Dr. Matiscik simply referred patients to their family physician for these conditions. However, medical doctors were just prescribing medication to subdue the symptoms and his patients never really got better. Dr. Matiscik would also refer patients to specialists, only to get a call from a specialist saying, “This patient just needs to exercise,” or, “This patient is nuts,” or, worse, “I put the patient on antidepressants.” Dr. Matiscik tried again and again to find someone to refer these patients to. Their family physician just did not have the time to help them in the 15 minutes they slotted to see them. The specialists continued to say lab tests were normal and there was nothing wrong with the patient.

Dr. Matiscik read everything he could while trying to help his patients. He eventually found Functional Medicine and got dual certified in the specialty. He figured out that everyone else was only looking at the symptoms rather than the root cause of all his patients’ problems. He has since learned how to identify crucial problems in the hormone system, the gastrointestinal system, and the body’s detoxification system. He found that the body has to function as a whole to truly heal itself. He can now help his patients get their health and life back and end the needless suffering.

Finally, Dr. Matiscik started to hear patients say things like, “I feel like myself again!” and “I can now work all day without getting tired.” Here is some more positive feedback from his patients: