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UnCURABLE | Part 6:

The Secret Under Your Feet

How Healthy Soil Builds Healthy Humans

Most people think healing starts in the gut. But long before food reaches your plate, the soil beneath your feet has already shaped your microbiome—and your health.

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Food and Mood Part 1: The Role of Inflammation in Anxiety and Depression

Food affects our mood; what we eat directly impacts how we feel.   Mood disorders are on…

Are you Pregnant or Thinking About Getting Pregnant? Is Functional Medicine Right for You?

If you’re a mom-to-be or are thinking of having children soon, you might have questions about how…

The Fasting Mimicking Diet

With all the talk about fasting, you may have heard of the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), as…

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Fasting

When I talk with my patients about fasting, they often tell me about the unpleasant side effects…

Approaches to Fasting

Last week we talked about the benefits of fasting and some of the science behind it. Today…

The Power of Fasting

Fasting has been a very popular topic in the media over the past several years, but is…

Ramsey Hunt Syndrome

You may have heard about Ramsey Hunt Syndrome in the news lately. I’ve had some questions about…

The Cause of the Root Cause of Chronic Disease Part III: The Role of Gut Health

How does fasting positively affect your gut health and treat chronic disease? In the past couple of…

The Cause of the Root Cause of Chronic Disease Part II: Using Fasting to Prevent and Treat Disease

Last week we discussed cell senescence as the underlying cause of chronic disease. How does fasting correct…

The Cause of the Root Cause of Chronic Disease Part I

In the future, the practice of medicine will focus on our cells – their function, metabolism, and…

Cardiovascular Disease | Part 4

Food as Medicine: Preventing Heart Disease with Diet

Food as Medicine: Preventing Heart Disease with Diet Alone Where’s the proof?   For those who have…

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Cardiovascular Disease | Part 3

Nutrients that Reduce Risk of Heart Disease

What does a personalized approach look like when working with an integrative functional medicine practitioner to prevent…

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Cardiovascular Disease | Part 2

Screening for Heart Disease

Last week we started our discussion on cardiovascular disease, the number one killer in our country. We…

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Cardiovascular Disease | Part 1

The Cause of Cardiovascular Disease

Over the last several years, we seem to have lost sight of the most common killer in…

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Hormone SERIES Cortisol 1 of 2: The King of All Hormones

Cortisol is the the king of all hormones. Ideally, I would have started discussing cortisol at the…

Hormone SERIES Elevated Thyroid 4 of 4

How common are elevated thyroid levels and what can you do about it?   While Graves disease…

Hormone SERIES Thyroid 3 of 4: Low Thyroid Function(Hypothyroidism)

Thyroid Deficiency: The Epidemic Among Us Low thyroid function, also known as hypothyroidism, is incredibly common and…

Hormone SERIES Thyroid 2 of 4: Thyroid Testing

As we discussed last week, the thyroid is the master regulator of our bodies. Since thyroid dysregulation…

Hormone SERIES Thyroid 1 of 4: Your Body’s Master Regulator

Your thyroid is the maestro of your hormone symphony; it is the master regulator of your body….

Hormone SERIES Progesterone 2 of 2

Today I’d like to talk a little about progesterone treatment beyond the diet and lifestyle factors we…