Welcome to the newest edition of our Functional Medicine podcasts brought to you by Dr. Alex Jimenez. In this episode an expert will be discussing…
t is not news that mitochondria are not the ONLY powerhouses of our body. Indeed, our gut microbiome can metabolize foods that were thought to…
Gut microbiota has a wide variety of metabolic activities. I would like to rephrase that, more than activities, they are responsibilities. Nowadays, we know that…
Physical exercise has a powerful effect on our bodies. Most of the exercise benefits can be measurable such as body composition modification and physical endurance.…
Although it is not officially summer, the past few weeks sure feels like it. Especially for those with joint discomfort and pain. As the body…
There are different types of muscle from a biological perspective, however, there is no such thing as lean muscle. Lean suggests the absence of body…
Here are a few recommended stretches and exercises for relieving herniated disc symptoms. The vertebrae are the small bones that make up the spine. They…
At home or a gym, working out with cardio exercise equipment can be a highly beneficial treatment for back discomfort, soreness, and pain. However, when…
The spine interconnects the entire body transmitting and receiving messages from the brain allowing for coordinated movement. Maintaining optimal spinal health requires some form of…
Circadian rhythm and caffeine supplementation go hand in hand in many sports. Genetic profiling comes in handy when determining if you are a morning person…
The athletic potential is multifactorial; gender, age, specific discipline, weight, body composition, and genetics are strong predictors of performance and endurance. Nonetheless, exercise and continuous…
Exercise is a challenge for our body’s homeostasis. As such, athletic performance and training require an elevated level of cellular responsiveness and adaptation. Considering this,…
Our body’s capacity to endure in a sport and the inflammatory processes that this exercise exerts over it depends on the synthesis and regulation of…
Physical activity has a heavy impact on our body composition. Body composition and specific methods like bioimpedance analysis and DEXA can describe an individual’s compartments.…
Welcome to our podcast, in this edition we resume with our topic of melatonin featuring Dr. Alex Jimenez and Nutritionist Ana Paola RodrÃguez Arciniega discussing…
Bioelectrical impedance analysis allows an integrative, complete, duplicable, and easy body composition assessment that provides in-depth information about the patient’s nutritional status. This process makes…
Today Dr. Alex Jimenez, Clinical Nutritionist Ana Paola Rodriguez Arciniega, and Senior Health Coach Kenna Lee Vaughn discuss the function of Chronobiotic molecule, Melatonin. Discussion:…