In a nutshell Functional Medicine is all about balance.  It approaches the body from the basic knowledge of physiology and biochemistry.  With understanding the basics we are able to understand what the body may need most. 

For a more in depth description just read below.
Functional medicine is personalized medicine that deals with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of symptoms for serious chronic disease. It is a science-based field of health care that is grounded in the following principles:

• Biochemical individuality addressing your genetic and environmental differences.
• Patient-centered medicine emphasizes "patient care" rather than "disease care," 
• Dynamic balance of internal and external factors.
• Web-like interconnections of physiological factors – an abundance of research now supports the view that the human body functions as an orchestrated network of interconnected systems,
• Health as a positive vitality – not merely the absence of disease.
• Promotion of organ reserve as the means to enhance health span.

Functional medicine is anchored by an examination of the core clinical imbalances that underlie various disease conditions.  The core clinical imbalances that arise from malfunctions within this complex system include:

• Hormonal and neurotransmitter imbalances
• Antioxidant imbalances and the health of mitochondria
• Detoxification imbalances
• Immune imbalances
• Inflammatory imbalances
• Digestive, absorptive, and microbiological imbalances
• Structural imbalances from cellular membrane function to the musculoskeletal system

Dr. Oswald has been practicing functional medicine in the Rochester Minnesota area for 4 years but he has been working with functional medicine for the last 6 years.  During this time Dr. Oswald has helped patients with a great variety of problems, but focuses on hormone imbalances, problems with stress, digestive distress, and chronic pain.
Dr. Bamlet was born and raised in the Rochester Minnesota area and is very excited to return to Rochester to practice.  He has worked on numerous patients using the principles of functional medicine.  
If you are in the Rochester Minnesota area and would like to be evaluated by either Dr. Oswald or Dr. Bamlet please contact our office to schedule an appointment.