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..
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…
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
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, and made friends with sauerkraut. You might have a stockpile (or cabinet!) of digestive enzymes, vitamins, herbs and probiotics… Yet, you are not much better off.
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..
A Functional Approach to Asthma and Allergic Sinusitis
[Additionally, (and off topic) but an important point none-the-less, I am very concerned about the chronic use of antihistamines in my allergic patients…
Food-Disease Connections and the Elimination Diet, with Tom Malterre and Romilly Hodges
If you want to understand the fundamental principles of Functional Medicine, the Elimination Diet is one of the top tools to wrap your head around. One of the most significant ways that we interact with our environment is through food, and how our body responds to different foods that we eat can be very significant.
Wonderment of Rosemary
We have a love of ROSEMARY for its many health benefits: with small amounts you can reap not only epigenetic (gene balancing) benefits but also improve…