Liver health and function are tied to an intricate web that comprises the gut microbiome, absorption, transport, end products of metabolism, and kidney. Indeed, the…
Part of natural healing and using functional medicine as an approach to discover the underlying reasons for health conditions involves evaluating possible causes. To find what is causing a patient’s hypertension, functional practitioners need to consider:
Magnesium deficiencyÂ
Depressed testosterone
Bacterial infections
Viral infections
Mercury toxic exposure
Detoxification compromise
Taurine deficiencyÂ
Fatty acid imbalanceÂ
Kidney dysfunctionÂ
Antioxidant insufficiencyÂ
many people suffer from the occasional racing heart, pounding heart, skipping a beat, flipping, and irregular tones. More often than not, these symptoms have specifics that make them better or worse.
Dr. Heather Wolfson and Dr. Jack Wolfson found that when they combine appropriate nutrition, many of these symptoms disappear. Food is one of the best medicines there is. Properly fueling the body shows a dramatic difference in health. For example, vegetables are loaded with rich vitamins and minerals that replace many deficiencies that are a leading cause for these irregular heart rhythms. Free-range meats and fish have omega-3s while eggs contain choline and healthy fats.Â
This is the second of three episodes Dr. Alex Jimenez brings to you where Medical Specialist Talk about the complex role hormones play in our…
This is the first of three episodes Dr. Alex Jimenez brings to you where Medical Specialist talk about the complex role hormones play in our…
This is the third episode Dr. Alex Jimenez brings to you where Medical Specialist Talk about the complex role hormones play in our overall physiology…
Dr. Alex Jimenez brings to you this episode of Functional Medicine where Medical Specialists will help you recognize the symptoms, signs, and conditions correlated with…
One of the most common metabolic and endocrine conditions in women is PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). PCOS affects 5-15% of women of reproductive age and…
Lifestyle modifications have shown to be an effective aid in treating chronic diseases, improving weight loss, reducing low-grade inflammation, and lowering blood pressure. Indeed, as…
What is Neuroinflammation? Neuroinflammation is an inflammatory response that involves brain cells such as neurons and microglia. Inflammation is an essential part of our biological…
As a patient, you will (and you must) see a doctor if you ever present a symptom associated with an adverse food reaction. Indeed, that…
Gluten-associated diseases have been on the rise in recent years. There are several types of symptoms that patients notice when gluten is consumed. Nevertheless, the…
We’ve said it before, we all have reactions to food and food disturbances. Adverse food reactions had become one of the most common doctor’s office…
The Elimination diet is a therapeutic approach to adverse food reactions. It focuses on reducing inflammation and toxic burden and promoting a healthy microbiome through…
What is it? How to treat it? We all have gastrointestinal disturbances, some of them can be mild, and other ones may feel terrible to…
Allergies have been around for what it seems like forever. Most of our patients suffer from environmental or seasonal allergy. Most of the patients with…