At The Lamkin Clinic we practice a new model of medicine that incorporates the best diagnostic tools and technologies from conventional medicine, as well as emerging tests and tools that help us identify the critical imbalances that are at the root of all illness. We practice patient-centered, not disease-centered, medicine. Leading edge research has provided a new method of diagnosis and treatment, called Systems or Functional Medicine. By understanding the core systems in the body, how they become imbalanced, and how to restore balance, most chronic illnesses can be prevented or cured. This is not alternative or even integrative medicine. Functional medicine is the medicine of the future available now. At The Lamkin Clinic, all the physicians are board certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine and are trained in functional, integrative and nutritional medicine. Our nutritionists have specialized training in using food as a medical therapy. Our physicians, nutritionists and nurses work together closely as a team and utilize a comprehensive approach to health.