Our Services
Functional medicine asks a deceptively simple question: why is this person sick? Rather than matching a symptom to a drug, Dr. Bakramos maps the web of connections between your nutrition, hormones, gut microbiome, genetic tendencies, emotional patterns, and family history. Every patient receives a comprehensive intake that explores lifestyle, diet, laboratory markers, and even generational health trends. The result is a picture of your unique biochemistry, what researchers call biochemical individuality. That picture, not a generic protocol, drives every decision made about your care. This approach draws on more than 50 years of peer-reviewed functional and integrative medicine research, and it is the reason patients who have tried everything else often describe their first few months of treatment as transformative.
The practice primarily helps three groups of people. First, those living with chronic conditions such as autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia, thyroid disorders, adrenal fatigue, and persistent inflammation that conventional medicine has failed to resolve. Second, people whose main complaints are vague but debilitating: crushing fatigue, brain fog, unexplained weight gain, recurring digestive problems like bloating, IBS, or leaky gut, and hormonal fluctuations related to menopause or other imbalances. Third, health-conscious individuals who want to understand their bodies deeply enough to prevent future disease rather than wait for it to arrive. If you recognise yourself in any of these descriptions, a consultation with Dr. Bakramos is the logical next step.
The journey begins with a free 15-minute introductory call to determine whether functional medicine is the right fit for your situation. If it is, you move into a comprehensive diagnostic phase. Dr. Bakramos reviews your nutritional status, hormonal profile, vitamin and mineral levels, inflammatory markers, and overall lifestyle. He then builds a personalized treatment plan that may integrate acupuncture, shiatsu, iridology, kinesiology, nutritional counselling, NLP, EFT, and targeted supplementation, all selected specifically for you rather than pulled from a standard menu. Follow-up appointments track measurable improvements in energy levels, pain scores, digestive comfort, hormonal balance, and clinical lab results, giving you concrete evidence that the plan is working. Sessions take place at two convenient locations: Ramat Beit Shemesh and Givat Ze’ev (Jerusalem).
Conventional medicine excels at emergencies and acute infections, but it is structurally designed to manage chronic disease rather than resolve it. Functional Medicine Beit Shemesh at Israel Functional Medicine is built on the opposite premise: that the body can heal when given the right information and support. Dr. Bakramos brings 40 years of holistic chiropractic practice and deep functional medicine expertise to every case, offering a breadth of therapeutic tools that is genuinely rare under one roof. He stays current with the latest nutritional science, hormonal research, and genomic findings so that your care reflects today’s best evidence, not yesterday’s habits. Patients frequently report dramatic improvements not only in how they feel day to day, but also in objective markers such as inflammatory blood panels, thyroid function tests, and gut permeability assessments. The approach is rigorous, compassionate, and built entirely around you.
Feature | Functional Medicine | Conventional Medicine |
Core focus | Root cause at the molecular or cellular level | Symptom management and diagnosis coding |
Treatment style | Personalised to your unique biochemistry | Standardised protocols for the average patient |
Tools used | Nutrition, genomics, lifestyle, mind-body therapies | Pharmaceutical drugs and surgery |
Time horizon | Long-term healing and disease prevention | Short-term relief and condition management |
Patient role | Active partner in the healing process | Passive recipient of prescribed treatment |
Lab interpretation | Functional optimal ranges, not just normal/abnormal | Standard reference ranges only |
Most functional medicine services, including comprehensive consultations and integrative therapies, are not covered by the standard Israeli health funds (kupot holim). However, some supplementary insurance plans may partially reimburse specific treatments. It is worth checking your private or supplementary coverage before your first appointment. The initial 15-minute introductory call is always free of charge.
This varies depending on how complex and long-standing your health issues are. Many patients notice meaningful improvements in energy, digestion, and mental clarity within the first 4 to 8 weeks. More deep-rooted chronic conditions may require 3 to 6 months of consistent work before laboratory markers and subjective wellbeing show significant change. Dr. Bakramos sets realistic expectations at the outset and tracks your progress at every stage.
No referral is needed. You can contact the clinic directly to schedule your free introductory consultation. It is helpful, but not mandatory, to bring any recent blood tests, imaging reports, or specialist letters to your first full appointment so that Dr. Bakramos has as complete a picture as possible from the start.
The most common presentations include chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, autoimmune disorders, thyroid and adrenal dysfunction, hormonal imbalances including menopause-related symptoms, IBS, leaky gut, persistent inflammation, chronic pain, and digestive disorders. The practice also supports patients who are not acutely ill but want to optimize their health, energy, and longevity through personalized nutritional and lifestyle medicine.