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Coach’s Corner: Enjoying Green Tea
Dr. Hartman has listed green tea as a powerful therapeutic food in many posts on this blog. It seems to be good for (almost) whatever ails you! Does his recommended therapeutic dose of 4-6 cups of green tea a day feel like a bridge too far? If you are looking for ways to add…
Cardiovascular Disease 4 of 4: Food as Medicine: Preventing Heart Disease with Diet Alone
Food as Medicine: Preventing Heart Disease with Diet Alone Where’s the proof? For those who have been following me for more than a few days, the statistic that 50% of all chronic disease can be attributed to processed food is not news. What I’d like to do today is take a deep dive into…
Cardiovascular Disease 3 of 4: Nutrients that Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
What does a personalized approach look like when working with an integrative functional medicine practitioner to prevent or treat cardiovascular disease? With the aim of reducing the risk of heart attack, strokes, and other vascular disease, we consider the person’s history, their nutritional status, their environment, their gut health, and more in order to create…
Coach’s Corner: Building Resilience with the Foundations of Health
Recently on the blog, Dr. Hartman has been talking about the profound health impact of cortisol imbalances. His number one recommendation for excessive cortisol, which is so prevalent in our culture, is stress management. So, let’s talk about where you might start on your journey to building stress resilience in your life and improving your…
Coach’s Corner: Is Sunlight Your New Supplement?
How much sunlight have you seen today? If you would like to improve your sleep, mood, immune function, or regulate your appetite, this post is for you. Have you ever thought about sunlight as a necessary element for good health? We all intuitively know that sunlight is energizing and mood-lifting and Dr. Hartman has…
Hormone SERIES Insulin 3 of 3: Nutrients to Improve Insulin Sensitivity
In this final post on insulin, we’ll discuss various nutrients that combat insulin resistance and make our bodies more sensitive to this important hormone. People tend to jump straight to nutritional supplements, botanicals, herbals, or homeopathy when dealing with insulin resistance, diabetes, and other hormonal issues. However, the lifestyle factors that we discussed last week…
Hormone Series Insulin 2 of 3: Lifestyle Medicine to Treat Insulin Resistance
Now that we know that insulin resistance is incredibly common, and about 80% of Americans have this condition, let’s talk about some treatment options. As we discussed last week, conventional medicine does not currently have treatment protocols for insulin resistance. However, in the personalized medicine world, we have many treatment modalities. Today I’ll start…
Grain-Free Brain Granola
Let’s talk about my family’s Great Grain-Free Brain Granola recipe and all of its many benefits for your brain. The Why Behind the Ingredients Nuts & Seeds First, we focus on using a base of nuts, which have so many benefits. Almonds are a great source for omega-3’s, as well as trace minerals. Why are…
Elevated Testosterone
In our first post on testosterone for women, we talked about how low testosterone is a common finding caused by stress and aging in women. Conversely, elevated testosterone can actually be problematic, most often, in young women. The most common problem caused by too much testosterone is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). We also sometimes see…
Testosterone and Women’s Health
When we think of testosterone, we often think of it in relation to men’s health, but it is a crucial hormone for women’s health as well. This important hormone is sometimes overlooked as a therapeutic option in treating women’s hormone issues such as bone health, mood issues, poor memory function, fatigue, and thinning hair just…
DHEA Blog
Although DHEA is one of the most commonly overlooked hormones, it is a master hormone responsible for the creation of cortisol, testosterone, and estrogen. While cortisol, testosterone, and estrogen often dominate conversations about hormones, DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) may be an underrated maestro of hormone health. Low DHEA can be responsible for many symptoms as varied…
Why Will the Flu Be Worse This Season?
Influenza is a viral, upper respiratory tract infection that typically, in any given season, affects about 25% of the population. What this means is, over a period of three to four years, pretty much everybody in any given population has been exposed at least once. This also means that as the seasons pass, there’s a…
Functional Medicine Doctor’s Guide to Protein Powders
Today, we wanted to take the time to delve into the topic of protein powders. We’re going to be highlighting protein-based and plant-based powders that include collagen. As you probably already know, collagen has many incredible health benefits! However, a lot of collagen proteins are tainted with mold as well as lead. When making beef…
Will Your Christmas Dinner Make You Sleepy?
What’s the main course for you and your family this Christmas? Roast beef? Ham? Turkey? If your answer to that question was turkey, then you had better get cozy by the fireplace after your meal because it’s nap time! There are a couple of reasons why turkey is associated with sleepiness. The first is…