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The Triangle of Health
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The Triangle of Health | Part 1
Your Best Year Yet: Stop Struggling & Start Thriving
Discover the 3 Simple Changes to Transform Your Health in 2025
3 Simple things tend to get us stuck … and they can also get us unstuck!
The Triangle of Health | Part 2
Your Gut: The Beginning of Healing
Feel Better, Think Clearer & Reclaim Your Energy
When your gut is balanced, your body can function at its best. But when it’s out of sync, it can disrupt everything…
The Triangle of Health | Part 3
Stress: The Silent Saboteur of Your Health
(And How to Fight Back)
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 4
Sleep
Where Healing Happens
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” I used to say this myself. I was wrong…
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September Strong | Part 3
Nature’s Antidepressants
How Fall’s Harvest Protects Your Mood Through Winter’s Darkness
SAD prevention doesn’t start with light boxes in January — it begins with October preparation — food IS medicine!
September Strong | Part 2
Fall Stress Relief
Managing Seasonal Stress with Local Foods
While stress builds predictably each fall, three local foods helpyour body handle overwhelm naturally rather than just masking symptoms.
The Connected Life Crisis
Breaking Free from the Connected Life Crisis
The Simple (But Not Easy) Solution Your Body Needs to Heal
After five articles exposing how social media hijacks your family’s health, here’s the revolutionary but simple solution that lets your body heal itself—if you have the courage to implement it.
The Connected Life Crisis
Body Image in the Filter Age
A Functional Medicine Approach
“We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls.” Facebook said that. Not some…
Our Connected Life Crisis
Beyond Blue Light: Social Media & Sleep
How Evening Scrolling Steals Tomorrow’s Energy (and What Actually Helps)
Blue light gets all the blame — but that’s a bit like blaming the match while ignoring…
Breaking the Trauma Cycle
New Psychedelics Research is Transforming Mental Health Treatment
New research in psychedelic medicine shows promise for breaking through trauma patterns that traditional treatments can’t reach.
Breathwork for Stress Relief
8 Science–Backed Techniques to Calm Your Nervous System
The Power of Your Breath Nature’s Stress Relief Tool Is stress your constant companion? You’re not alone….
Calm Your Anxiety With Food
The Functional Medicine Breakthrough
Discover how the gut-brain connection impacts anxiety and learn 5 science-backed dietary strategies to reduce symptoms naturally.
WARNING: Stress Is Sabotaging Your Body’s Detox System
(And Your Doctor Has No Idea)
Feeling stuck despite “trying everything”? The missing link might be in your stress response.
How to Detox Your Brain
Without Doing Anything
Discover how your brain flushes out damaging toxins by 10X during sleep. Protect against cognitive decline without supplements, diets, or exercise.
Made for Health
Inside Out Health
Rethinking Health from the Inside Out With Dr. Christine Bishara
What if the key to better health was inside you? Dr. Christine Bishara breaks down the connection between gut health and … just about everything.
Connected Health
8 Lifehacks to Reduce Stress
Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but it doesn’t have to control you. In this article,…
Connected Health
9 Lifehacks for a Healthy Gut
Whether you’re experiencing digestive issues or just want to optimize your gut, these practical tips can help you take the next step.
Coach's Corner
Defining Ultra-Processed Food
What’s in your coffee?
Am I really willing to drink dipotassium phosphate in my coffee every morning? What’s the matter with processed food?
Connected Health
8 Lifehacks for Better Sleep
Whether you’re struggling to get a good night’s rest or just looking for ways to enhance your sleep quality, these science-backed tips can help you wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day.
Overcoming IBS
Take Control of GI Issues Like Irritable Bowel Syndrome
If you’re struggling with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or gastrointestinal (GI) issues, please know that you’re not alone. 10 – 15% of the population has IBS, and GI complaints are one of the major reasons people go to their primary care doctor.
GLP-1 Probiotic
Revolutionary New Probiotic Promotes Weight-Loss Naturally
Have you ever thought that the secret to weight loss could literally be living inside you? Discover the science behind the solution to metabolism.
Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 2
Cortisol
The King of All Hormones
The monarch of our hormonal hierarchy, cortisol, is an unsung hero when it’s in balance, but when it’s out of whack? It can turn your body into a realm of chaos.
Inflammation
The Underlying Cause of Chronic Disease
Inflammation is a normal response of our body’s immune system … but it can sometimes run amok, leading to all kinds of problems.
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 | 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 | Part 1
The Power of Yoga
Stress is the elephant in the room that people aren’t talking much about in the medical world…
Top 10 Myths About Cancer
Note This Article has been updated. We all are affected by cancer – directly or indirectly. But…