The Leeds doctor hosting the first ever Festival of Functional Medicine

The event marks the five-year anniversary of the opening of the Dr Indra Specialist Functional Medicine Practice, one of the first of such clinics in the north of England to offer a multidisciplinary approach.

“Our immune system and health have been at the forefront of everyone’s mind during this last year,” says Dr Indra Barathan.

“A functional medicine approach is a valuable tool to support your health.

“We want to empower people to be their best selves and FOFM21 is all about education, awareness and celebration. The fact that we can support our fabulous causes at the same time is a bonus.”

Dr Indra graduated from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1997 and worked as an NHS GP until 2015 when she opened her specialist functional medical practice to support her patients.

Speakers from around the world include those in the field of nutrition, sleep and movement specialists, the day will offer a special insight into some of the common issues which many people face. By using the online facilities, attendees can choose which talk they want to attend and, in the afternoon, can join a group-work taster session to participate in one of the many interactive discussions.

Those who can’t decide which if the highly informative sessions they want to attend are able to access all the talks after the event.

Many of the practice’s patients have complex medical needs, hormonal problems and gut issues. The practice uses a team approach to get to the root cause of those symptoms and then supports the patient in a journey to better health by helping them make positive changes to their lifestyle.

The team now comprises doctors, health coaches and nutritional therapists, all working together collaboratively with their patients to help them back to optimum health.

All profits from the event will be donated to three chosen causes:www.panspandasuk.org, www.trustleeds.org.uk and www.inocainternational.com

The Festival of Functional Medicine takes place on Saturday.

Organisers say that it is 
an exciting, all-day event of 
live talks and workshops
 which brings together specialists from the world of functional medicine in a virtual day of celebration and education.

For the full agenda, including more information on the speakers, visit the website www.drindra.co.uk