Make it App-en! Our Favorite Apps to Support Your Health Goals
In today’s ever-connected world, we love to use technology to help us reach our health goals. If it’s something that will simplify a task or make our…
Alzheimer’s Disease Amyloid Hypothesis Crumbling
Everything old is new again. It was just a few years ago that a promising drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease was stopped in its tracks owing to phase III…
Research and News August 2017
Health effects of excess blue lights and how to choose healthy lighting Why choose change? The pros and cons of body acceptance Understanding the risks and benefits of mammograms Some tuna fish carry 36 times more chemicals Adult food allergy – an identification challenge for…
Want Great Skin? Eat This, Not That!
At our practice, we see lots of folks with challenging skin conditions. The one commonality among all of them? Diet!
Counteracting the Negative Effects of too Much Homocysteine
Beyond methylation support, what can we do to mitigate the effects of too much homocysteine? While you’re working on bringing an elevated homocysteine down.
Elemental Diets: Case Studies and Clinical Application for IBD
Below, you’ll see videos from Dr. Gary Weiner, ND. It so happens that I literally just met Gary (like, 20 minutes ago we were chatting it up about stool, breath and organic acid testing for SIBO). But before that, I…
Easy, Low-Carb Chicken Salad Wraps
Easy, Low-Carb Chicken Salad Wraps recipe submitted by Julie Lammers* To make a whole-foods diet happen with work and family schedules, we often rely on leftovers that can be reassembled into new meals the next day or frozen for later…
Manuka Honey: For Skin Ailments, Wounds and More
If you’ve noticed an increasing number of drugstores and cosmetic products touting the benefits of Manuka honey, the odds are you are not alone. A number..
The Safest Cookware Choices for You and Your Family
Not all cookware is considered safe by Functional Medicine standards. Read on to find out which products can leach toxins into your food (and should be..
Neuroplasticity – A Functional Medicine Approach
Changing the Brain Game. We’ve been aflutter with conversations on neuroplasticity these days….This month, the Institute for Functional Medicine’s…
Research and News July 2017
Omega-3 fatty acids and Alzheimer’s prevention The role of gut permeability in the onset of autoimmune disease Love keep us healthier Leaky teeth? Root canal endotoxins, mental health and quality of life Parkinson’s Disease can start in the gut When a gluten-free diet…
Super-Hydrating Electrolyte Formula
This is our favorite electrolyte recipe, adapted from the World Health Organization. You can also supplement with a few drops of liquid trace minerals and a smidge of fruit juice – a bit of glucose may aid electrolyte absorption. Hydration…
Your Complete Guide to Hydration
Phew, summer is hot! Proper hydration is ALWAYS important, but even more so when the weather heats up or when we’re doing aerobic exercise. Read on…
Farmer’s Market Soup
We love adding seasonal, local ingredients to our recipes. Their freshness and nutrient quality is superior, and their carbon footprint much smaller. As we roll into summer, Farmer’s Markets have once again opened their stalls in our communities with bountiful…
Reversing Cognitive Decline: Not Beyond Our Reach
It is plain myth that there is nothing that can be done to prevent, slow or even reverse the progress of cognitive decline or Alzheimer’s Disease. We just..
How to Get the Most EGCG from Your Green Tea
Green tea is a known superfood, primarily for its EGCG content. But did you know that there is huge variation between the content of EGCG in different brands of green te
Research and News June 2017
Rosacea—a sign that shouldn’t be ignored Is there lead and mercury in your fidget spinner? Lead exposure and autism risk during critical periods of development Is it OK for our children to be overweight? Latest research shows not How tea…
Our “6R” Gut Program: Six Steps to Save Your Health Through Your Gut
Have you tried everything to heal your gut? Or, are you just getting by with a chronic condition like an autoimmune disorder, eczema, or arthritis? Maybe you’ve “gone Paleo,” made buckets of bone broth, said “sayonara” to sugar and gluten,…
Organic vs Conventional: Do the Differences Matter?
A recent write up of systematic reviews (among the highest grades of scientific evaluation) confirmed previously-reported differences between conventional..
Hypermethylation: Are We Overdoing It with Methylation Support?
She says that her understanding of the problem and potential risks of epigenetic hypermethylation has changed how she uses supplements…
