TL;DR: Most people self-medicate with supplements without ever testing whether they actually need them. 3P medicine (Personalisation, Precision, Participation) replaces that guesswork with DNA, biomarker and hormone testing to find the real root cause and treat it, rather than just managing symptoms.
Have you noticed that almost everyone is taking some kind of supplements? Something for either fatigue, tiredness, insomnia, weight loss, hair growth, joint pain, aging, heartburn, loss of libido, gut problems … and so on!
Many individuals take quite a few without even knowing whether or not these supplements are really working for them and without checking blood biomarkers. This is called self-medication or self-supplementation! Usually, this is just a guessing game, a “maybe it will help” approach! And usually, it is not working! People also often think these products are “natural” and that they don’t have many negative side effects. But the interaction between supplements and cell functioning is more complex and requires substantial knowledge of functional medicine. Conventional medicine does not focus on treating the patient holistically to prevent potential disease but is rather fixated on symptom management. Therefore the majority of individuals are forced to go down this route of self-supplementation as they are not aware of doctors trained in personalized functional medicine. Dr. Nedic has been practicing aesthetic medicine for 15 years and 3P medicine for more than 10 years.
3P MEDICINE stands for:
- PERSONALISATION
- PRECISION
- PARTICIPATION
1. PERSONALISATION
Personalised medicine is a step ahead of the ‘one size fits all’ medical approach. It uses new methods to better manage a patient’s health. We are all unique. Our health or disease is determined simultaneously by our DNA make-up, lifestyle and environment. By considering these three factors for each individual, we can better understand their predisposition to develop certain diseases. For example, a middle-aged female who has “bad” detoxification DNA mutations and works in the painting industry, developed fibromyalgia and autoimmune underactive thyroid, but her identical twin sister who is a teacher did not! If she was seen by a conventional medical doctor – a GP, for example – she would be prescribed thyroid medication (which she would have to continue for the rest of her life) and some painkillers. However, in personalised medicine, we would approach her differently. Firstly, we would prove that there are DNA SNPs affecting adequate detoxification and then we would conduct a functional medicine work up to see how extensive the problem is. Additionally, we would investigate her environmental influences and would most definitely introduce detoxification support, lifestyle changes (job change) and finally, add specific supplements that alter the expression of her “bad”