At Ringwood Family Medical Centre, our focus has always been on Lifestyle Medicine. This is now being termed as Functional Medicine that integrates a variety of modalities from complementary therapies (that are also evidence-based and gathering steam) with the evidence-based Western medicine model.
Dr Akshay has a keen interest in the effects of Gut Microbiome not just on the gut function but also how it affects the Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue (your inherent 'immune system' that lines the gut) to affect a variety of body systems. There is emerging evidence that this is linked with autoimmune dysfunction, inflammation and chronic disease. One factor that is constant in relation to the exposure of the gut is FOOD! It pays to eat not just healthy whole foods but also to make sure the foods are free of heavy pesticides, herbicides and additives.
Our team is a big proponent of the SLOW Diet: Seasonal, Local, Organic and Whole.
As humans, we are all an ageing species. But we can certainly slow down the inflammation and manifestation of chronic disease through better lifestyle management.
