FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE
Merging scientific breakthroughs with
natural, effective treatments.
DR. BRIAN LUM, DC, IFMCP
"My passion for healing chronic illness began when I witnessed my mother's 15-year battle with Crohn's disease.
She, like many of my patients, was told that there was nothing she could do to heal. Nothing could have been further from the truth."
IFMCP Certified Practitioner
Natural Medicine
Specialized Testing
Worldwide Practice
Long Covid
Recovery
Qigong Healing
WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE?
Functional medicine addresses the care gap that exists between modern medicine and the individual. Patients frequently suffer due to inadequate testing, too brief appointments, poor diagnostics, and limited treatment options.
While routine testing by your general practitioner is done in hospitals to detect severe problems or to get a diagnosis - functional medicine testing and interventions are intended to get you out of long term symptoms and get you into an optimal range of function.
Functional medicine testing signals the beginning, not the end, of a proper medical investigation.
Even if you do not have a diagnosis, functional medicine is well suited to identify the underlying factors perpetuating symptoms. Knowing the factors contributing to your symptoms is often just as important as a diagnosis because it gives us the direction needed to help your body heal.
Prevention is also a key feature of functional medicine. Recently, science has confirmed what the medical traditions of the world have already known - that our genetics are merely the blueprint of our biological landscape; we develop that landscape through our thoughts, behaviors, environment, and actions.
We are not on an inevitable march toward disability or degenerative disease; there are hundreds of ways you can change your behavior that can lead to significant overall changes to your health trajectory.
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CERTIFIED FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONER
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ADVANCED TESTING FOR SUPERIOR DIAGNOSTICS
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CLINICAL-GRADE SUPPLEMENTATION
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WORLDWIDE CONSULTATION PRACTICE
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OPTIONAL PHYSICIAN-LED QIGONG HEALING
HOW IT WORKS
ONLINE CONSULTATION
We see patients worldwide!
Dr. Lum can do your appointment over your computer or phone via video consultation.
AT HOME TESTING
Testing kits can be sent to you anywhere in the world.
Many tests can be done at home; other testing is arranged at a location near you.
For over a decade, Dr. Lum has specialized in healing chronic, complex, & hard-to-treat cases around the world.
SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS
We have experience with a wide range of conditions and symptoms that benefit from the application of functional medicine.
Many of our patients come to us with 'mysterious' or complex symptoms that do not fit neatly into a diagnosis or multiple conditions with limited treatment options.
Some have been alarmed to find they have a 'bad' gene that raises their chances of developing a degenerative disease in the future. Others are searching for natural ways to alleviate symptoms and enjoy optimal health for as long as possible without the use of pharmaceuticals.
Functional medicine can simultaneously work to optimize the health of the individual while conducting a thorough investigation into symptoms and conditions.
These are a few conditions we see very often.
ANXIETY
ALLERGIES
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
BRAIN FOG
NAUSEA
CROHN'S AND ULCERATIVE COLITIS
HISTAMINE INTOLERANCE
GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
FOOD ALLERGIES AND SENSITIVITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGIES
FATIGUE
MOLD ILLNESS/EXPOSURE
DEPRESSION
COVID AND LONG COVID
LYME AND COINFECTIONS
THYROID CONDITIONS
HEART DISEASE
HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES
ECZEMA AND PSORIASIS
RASHES AND HIVES
UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS
VERTIGO AND TINNITUS
ARTHRITIS AND JOINT PAIN
CHRONIC EAR CONGESTION
Visit our store to order supplements and wellness products that can be delivered straight to your door.
While many patients are adamant about not using pharmaceuticals because of their potential side effects, it is important to know that poor quality supplementation or supplements in the wrong form or taken at the wrong time can cause significant side effects as well.
This is why any recommendations are carefully chosen from trusted suppliers.
PATIENT TESTIMONIALS
Rhiannon Birdsall
"Working with him long distance, he's helped introduce herbal and mineral treatments that have been gentle enough to work with my already highly sensitive auto-immune system. I owe much to Dr. Lum and am honestly not sure if I would have survived had I not had his help during my particular health crisis. . ."
Dr. Kate LaVigne
"Dr. Lum is awesome! I am a boxer and he has helped me with a number of physical injuries and systemic issues the past 2 years. Recently I've been receiving treatment from him remotely and it has been a game changer."
QIGONG HEALING
Dr. Lum now offers External Qigong Healing. Qigong is a moving meditation, like yoga and tai chi, but is designed specifically for those facing health challenges.
This form of meditation aims to move energy throughout the body through gentle movements and simple visualizations, removing blockages and facilitating healing.
Learn how this millennia-old practice can help you heal faster and more completely.
SPECIALIZED TESTING
Science moves quickly. We offer revolutionary testing, some of which were unavailable even last year. Testing can be ordered through the mail or arranged at a hospital or a testing location near you. Many tests can be shipped worldwide.
These tests differ from the routine testing you receive at your annual exam. While those tests are important, we can dig deeper to try to discover why you have certain symptoms or have developed a specific condition.
We do not require you to order testing, nor do we recommend a standard set of testing for every patient.
Dr. Lum can also review previous testing you have had during your new patient appointment.
ONLINE FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE CONSULTATIONS
Our New Patient appointments are an hour long, during which Dr. Lum will take a detailed medical history and can interpret past testing. You can ask questions and convey your health goals during this time.
Follow-up appointments are thirty minutes each, during which treatment plans will be adjusted to optimize your healing trajectory.
Functional Medicine follow-up appointments are different from conventional medicine follow-up appointments - which you usually only schedule to confirm that a problem is gone or to get more medication.
Functional medicine follow-ups are designed to accommodate your healing trajectory, cycle out treatments you no longer need, and address emerging priorities.
This is why functional medicine appointments can accommodate those with complicated medical histories and multiple symptoms and conditions. As you heal, your health priorities will rapidly change as your big symptoms disappear.
All current pricing is displayed when you click our button to schedule your appointment at the top right of our webpage and on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
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EMAIL ACCESS TO DR. LUM
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HOUR-LONG NEW PATIENT APPOINTMENTS
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CLINICAL-GRADE PLANT EXTRACTS
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TAILORED TREATMENT PLANS
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100% ONLINE SERVICES
LONG COVID RECOVERY
Dr. Lum has extensive experience in helping Long Covid patients recover fully.
While COVID-19 may be relatively new, 'long' symptoms after a viral or bacterial infection are not.
While the symptoms of Long Covid can be complex and severe in nature - ranging from neurological issues, impaired breathing, metabolic and heart symptoms, scar tissue accumulation, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, brain fog, and histamine intolerance - targeted yet gentle interventions can be very effective.
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