Do you constantly feel tired for no reason? Are you overwhelmed by stressful conditions and can’t muster the strength and energy that used to be a part of you? Do you find it hard to get out of bed despite sleeping for long hours? These may be symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue. Adrenal fatigue is a […]
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Woohoo! Winter is coming to a close, and it looks like spring is actually on the horizon! If you are like most people, you are feeling a bit slow and sluggish, maybe a bit heavier around the middle. Maybe you’ve elected, consciously or unconsciously, to skip your New Year’s workout resolutions. If that’s you, you
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In the last 3 communications, I went over the following functional medicine tests: Intestinal Permeability test Hair mineral analysis test Gastric Acid test IgG Food Allergy test Expanded GI Panel I began coaching my son at age 11 on healing his asthma, allergies and eczema. At the time, he was on 5 different medications. Now, at
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The intent of functional medicine is to determine and manage the root cause or causes of illness. You may be thinking that this sounds a lot like conventional medicine when, in fact, most doctors today are not trained using this idea. One of the important things you should know about functional medicine is that due
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GMOs (genetically modified organisms) have genes from another species transplanted into their DNA. This is done to increase production or yield or add some other previously nonexistent quality to the organism. These experimental organisms have so far been mostly plants, but animals are also being modified. This is not the same as hybridizing. Hybrids are
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We eat food to fuel our metabolic activities, but some foods do more than provide energy for the rigors of daily life. Functional foods enhance health and wellbeing by boosting metabolism, promoting digestion, improving nutrient absorption, protecting against the risk of disease, and improving weight loss as well as keeping you filled and satisfied. Here
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Most people have heard the term, ‘probiotic’ at this point. Probiotics are good bacteria that help your gut function. Probiotics are live microorganisms that may be able to help prevent and treat some illnesses. Promoting a healthy digestive tract and a healthy immune system are their most widely studied benefits at this time. They are often sold
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In the last 2 communications, I went over both the IgG Food Allergy test and the Expanded GI Panel used to determine gut health. To refresh you, this is the 3rd installment of a 4-part series designed to highlight the power of health coaching, especially combined with a functional medicine doctor and medical acupuncturist like Dr. Teggatz! Today we
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Over the last few years, medical professionals and patients alike have been turning their attention toward “leaky gut syndrome.” Leaky gut has been linked to a variety of health concerns and diseases that at first glance seem to be unrelated. As more people in the United States are affected by daily stress, poor dietary plans,
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We typically think of using essential oils for their marvelous fragrance, or as a spa treatment. These uses are certainly valid, but you should know that plant essences have been used as medicine for thousands of years. First, let me be clear that I’m referring to essential oils, not fragrance oils. Fragrances are synthetics based
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