Advanced Functional Medicine

Advanced Functional Medicine Integrative and Functional Medicine clinic located in Perth and servicing patients Australia wide.

🌿 Living with Pain Isn’t Normal — Let’s Change That 🌿Whether it’s a dull ache, persistent tension, or sharp, debilitatin...
21/07/2025

🌿 Living with Pain Isn’t Normal — Let’s Change That 🌿

Whether it’s a dull ache, persistent tension, or sharp, debilitating pain — chronic pain can take over your life. But it doesn’t have to stay that way.

At Advanced Functional Medicine, we take a root-cause approach to pain management, supporting your body’s natural healing systems and reducing inflammation from the inside out.

✨ Common causes of chronic pain include:
🔹 Inflammation and immune dysregulation
🔹 Poor gut health and food intolerances
🔹 Hormonal imbalances
🔹 Stress and nervous system overload
🔹 Musculoskeletal misalignment

💡 Our pain management strategy includes:
✔️ Advanced functional testing to uncover hidden triggers
✔️ Anti-inflammatory nutrition plans
✔️ Herbal and nutritional supplements
✔️ Gut and liver support
✔️ Stress reduction techniques
✔️ Lifestyle strategies to reduce flare-ups

You don’t have to just manage the symptoms with medication.
You can find long-term relief — naturally.

📍Book a consultation at our Perth clinic and start your journey toward a pain-free life.

👁️💡 Your Lifestyle = Your EyesightWhen it comes to protecting your vision, what you do is just as important as what you ...
18/07/2025

👁️💡 Your Lifestyle = Your Eyesight

When it comes to protecting your vision, what you do is just as important as what you eat.

This JulEYE, we’re highlighting how everyday habits can have a major impact on your long-term eye health — and it starts with simple lifestyle choices:

🏃‍♀️ Get Moving
Regular exercise helps reduce your risk of diabetes, high blood pressure & high cholesterol — all major threats to your eye health.

🕶️ Protect Those Eyes
Wear sunglasses that block 99–100% of UVA & UVB rays.
And if you’re working with tools or playing contact sports, wear protective eyewear to avoid injury.

💻 Take Screen Breaks
Try the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds. It reduces strain and supports long-term vision.

🧼 Contact Lens Hygiene
If you wear contacts, clean hands = clear eyes. Always wash your hands before handling lenses, disinfect them properly, and replace them on time to avoid infections.

🧘‍♀️ Small changes = major protection. Your future self (and your vision) will thank you.

📲 Follow us for more eye health tips this JulEYE!

🩸 Do You Know the 3 Types of Diabetes?Diabetes is a chronic condition affecting millions of Australians — but not all ty...
14/07/2025

🩸 Do You Know the 3 Types of Diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic condition affecting millions of Australians — but not all types are the same.

Swipe through to learn the key differences between Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes — including causes, symptoms, and treatment options.

Understanding the type of diabetes you or a loved one is managing is the first step to better care and long-term health. 💡

At Advanced Functional Medicine, we take a root-cause, personalised approach to help you manage or even reverse diabetes naturally. 🌿

📍 Perth-based, supporting clients Australia-wide.

📞 Book a consultation to get started on your health journey.

🥦👁️ Eat for Your Eyes: Nutrition That Protects Your VisionWhat’s on your plate today? Your eyes hope it includes leafy g...
11/07/2025

🥦👁️ Eat for Your Eyes: Nutrition That Protects Your Vision

What’s on your plate today? Your eyes hope it includes leafy greens, omega-3s, and plenty of colour 🌈

This JulEYE, we’re diving into how key nutrients and antioxidants can help protect your vision and prevent conditions like macular degeneration, cataracts, and dry eyes.

👓 Here are some eye-loving nutrients to focus on:

✨ Lutein & Zeaxanthin – Found in leafy greens, sweetcorn & egg yolks, these antioxidants protect your macula from UV and blue light damage.

🧬 Vitamin A – Maintains night vision & photoreceptor health. Found in liver, egg yolks, and orange veggies like carrots & pumpkin.

🧡 CoQ10 – A powerful antioxidant that protects your retina from oxidative stress caused by UV exposure.

🐟 Omega-3 (DHA & EPA) – Found in fish, flaxseed & walnuts, these support retinal health and reduce inflammation.

💪 Zinc – Vital for enzymes that protect your retina. You’ll find it in red meat, pumpkin seeds & shellfish.

🍊 Vitamin C – Found in citrus, broccoli & capsicums. Helps reduce cataract risk and supports the eye’s aqueous humour.

🥜 Vitamin E – Protects fatty acids in the retina from oxidative stress. Almonds, sunflower seeds, and flaxseed oil are great sources.

🌼 GLA (Gamma-linolenic acid) – An anti-inflammatory omega-6 found in evening primrose & starflower oil.

🧠 What you eat doesn’t just fuel your body — it feeds your eyes, brain, and cells.

👁️✨ Stay tuned all month for more expert eye health tips — naturally powered.

🌿 Struggling with a Skin Condition That Just Won’t Clear?You’re not alone—over half of Perth residents experience skin i...
08/07/2025

🌿 Struggling with a Skin Condition That Just Won’t Clear?

You’re not alone—over half of Perth residents experience skin issues at some point in their lives. While some are short-lived, many face chronic skin conditions like:

🔹 Eczema
🔹 Acne
🔹 Psoriasis
🔹 Rosacea

These conditions can affect more than just your skin—they impact your confidence, quality of life, and mental wellbeing.

💡 Here’s the truth: Topical creams only manage symptoms. To achieve lasting results, we need to look beneath the surface.

🧬 At Advanced Functional Medicine, we take a root-cause approach by assessing your:
✔️ Gut health (think: parasites, poor digestion, food intolerances)
✔️ Detox pathways and lymphatic system
✔️ Hormonal balance (including testosterone, estrogen & progesterone levels)

✨ Your skin is a mirror of your internal health. Healing it starts from the inside out.

Ready to ditch the flare-ups and feel confident in your skin again?

📍Visit our Perth clinic to learn how natural, functional medicine can help you finally heal.

📞 Book a consultation today.

👁️✨ The Gut–Eye Connection: What You Eat Affects What You SeeDid you know your gut health could be affecting your vision...
07/07/2025

👁️✨ The Gut–Eye Connection: What You Eat Affects What You See

Did you know your gut health could be affecting your vision? 👀

Just like your gut has its own microbiome, so do your eyes! 🦠 Known as the ocular microbiome, this community of bacteria, viruses, and fungi (although smaller than the gut’s) plays a crucial role in protecting your eyes from infection and disease.

But there’s more...

🧠 Your gut and eyes are connected through something called the gut–retina axis — a neural and immune communication pathway between your digestive system and your retina.

When your gut microbiome is imbalanced (a condition known as dysbiosis) or your intestinal lining becomes too permeable (aka leaky gut), it can trigger inflammatory signals that travel from your gut to your eyes — contributing to eye conditions like:
🔹 Macular degeneration
🔹 Glaucoma
🔹 Diabetic retinopathy

🌿 Supporting your gut = supporting your sight.

This JulEYE, we’re exploring how functional medicine can protect your vision from the inside out — starting with the gut.

📲 Follow us all month long for expert tips, tools, and holistic insights.

👁️ It’s JulEYE – Let’s Talk Eye Health! 👁️This month, we’re shining a light on one of your most important senses – your ...
05/07/2025

👁️ It’s JulEYE – Let’s Talk Eye Health! 👁️

This month, we’re shining a light on one of your most important senses – your vision. Throughout July, we’ll be sharing eye health tips, facts, and prevention strategies to help you keep your eyes strong, sharp, and protected for life.

Here’s why it matters:
The 4 most common causes of vision loss and blindness are:
🔹 Cataracts – clouding of the eye’s lens
🔹 Diabetic retinopathy – damage to the retina from high blood sugar
🔹 Glaucoma – pressure in the eye that harms the optic nerve
🔹 Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – damage to your central vision

But there’s more...
👀 Floaters?
😣 Dry, irritated eyes?
💻 Screen fatigue?
🛣️ Eye strain from long drives?

These everyday eye issues matter too — and we’re here to help you understand and manage them naturally and effectively.

🎯 Stay tuned all month long for our JulEYE Series — including practical tips, prevention strategies, and how holistic and functional approaches can support lifelong eye health.

📲 Follow us to make sure you don’t miss a thing!

🌿 Is Leaky Gut Real? Absolutely. And it Could Be Affecting You.Leaky Gut Syndrome (also known as increased intestinal pe...
03/07/2025

🌿 Is Leaky Gut Real? Absolutely. And it Could Be Affecting You.

Leaky Gut Syndrome (also known as increased intestinal permeability) is a real condition that affects over 780 million people worldwide—and it could be the missing link in your ongoing health struggles.

If you're dealing with autoimmune conditions, fatigue, digestive discomfort, or skin flare-ups, your gut might be trying to tell you something.

🚨 When the gut lining becomes compromised, toxins and bacteria can enter your bloodstream—triggering inflammation and immune responses that may contribute to conditions like:
✔️ Type 1 Diabetes
✔️ Multiple Sclerosis
✔️ Hashimoto’s Disease

So what causes Leaky Gut?
➡️ A diet high in processed foods
➡️ Chronic stress
➡️ Alcohol, antibiotics & NSAIDs

Here’s how to support your gut:
🥦 Eat whole, fibre-rich foods and fermented products
❌ Ditch gluten, dairy, and refined sugars
🧘‍♀️ Manage stress with mindfulness and movement

At Advanced Functional Medicine, we offer advanced testing to uncover if Leaky Gut is at the root of your symptoms—and a personalised plan to support healing.

📞 Book a consultation today and take the first step toward restoring your gut—and your health.

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It causes i...
30/05/2025

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It causes inflammation and destruction of the myelin sheath, the protective covering that surrounds nerve fibre’s. Our Perth clinic specialises in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and autoimmunity. There are many natural treatment that vastly improve multiple sclerosis.

When the myelin sheath is damaged, nerve signals slow down or stop. MS is usually an episodic disorder, with episodes lasting for days, weeks or months, alternating with remissions (periods of reduced or no symptoms). Episodes may be triggered by infection, hot baths, sun exposure and stress. Some people may not get remissions, and instead get progressively worse.

MS affects women more than men, and is mostly diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. It is the most common neurodegenerative condition affecting young people.

Learn more: advancedfunctionalmedicine.com.au/multiple-sclerosis/

There are four key nutrients required to maintain a healthy thyroid and avoid both hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism – i...
26/05/2025

There are four key nutrients required to maintain a healthy thyroid and avoid both hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism – iodine, zinc, tyrosine selenium. But how do you know if you are getting all these nutrients in sufficient quantities or avoiding those nutrients that exacerbate your thyroid condition?

If you are one of the many Australians who experience thyroid problems, there are ways to ensure you get the right balance of nutrients to keep your thyroid functioning optimally.

But first, let’s look at the thyroid itself and how it functions.

Continue reading: advancedfunctionalmedicine.com.au/nutrients-to-treat-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism/

Food intolerances and food allergies in Australia and worldwide and classes differently and have a range of different sy...
23/05/2025

Food intolerances and food allergies in Australia and worldwide and classes differently and have a range of different symptoms producing either IgG & IgE antibodies, There are a number of reasons why a food can cause health issues, the main two being a classic IgE food allergy (type I) and a delayed IgG food allergy (type III), which is also referred to as food intolerance.

In both type I and type III, the immune system is involved but the difference is in the way the immune system responds. Type III reactions are much more common but tend to be much milder and are often delayed and thus, more difficult to diagnose.

Functional Medicine health practitioners are experienced in testing, diagnosing, and creating treatment plans to help ensure you avoid the foods that trigger symptoms whilst also maintaining a healthy diet to support good health.
When your body detects harmful substances, (known as antigens), your body will produce an antibody, (known as immunoglobulin), which is a protein produced by the immune system. Antibodies attach to the antigens to destroy them.

The five major types of antibodies are IgA, IgG, IgM, IgE, and IgD antibodies.

Learn more: https://advancedfunctionalmedicine.com.au/igg-ige-antibodies-differences/

🧘‍♀️ Pause. Breathe. Be. 🌿Today is World Meditation Day — a gentle reminder to slow down and reconnect with the present ...
21/05/2025

🧘‍♀️ Pause. Breathe. Be. 🌿

Today is World Meditation Day — a gentle reminder to slow down and reconnect with the present moment. Even just a few minutes of stillness can bring clarity, calm, and balance.

Take a breath. You’re doing better than you think. 💛

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