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As a Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner, I\u2019m often explaining to people\u2014clients, students, doctors\u2014what Functional Nutrition really<\/em> is.<\/p>\n

The reason it can be so difficult to explain is that Functional Nutrition operates in an entirely different paradigm than conventional medicine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And what I\u2019ve learned over the past decade, teaching thousands of practitioners, is that even holistic modalities like naturopathic medicine, herbal medicine and many forms of health coaching are still operating in the old paradigm.<\/p>\n

Now, take a deep breath and let me explain what I mean\u2026<\/p>\n

What\u2019s exciting about this (yes, exciting!) is that if you practice holistically, and you want to ramp up your success with your clients, learning to practice functionally,<\/em> and to understand the Functional Paradigm<\/em> could be just the thing you need.<\/p>\n

So much of the Western world lives in what I call the \u201cX for Y Paradigm.\u201d In this view of illness, the doctor knows best. He always has a prescription for whatever ails you, and the prescription is always determined by the diagnosis he gives you.<\/p>\n

I call this the \u201cX for Y Paradigm,\u201d because for X diagnosis, you get Y prescription.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a linear way of thinking.<\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019d like to invite you to play with me for a minute here so that I can illustrate the shift that will accelerate your successes. Please imagine a city, possibly like the city you live in now. This city operates in this X for Y Paradigm. Let\u2019s call this city the City of Cure.<\/p>\n

City of Cure<\/h2>\n

In the City of Cure, the doctor\u2019s job is to name what ails you (X), and to prescribe its cure (Y), meaning the goal of the doctor is to return the patient to the exact state he was in before he contracted X. The same level of comfort, the same abilities to perform all the same activities, the same lifestyle and habits, and the same level of wisdom and awareness.<\/p>\n

This works for most people in the City of Cure\u2014about 80% to be exact<\/a>\u2014so the majority of the population is well and happy. But every once in awhile\u2014maybe about 20% of the time\u2014someone in the City of Cure finds themselves in a situation that goes against the very foundation upon which the city was built.<\/p>\n

For some, the X for Y Paradigm fails<\/h3>\n

Sarah is one such person for whom the X for Y Paradigm failed. She had symptoms that pointed to a diagnosis of X, but the prescription Y did not<\/u> return her to her pre-X state.<\/p>\n

In fact, Y made her symptoms worse and even induced some new symptoms. The doctors re-diagnosed her, and gave her a new prescription, but that didn’t work either. She saw specialist after specialist, who did test after test, and there still was no cure.<\/p>\n

The City of Cure had nothing more to offer Sarah, and she didn’t know where to turn since she was still suffering.<\/p>\n

Then one day, her friend Arthur suggested she visit a neighboring town called Heal. Sarah had never left the City of Cure, and she was both skeptical and afraid, but she trusted her friend Arthur, so together, the two of them drove past the city limits of Cure, down a short stretch of highway, and took the exit labeled \u201cHeal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heal<\/h3>\n

Once inside the boundaries of Heal, Arthur seemed filled with confidence. His eyes began to sparkle, and he smiled wider than Sarah had ever seen him smile.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened to you?\u201d Sarah asked Arthur.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Cure,\u201d he said, \u201cmy abilities are hampered. People don\u2019t necessarily see the possibilities that my work offers. But here, in Heal, I can be your guide. Here you can call me Art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Art proceeded to show Sarah around the town of Heal. He showed her that instead of diagnoses, people here are asked to collaborate with their practitioners\u2014to tell their stories, to describe what they\u2019d like their healthy lives to look like and identify what\u2019s important to them, and to pay careful attention to their daily lives. This helps them develop a new relationship with themselves that allows for a transformation of their current state.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you bring all this information about yourself to your practitioner,\u201d Art said, \u201cshe does an assessment, and can give you recommendations that are appropriate for you and your unique body. Then it’s your turn again, making changes in your life and paying close attention\u2014through tracking the changes you feel. This process continues for as long as you need as you journey forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this last sentence, Sarah let out a sigh of relief, and her shoulders came down from around her ears for the first time in years. Finally, someone was hearing and understanding her and not thinking that they had the miracle cure (she had lost hope in those.)<\/p>\n

Art smiled and nodded in acknowledgment of Sarah’s shift. \u201cBut you must know,\u201d Art continued, \u201cthat the goal of the practitioners here in Heal is not<\/em> to return you to the state and the life you had before you felt all your symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Functional Paradigm<\/h3>\n

Sarah scowled a bit, revealing her disturbance and surprise. \u201cWhy not? What good is the work the practitioners do if it doesn’t return me to my previous state?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat,\u201d Art said, \u201cis actually the biggest gift we give you here in Heal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe practitioners here help you grow beyond where you were before. They guide you in your transformation from ill and disempowered to healthy and heroic. With their guidance, you become your own hero, and you take your power back from your illness and from all the doctors you were looking to save you in Cure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarah looked at Art with glassy eyes. \u201cWow,\u201d she said softly. \u201cWhere do I find the magicians of this town who can do that for me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou’ve already found one,\u201d said Art, taking a step towards Sarah. \u201cBut we’re not magicians. We\u2019re practitioners of both the science and the art of Functional Nutrition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related Blog Posts:<\/h3>\n

What\u2019s Functional and what\u2019s not Part 1<\/a>
\nThe 80\/20 rule for nutrition practitioners<\/a>
\nFunctional nutrition matrix<\/a>
\nFunctional Nutrition Tip \u2013The power of STORY<\/a>
\nTerrain<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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