over 26 years, I have seen many patients just like you. In my functional medicine practice, I specifically treat patients with depression and those who have treatment-resistant depression.  This groundbreaking field of medicine focuses on getting to the root of why people have certain illnesses and diseases and uses an individualized approach to treatment.     

Today, I would like to share my journey into functional medicine.  About 13 years ago, I was profoundly fatigued and struggling in my work and home life.  I went to see several doctors, and they ran tests, but could not identify anything wrong. They all attributed my symptoms to being overworked.  I knew there was more to it than that, so I went to see a functional medicine practitioner. After testing and evaluating me, they discovered that I had adrenal dysfunction. The functional medicine practitioner created a customized treatment plan which included appropriate lifestyle management, diet, and supplements. Within a matter of weeks, my health began to turn around.  I was able to live my life once again.  

So, how can functional medicine help you?  As I mentioned earlier, I treat patients with depression and treatment-resistant depression (as well as those with anxiety disorders). When I was working in my traditional family practice, before I started incorporating functional medicine, it was always a struggle to take care of patients that had reached the bottom.  I could not help them anymore because I did not know what else to do. Having had my own experience with functional medicine, I found that it offered a solution for many of my patients, but specifically my patients who struggled with depression.  Functional medicine has been able to help a lot of those patients that conventional treatment has not helped.

If you are struggling with depression, have been to doctors, and have tried medications only to backslide into depression again, I would like you to strongly consider giving functional medicine a try. I would be happy to talk to you about the program that I offer, which uses functional medicine to treat depression and treatment-resistant depression. Through lab testing and evaluation, let us try to get to the root cause of your depression and create a customized plan so that you can regain your life.

To learn more about this program, please contact schedule a free 15-minute call with me - https://bit.ly/FFMDiscovery. Let’s discuss your issues, and see if my program is right for you. I am confident that by the end of my program you will be well on your way to reaching your goals.

Watch my full video on this topic here:

Philip Kimsey

Board certified family physician and functional medicine practitioner with over 28 years of clinical experience.

https://www.foothillsfm.net
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