Hompes Method provides nutrition and lifestyle advice in line with the principles of “Functional M FM is based on scientific, laboratory-based evaluations.
The Hompes Method encompasses nutrition and lifestyle advice in combination with the principles of “Functional Medicine” (FM). Unlike other natural healthcare methods, it is evidence-based, with validation coming from dozens of thousands of studies. The laboratory evaluations we use in functional medicine are not there to detect specific conditions or diseases. They can, however, provide clues to
warrant referral to medical professionals for further investigation. In the context of functional medicine, our lab tests serve us by identifying imbalances in key areas such as the digestive, immune, hormonal and detoxification systems. By identifying these imbalances early, we can interrupt disease processes before serious illnesses develop. To explain this another way: folk are not falling asleep on a Monday night in perfect health and waking up with cancer, heart disease and autoimmune diseases on Tuesday morning. Disease processes take many years or decades to develop and once the causes of these diseases are understood, working towards prevention is relatively easy as long as people are dedicated to making the relevant changes to their lifestyles. Symptoms such as fatigue, difficulty sleeping, irritable bowels, heartburn, mood issues, weight management problems, rashes, menstrual and sexual problems, headaches, muscle and joint pain are signs that something is wrong. Acknowledging the fact that symptoms are not irritants to be ignored or suppressed using drugs is central to The Hompes Method. Instead, I recommend re-contextualization of symptoms to see them as gifts from the body that inform us that something is wrong. Without symptoms, we’d keel over and die. Bless your symptoms as they are your messengers. If we ignore or suppress symptoms there’s good chance our bodies will eventually begin to shout louder – more and more serious symptoms – until we bother to listen. The most serious signals are chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and autoimmune diseases, all of which, of course, can be fatal or lead to a fairly miserable, fear-based existence. Symptom, are little gifts, sent by Mother Nature, to alert us that we need to take a look at what we are doing in our lives. We can then implement necessary changes to facilitate recovery. Central to The Hompes Method is a desire to identify why symptoms are present. A simple explanation of this is that it all boils down to two simple concepts:
First, things get into the body that should not be there. The solution is to find out what they are and get rid of them. Once we have taken steps to get rid of them, we need to check they are gone. Second, things that should be in the body are missing or inadequate, so we find out what they are and put them back. We then need to ensure we’ve done a good job of replacing them. When things are in the body that shouldn’t be and things the body needs are missing, two things happen: the stress response is switched on and inflammation is triggered. These events alter metabolism, compromise energy production and throw hormones out of balance. A combination of these factors causes chronic symptoms and disease. The Hompes Method identifies and corrects these imbalance, thus removing the symptoms at the root cause and enabling true health and well-being to return.
