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The Triangle of Health | Part 4:

Sleep

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead” … which may be sooner than it needs to be.

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” I used to say this myself. I was wrong. Sleeping actually speeds up the process to being dead.

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Coach’s Corner: Do You Need More Omega-3s?

Did you know that most Americans are deficient in omega-3s? One of the most common nutritional recommendations our doctors make is to increase omega-3 intake. If your doctor has asked...
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Coach’s Corner: 9 Servings of Veggies in Real Life

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Coach’s Corner: Meal Planning in Real Life

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Coach’s Corner: What’s the Big Deal About Bread?

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Coach’s Corner: What are Healthy Carbs?

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Coach’s Corner: A Coaching Case Study on the Health Benefits of Fun

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Coach’s Corner: You Can Create New Habits – Even During the Holidays

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Coach’s Corner: An Easy (and Cheap) Way to Add More Collagen to Your Diet

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Coach’s Corner: What’s So Great about Flax Seeds?

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Woman sleeping

The Triangle of Health | Part 4:

Sleep

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead” … which may be sooner than it needs to be.

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” I used to say this myself. I was wrong. Sleeping actually speeds up the process to being dead.

Triangle of Health - Gut, Sleep, Stress

The Triangle of Health | Part 3:

Stress: Too Much of a Good Thing

How our cultural obsession with stress has become a root cause of chronic illness.

“It’s been a stressful day … or week … or year … or season of life.” What does that even mean? What is stress? Is it just getting stuck in traffic? Or is it something deeper, affecting every aspect of your health?

The Triangle of Health | Part 2:

Gut Health

It All Begins With the Gut

Our gut health is (rightfully) beginning to gain attention. What’s so important about the gut, and why is it the beginning and end of healing?

The Triangle of Health | Part 1:

Getting Unstuck

3 Obstacles (and 3 Solutions) to Unleash Your Body’s Ability to Heal.
Biohacking Your Way to Better Health

Age Is Just a Number | Part 3:

Biohacking Your Way to Better Health

If you’re curious about the latest advancements in anti-aging and longevity, chances are you’ve heard of  therapies…

Taking Anti Aging to the Next Level

Age Is Just a Number | Part 2:

Taking Anti-Aging to the Next Level

Last week we talked about the major markers associated with aging. Today, I’d like to dive into…

Beyond wrinkles and gray hair

Age Is Just a Number | Part 1:

Beyond Wrinkles and Gray Hair

Getting to the Root Cause of Aging

Imagine the aging process in your body slowing down. Can we decelerate aging and live a vibrant…

Welcome to RIFM | Part 2:

Functional Medicine

What Is It?
How Does It Work?
Is It Right For Me?

Welcome to RIFM | Part 1:

Holistic Medicine: A Better Standard of Care

Untangling Conventional, Integrative, and Functional Medicine to Select the Right Tool for the Job

Conventional medicine has its place, but sometimes integrative or functional medicine might be a better fit. The key is to know when to use which tool.

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Your Mouthwash is Killing You (And What to Use Instead)

You might find it surprising, but there are important things you need to know about the potential…

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Mold Wars | Part 5:

Battleground 5 — The Battleground of the Mind

The Battleground of the Mind The last battleground I want to talk about, which is probably one…

MW Battleground 4

Mold Wars | Part 4:

Battleground 4 — Treating CIRS

In this article, let’s dive into the next battleground in the mold wars, which involves the treatment…

Mold Wars | Part 3:

Battleground 3 — Testing Your Home When You Have CIRS

There’s a lot of debate about chronic illness related to mold toxicity. Practitioners don’t always agree about how to diagnose it or how to treat it.

Mold Wars: Battleground 2 — Is CIRS Just About Mold?

Mold Wars | Part 2:

Battleground 2 — Is CIRS Just About Mold?

Many practitioners focus on mold as the sole source of CIRS, but it might surprise you to hear that most cases of CIRS are not actually caused by mold.

Superpower or Sypersyndrome? | Part 1:

Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder

How a Superpower Can Become Your Achilles Heel

What if I were to tell you I’ve discovered one root cause — one predisposing factor associated with the most common & complex issues doctors address every day?

Mold Wars | Part 1:

Battleground 1 — Diagnosing CIRS

There’s a lot of debate about chronic illness related to mold toxicity. Practitioners don’t always agree about how to diagnose it or how to treat it.

Lifestyle Medicine for Stress: Creativity, Nature, & Relationships

Lifestyle Medicine for Stress | Part 4:

Creativity, Nature, & Relationships

In this last post in my series on Lifestyle Medicine for Stress, I’d like to introduce three more interventions that can effectively help us to manage stress, reduce cortisol, and help our bodies better respond to challenges.

Lifestyle Medicine for Stress: Mindfulness & Breathing

Lifestyle Medicine for Stress | Part 3:

Mindfulness & Breathing

Both strategies — mindfulness & diaphragmatic breathing — are backed by a great deal of research on addressing the negative health effects of stress. Let’s talk about the power of these two seemingly simple interventions, and how you might incorporate them into your life.

Lifestyle Medicine for Stress | Part 2:

Exercise

As we know, unmitigated stress has been linked to various diseases. I see its effects in my clinic every day, so I think that it’s incredibly important to talk about this elephant in the room. Physical exercise is another powerful intervention to help mitigate the effects of stress.

Lifestyle Medicine for Stress

Lifestyle Medicine for Stress | Part 1:

The Power of Yoga

Stress is the elephant in the room that people aren’t talking much about in the medical world…