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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 the rise. These include issues like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and seasonal affective disorder. But many of us also have more mild mood instability, feel easily irritated, experience quick mood swings, or have a general sense of brain…
Coach’s Corner: An Easy (and Cheap) Way to Add More Collagen to Your Diet
Making your own bone stock is a great way to stretch your food dollar a little further, add some important nutrients to your diet, and reduce food waste. What’s So Great About Collagen? We see collagen supplements in almost every store, making various claims for healthier joints, skin, nails, hair, and more. The benefits…
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 functional medicine can be beneficial to you in this season of life. I see many young, healthy women in my clinic who come to RIFM specifically because they want to be in peak physical health before having a…
Coach’s Corner: What’s So Great about Flax Seeds?
If you could take a pill that would help balance your hormones, make you more insulin sensitive, and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease AND breast cancer by 25%, would you take it? What if that pill tasted good, could be added to smoothies, yogurt, or even cookies, had no side effects, and didn’t…
Coach’s Corner: DIY Fasting Mimicking Diet for Powerful Results
In Dr. Hartman’s article on the Fasting, he introduces several different methods of fasting, including the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD). Are you intrigued? Reaping the benefits of fasting while still being able to eat is a great option for a lot of us. What’s the Difference Between the FMD & the Prolon Diet? The Fasting…
The Fasting Mimicking Diet
With all the talk about fasting, you may have heard of the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), as a popular fasting method with impressive results. In this article, let’s talk about the FMD, what it is, some of the benefits, and some suggestions I have for a successful implementation of the Fasting Mimicking Diet. What is…
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Fasting
When I talk with my patients about fasting, they often tell me about the unpleasant side effects that they experience. Today I’d like to talk about some of the obstacles to fasting you might face and some ways to support your body for a more pleasant fasting experience. The Pitfalls of Fasting Some common…
Approaches to Fasting
Last week we talked about the benefits of fasting and some of the science behind it. Today we’ll answer the question: What are the different kinds of fasting out there? Is fasting simply limiting access to food? Let’s dive into that. Water Fasting When we talk about most of the strong research for…
Coach’s Corner: Half a Plate of Veggies to Cut the Nutritional Noise
If a quality diet is the foundation of health, filling half of your plate with colorful, nutritionally-dense vegetables is the cornerstone. In last month’s post, A Mindset of Eating More, I talked about setting positive goals around nutrition. Today I’d like to talk about a simple habit change that could make a big…
The Power of Fasting
Fasting has been a very popular topic in the media over the past several years, but is fasting really healthy for you? Or is it just the next health craze? Starting today, I’m going to dive into the topic of fasting, the health benefits, and the latest the science behind it. You’ll learn how…
July Coach’s Corner: A Mindset of Eating More, Not Less
When was the last time you heard someone say that they were cutting carbs or fat, eliminating gluten or dairy, or removing processed foods or sugar? This is a common way we describe what we’re eating these days; it appeals to our negativity bias. But our focus on what we’re NOT eating often backfires not…
Ramsey Hunt Syndrome
You may have heard about Ramsey Hunt Syndrome in the news lately. I’ve had some questions about it recently, so I thought I’d talk a little about what Ramsey Hunt syndrome is, what causes it, and some possible treatment options. While Ramsey Hunt is quite rare, similar syndromes that cause nerve damage are actually fairly…
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 weeks, we’ve alluded to the idea that gut health plays a major role in chronic disease. This week we’ll talk about two ways that poor gut health affects inflammation and causes chronic disease. After that, we’ll talk about…
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 cell senescence and provide such a truly miraculous, metabolically-stimulating effect that can radically change your health? That’s the topic of today’s post. Let’s start by talking about what happens when you take a break from eating. …