Functional Medicine Foundations introduces the general philosophy and approach behind functional medicine: its emphasis on root-cause thinking, lifestyle factors, and a whole-person view of health, and how practitioners typically approach intake and history-taking. This course is explicit throughout that functional medicine is one approach among several in healthcare, not a replacement for conventional medical care. This is not a functional medicine consultation, and nothing here diagnoses or treats any condition — for anything personal or diagnostic, work with a licensed functional medicine practitioner or your own doctor.