“WE ARE A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CLINIC AND AMONG THE PIONEERS OF FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE & HYPERBARIC MEDICINE IN NIGERIA.”

Why Choose Us

We are the Pioneers of
Functional Medicine & Hyperbaric Medicine in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country with over 220 million persons, located in the heart of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

 

Why do we need functional medicine?

WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE?

Functional Medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-based approach, engaging both patient and physician in a therapeutic partnership. It is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century.

 

We focus on a patient-centered approach, against the traditional disease-centered approach. Functional medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. Functional Medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to their histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic diseases. In this way, Functional Medicine supports the unique expression of health and vitality for each patient.

There is an enormous gap between emerging research in basic sciences and integration into medical practice—as long as 50 years—particularly in complex, chronic illness. Why settle for outdated practices?

 

At Holcare Health & Wellness, we implement the latest research and science into our treatment plans.

PATIENT-CENTERED CARE 

 

The focus of Functional Medicine is on patient-centered care, promoting health as a positive vitality, beyond just the absence of disease. By listening to the patient and learning his or her story, the practitioner brings the patient into the discovery process and tailors’ treatments that address the individual’s unique needs.

 

Science/evidence-BASED HEALTHCARE APPROACH

Functional Medicine practitioners do not just look to fix the symptom, but we look “upstream” to consider the complex web interactions in the patient’s physiology, and lifestyle that can lead to illness through the history given by the patient. The whole patient is put into consideration when making an assessment. This includes their unique genetic makeup, along with both internal (mind, body, and spirit) and external (physical and social environment) factors that affects the body’s function.

 

INTEGRATING BEST MEDICAL PRACTICES

Functional Medicine incorporates traditional Western medical practices with what is sometimes considered “alternative” or “integrative” medicine, creating a focus on prevention through lifestyle modifications like nutrition, diet, and exercise; use of the latest diagnostic techniques, and treatment by combinations of drugs and/or botanical medicines, supplements, therapeutic diets, detoxification programs, or stress-management techniques.

 

TODAY’S CHALLENGES

Why we need Functional Medicine?

Our society is experiencing a sharp increase in the number of people who suffer from complex, chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, mental illness, and autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis.

The system of medicine practiced by most physicians is oriented toward acute care — the diagnosis and treatment of trauma or illness that is of short duration and in need of urgent care, such as appendicitis or a broken leg. Physicians apply specific, prescribed treatments such as drugs or surgery that aim to treat the immediate problem or symptom.

Unfortunately, today’s acute-care approach to medicine lacks the proper methodology and tools for preventing and treating complex, chronic disease. In most cases it does not take into account the unique genetic makeup of each individual or factors such as environmental exposures to toxins and the aspects of today’s lifestyle that have a direct influence on the rise in chronic disease in our modern society.

 

STEPS TO WELLNESS:

Our health is impacted by our world around us. So, at Holcare Wellness, we approach care through the various steps below.

 

ENVIRONMENT

Our environment can impact our genes both positively or negatively, which leads to health or disease. This is the revolutionary concept of epigenetics. Our diets, nutritional status, air, water, how much we exercise, trauma, psychosocial factors, and exposure to environmental toxins and radiation can all influence our genes and our health. Creating a healthy environment inside and out is our first step to balancing the system.

 

INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNE BALANCE

Inflammation is the body’s way of protecting itself against intruders. When your immune system shifts out of balance, inflammation can become chronic, leading to a constant state of war within the body. This in turn contributes to disease and weight gain. Managing inflammation is a key aspect of achieving Wellness. 

HORMONES AND NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Most of us are living out of harmony with our biological rhythms. The reason is this: two kinds of small molecules, which we depend on to keep us in balance, are running haywire. They are hormones and neurotransmitters, and uncovering reasons for imbalances in these areas is essential. 

GUT AND DIGESTIVE HEALTH

Optimal gut health has become a prominent focus in 21st century health. The links between chronic illness and an imbalanced microbiome keeps growing. Our gut is at the core of our health. Understanding why it breaks down and how to repair it becomes of the utmost importance. 

DETOXIFICATION

Detoxification is the science of how our bodies get rid of waste. If waste builds up, we get sick. The key becomes figuring out how to enhance our body’s capacity to detoxify and get rid of waste while minimizing our exposure to toxins. 

ENERGY, MITOCHONDRIA & OXIDATIVE STRESS

Energy – how we make it, why we lose it, and how to create more of it. Understanding how to optimize our mitochondria (energy factories) and reduce oxidative stress (which results from toxic insults, infections, allergens, stress, and just overeating poor-quality food) is an often overlooked yet vital component to becoming a thriving human.

 

MIND/BODY

The body and the mind are a single, dynamic bi-directional system. What you do to one has an enormous impact on the other. What you do to your body you do to your brain. Understanding the importance of this relationship is the final key to Health/ wellness.

At Holcare Health & Wellness, we implement the latest research and science into our treatment plans.