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Learn about everyday functional medicine topics, common conditions, and expert advice on your journey to greater wellness.
Diet Fads Over the Years: What Do They Tell Us About Our Health?
From grapefruit bowls to bacon-wrapped scallops, the idea of “health food” shifts with the times. Diet fads have been part of our health culture for nearly two-hundred years. These fads show us that as our beliefs about health have...
Eating for Blood Sugar Balance: A Functional Medicine Perspective
Fast Facts Learning how to manage blood sugar (while still enjoying the sweet side of life) is essential for reaching nearly any health goal. Here’s the scoop: We need some sugar. Natural sugars provide necessary energy for the body to...
Food Is Medicine: How Functional Medicine Uses Food To Help You Heal
We’ve all heard the saying, “you are what you eat.” But is it really true? Is food medicine? Does food have that big of an impact on our health and wellbeing? Is it possible to heal your body with food? Years of experience, research, and...
The Benefits of Functional Medicine & Complementary Care: Chiropractic
Feeling tight, stiff, or stuck? Perhaps your treatment plan needs an adjustment. One natural therapy that pairs seamlessly with functional medicine is chiropractic care. Aside from helping people relieve pain and regain mobility,...
The Benefits of Functional Medicine & Complementary Care: Massage Therapy
What if getting a soothing massage was not just a self-care splurge, but “doctor’s orders?” For many of our patients, that’s just the case. Massage therapy can offer more than just rest and relaxation. In fact, the many health benefits of...
The Benefits of Functional Medicine & Complementary Care: Acupuncture
The research says it all: tiny needles can have big results. We know the power of acupuncture - and the power of collaboration! Acupuncture often works well with functional medicine programs, which is why we sometimes recommend seeing an...
MD, ND, Holistic, Integrative, Functional Medicine? What It All Means
What's the difference between an MD and an ND? I frequently get asked about the difference between MD and ND and the different types of medicine- integrative, holistic, and functional medicine. Let's dive into this in the hope that I can...
Moving Forward In A COVID World
There is no easy answer to what we are living. Even a vaccine is months out and its efficacy and safety uncertain. (They have been trying to find a vaccine against the family of corona viruses since the 80’s). Thinking this is our quick...
A Functional Medicine Approach: From Hormone Imbalance, To Hormone Health
Hormones set the tempo of our life. It doesn't matter if it is a stress hormone, sex, or thyroid hormone- hormones are the melody of our day. Having messed up hormones can make you feel like you are on a roller coaster that you can never...
Common Digestive Health Complaints
I hear it frequently from my patients: “I feel bloated, my stomach hurts, and I feel confused about what to eat” Most have tried to track their food yet find themselves spinning in circles, unsure which foods are the problem. Having to...
