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what are functional foods?

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See below: Functional foods are foods that have a potentially positive effect on health beyond basic nutrition. Proponents of functional foods say they promote optimal health and help reduce the risk of disease

Question 2

what is functional paresis?

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Terminology: The term functional is sort of slang for "non-organic" and paresis refers to weakness, so the combination suggests non-neurological or untrue weakness and implies an underlying psychological or psychiatric causation.

Question 3

what is functional medicine?

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Alternative : Method of treating patients.  Approaching the patient as a whole. Trying to incorporate environmental , body homeostasis , outside factors to name a few to help prevent and maintain the health of an individual.  There's a bit more to it.   Find a holistic doctor and talk to them about. A lot of good stuff with that approach

Question 4

what is functional rectal pain syndrome?

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See below: Functional rectal pain syndrome is a rectal pain which cannot be explained and is accompanied by negative tests (manometry, colonoscopy) .  It can be a variant of irritable bowel syndrome.

Question 5

what is functional strength training about?

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Getting results.: /strength over show.  Look at weightlifters vs bodybuilders.  Who are the strongest.  Who are steroid-puffed up creatures.  So you have one of the two answers for "functional" strength training.  The other is sports or activity related resistance exercise, specifically designed for competition in a given sport.  The exercise for a rower RAE inappropriate for a distance runner.

Question 6

define the term mental  functional disorders?

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Functional disorders: "functional" disorders is a vague term used to describe certain persistent symptoms for which no other organic or pathologic cause can be found. One example, would be in some one who has chronic headaches or abdominal pain, and has had a full set of testing and evaluation procedures, with no diagnosis. Other more unusual symptoms include: paralysis, pseudo-seizures, certain tics, vomiting, etc.

Question 7

what is a functional behavior assessment like?

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In a natural setting: Usually at school, a bcba or behavioral specialist observes a maladaptive behavior to determine its antecedent & its consequence e.g., teacher response. (a, b, c) in this way, a plan can be made for either altering the situation that precipitates the behavior or change the consequence of the behavior so that it is extinguished after a brief "extinction burst" or escalation of the behavior.

Question 8

how do organic and functional disorders differ?

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Organic v functional: I'm not sure exactly what you mean.    In functional medicine we are looking for the root causes of what a person is experiencing.

Question 9

what kind of functional foods should i eat if osteoporosis?

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Osteoporosis foods: Eat foods low in salt and high in whole grains, fruits and vegetables.  The main idea is to consume plenty of calcium and vitamin d. Limit caffeine, carbonated drinks and alcohol. Some examples: low fat dairy products, yogurts, fish (sardines, salmom, tuna), dark, leafy green vegetables, calcium fortified foods, eggs...

Question 10

in case tmj disc can't be functional any more and needs to be removed ,with what in can be replaced?

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LAST RESORT ONLY!!!: TMJ surgery should be the LAST RESORT ONLY! I find it highly unlikely at your age you have reached that point already. Please first see if not one, two or three dentists who have extensive training and experience treating patients with TMD\TMJoint Dysfunction. Personally, I would travel to another country for a consultation before I would have TMJ surgery. See http://www.tmj.org/site/content/tmj-implants

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