Functional Medicine
Phillips Family Pharmacy blends science, wellness, and personalized care for lasting results.
Have questions about Functional Medicine?
Meet Our Pharmacist
Josie Phillips-Ross, PharmD, ABAARM, FAAMM
- ✓ Founder and Owner of Phillips Family Pharmacy est. in 2013
- ✓ Certified in dosing bio-identical hormones through C4 at PCCA and A4M Functional Medicine Endocrinology Fellowship
- ✓ Graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Pharmacy
Josie has always had a passion for women's hormonal health and received her certification in dosing bio-identical hormones through C4 at PCCA and A4M Functional Medicine Endocrinology Fellowship. Her family-owned and operated pharmacy offers compounding, medication therapy management, free delivery within 10 miles, adherence packaging, shipping, and immunizations. She is passionate about fitness and loves to travel and spend time with her family.
Healing the whole person — not just treating the symptoms.
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine is a medical approach that addresses the underlying causes of disease with an intent to heal the whole person instead of just treating symptoms. It looks closely at how the environment we are in, our lifestyle, and our own genetics affect us and ultimately determine our health conditions. Functional medicine better addresses modern-day healthcare needs and allows a more patient-centered approach to treatment.
The goal of a functional medicine approach is to identify and eliminate the underlying cause of your illness, instead of just treating the disease.
What are the Differences Between Functional and Conventional Medicine?
Conventional medicine has been around forever and is the more traditional approach that is used by most providers. When most people think of ‘medicine’ they envision the conventional medicine model. Going to the doctor when you have symptoms with the goal of getting something to treat said symptoms. It focuses more on the disease the patient has and treating the symptoms, often with a medication(s) that need to be continuously taken or the symptoms return. Conventional medicine is viewed as more of a reactive approach.
Functional medicine is a newer approach that focuses on the whole patient and identifying the underlying cause of a disease. The intent is to heal the person as a whole instead of just reacting to and treating symptoms of a disease. This newer approach is expanding the principles and goals of conventional medicine by incorporating ever-expanding scientific knowledge. The goal is to eliminate the cause of the disease and proactively prevent symptoms instead of just treating them.
Metabolic Health
'Metabolism' and 'Metabolic Health' are buzz words in the weight management and health worlds and if you have ever struggled with resistant weight loss, reaching or maintaining your ideal weight, or stuck on the path to achieving your health goals, you have probably heard of them.
But, did you know, there are ways to 'hack' into your metabolism and use it more efficiently?
Programs & Packages
Cortisol & Hormones
Hormones are tricky chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream throughout your entire body. They work slowly, over time, and affect many different processes such as growth and development, metabolism (how your body gets energy from the foods you eat), sexual function, reproduction, and mood.
Cortisol & Adrenals
The adrenal glands sit on the top of the kidneys and are mostly known for producing your stress hormone, cortisol.
Your cortisol levels are responsive to all kinds of stressors such as physiological, social, and psychological stresses. Chronic stress can lead to cortisol dysfunction.
Abnormal cortisol levels and response can lead to a wide variety of symptoms:
- ✓ Low Cortisol
- ✓ Fatigue
- ✓ Dizziness
- ✓ Weight Loss
- ✓ Muscle Weakness
- ✓ Mood Changes
- ✓ Darkening of Regions of the Skin
Hormones
Often times as we age, our hormone levels do too. This change in certain hormone levels can lead to a wide variety of symptoms in both women and men.
So, what are the hormones I am talking about?
- DHEA
- Cortisol
- Estrogen
- Progesterone
- Testosterone
Toxins & Detoxification
Did you know that every year more than 400 BILLION pounds of chemicals & pollutants from plastics, pesticides, solvents, heavy metals, medications, & other sources are released into our environment & find their way into our air, soil, food, & water supplies.
Packages
In addition to the packages above, our Reclaim Your Health Group and Guide both extensively cover toxins and how to avoid them in your diet and home.
Supplements
Disclaimer: The advice provided by Dr. Josie Ross is not medical advice and should not be substituted for medical advice. Her recommendations are not a quick fix, miracle drug, or supplements. Do not change or alter your medication without consulting with your prescribing doctor.