About ANFMP
The Association of Nutritional & Functional Medicine Practitioners (ANFMP) or Persatuan Pengamal Perubatan Nutrisi dan Functional Malaysia (PPPNFM) is the leading professional body dedicated solely to promotion of nutritional and functional medicine in Malaysia.
ANFMP/PPPNM is registered under registration number 0974-10-WKL in accordance with Section 7, Societies Act, 1966, Malaysia and is a founding member of the Federation of Complementary and Natural Medical Association Malaysia (FCNMAM). The Federation is gazetted under the Traditional & Complementary Medicine Act 2016
The ANFMP defines Nutritional Medicine in a similar manner as the UK Nutritional Therapy Council (2006):
“The application of nutrition & health science to enable individuals to maximize their health potential. It can help (treat) a wide range of (medical) conditions and assist in the recovery from many ill-health situations. Nutritional medicine practitioners work with clients with chronic health problems and provide advice on prevention and control. These protocols (treatments) can impact on hormonal, neurological & immune function.”
The Institute for Functional Medicine, USA defines Functional Medicine as :
“Identifying and following biomarkers of function that can be used as indicators of the onset of disease, and also markers of the success of interventions, is an extremely important activity of functional medicine.” [Textbook of Functional Medicine, 2010]
Our Objectives
To Develop & Grow
The Association as the country’s leading professional body for practitioners of nutritional and functional medicine, orthomolecular medicine, and non-invasive anti-aging medicine.
To Promote Awareness
of the professional development in nutritional and functional medicine in the effective management of major chronic health disorders.