Your body is designed to digest the food you eat; it creates hydrochloric acid along with various enzymes for just that purpose. So why might you consider taking them as a supplement? Well if you seem to get gas no matter you eat, or you often suffer from heartburn or indigestion, or if constipation is […]
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When it feels like it’s only you against the world, and your energy plummets while your mood deteriorates, what do you do? Do you succumb to anxiety, depression, or find ways of coping that are less than “functional”? Functional medicine can help provide the energy boost and mood-lifting jolt to get on with life stronger
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When we think of people who have made incredible contributions to the world we often think of Gandhi, John Kennedy, Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., Princess Diana, etc. These are all people who didn’t have to make a difference in the lives of others but they chose to. It filled a need in them. One
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So for this blog, I’m talking to my sisters… What is happening to me? One of the things that always surprises me, is how many women don’t know when they’re entering perimenopause. I see tons of patients that come in reporting increased “blues”, anxiety, depression, food cravings, and even memory loss. These are the main
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By now, almost everyone has heard of probiotics, the active cultures in a range of dairy products such as yogurt, some cheeses and kefir, and in fermented foods such as miso, kimchi and sauerkraut. Most of these are tasty additions to our diet that can also help improve our overall digestive health. But can they
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For years, we’ve been taught that eating whole grain foods – from bread to pasta – is what’s best for building good health. And whole grain truly is better than the refined version of foods: more vitamins are retained, a lot more of the beneficial fiber is available. And many would say there is more
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Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune condition where the body’s immune system attacks it’s own thyroid gland. Just like so many other autoimmune conditions, Hashimoto’s is an immune system “mistake”, where the body thinks that its self is the enemy. Thyroid disease… is more common than diabetes or heart disease. ~ American College of Endocrinology Hashimoto’s Symptoms
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One of the things I find fascinating is motivation… Why do some of my patients succeed and others struggle… I really am wanting to address the classic drop in motivation that happens when people start a new nutrition program, acupuncture program or functional medicine program. So I’ve been doing some research! Research shows that people have about 4
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You might have heard… We are super excited to have with us a new health coach, Travis Richardson! Travis is a former elite athlete with Olympic level experience, has owned his own holistic fitness gyms, and coaches professionally in nutrition, fitness & mindset. One of his proudest achievements is helping his son through his own healing journey
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There are a lot of theories on how to boost the immune system to ward off diseases, particularly in reference to cold and flu season, when people are most concerned with avoiding illness when everyone around them seems to be sick. But is there any truth in these theories? Let’s look at a few of
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