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Welcome to RIFM | Part 2

Functional Medicine

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

Welcome to RIFM | Part 2: Functional Medicine What Is It?How Does It Work?Is It Right For Me? Posted in I routinely receive questions about functional medicine: What is Functional…

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.

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…

Superpower or Supersyndrome? | 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

Five Battlegrounds in the ‘Mold Wars’ Debate

There’s a lot of debate, even in the functional medicine world, about chronic illness related to mold toxicity. Let’s look at five specific battlegrounds in the debate.

Understanding the Connection Between POTS and Other Illnesses

Unveiling the Mystery of POTS | Part 3

Understanding the Connection Between POTS & Other Illnesses

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition that affects the autonomic nervous system and can cause symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, and rapid heartbeat. While POTS can be a…

Hypermobility and Fatigue

The Supersyndrome | Part 2

Hypermobility & Fatigue

Why am I so tired?

10 Ways Hypermobility & Chronic Fatigue May Be Linked (and What You Can Do About It) We’ve recently been discussing hypermobility, also known as being double jointed, and its effects…

Detox | Part 3

A Foundational Detox Plan

Where would you start in supporting your body’s natural detoxification processes?   Today I’m going to lay out a basic detoxification plan that anyone anywhere can implement. These steps can…

Detox | Part 2

Our Body’s Amazing Ability to Remove Toxins

Last week we talked about how the toxic load in our bodies can spill over and cause disease. This is reason enough to take time to consider our toxic burden…

Detox | Part 1

Is Toxic Load Causing Your Health Issues?

There are over 80,000 chemicals currently recognized by the EPA, yet less than 2000 of these have actually been evaluated for safety.   Toxins have been linked to nearly every…

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Last week I talked generally about gastrointestinal disorders. Today I’d like to talk more specifically about irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. IBS is more than just gas and bloating after…

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…

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…

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…