The inspiration for these emails is to teach you how to improve your immune system to resist viruses, bacteria, and other invaders. I started the series with the basics of functional medicine; stress reduction, sleep, diet, and exercise. I expanded on diet and later emails and provided basic supplementation recommendations. What I would like to […]
I recently listened to a Ted Talk regarding the disparity between race and access to quality healthcare. Dr. Mary Bassett a medical doctor who is presently the director of FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University clearly explained the problem that people of color have in obtaining quality healthcare. The reason for […]
There are 100 million Americans today suffering from some form of chronic pain. Yes, you read that right – 100 million! That’s one in ten people in America who have experienced daily pain for 3 months or more and a staggering 1.5 BILLION people worldwide who are dealing with chronic pain consistently! (Statistics: https://www.thegoodbody.com/chronic-pain-statistics/) The […]
Are you struggling with health problems and the doctors don’t have an answer for you? With the dramatic increase in chronic disease patients are left with unanswered questions of what is my diagnosis, how did I get this, and do I really have to stay on medication for the rest of my life. This […]
If you are suffering from musculoskeletal pain or a chronic disease the root cause must be treated. Both Chiropractic and Functional Medicine treatment targets the root cause. A diagnosis is based on signs and symptoms. If you have sciatica, pain running down the leg .The standard treatment is anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxers, and pain killers. But […]
It’s well documented that 70 to 80% of our healthcare dollars are spent on chronic disease. The medical treatment for chronic disease you can say is treatment by numbers. If your blood pressure is up, we have to lower that number. If you cholesterol is up, we have to lower that number. Diabetes is also […]
This article is written by Dr. Mark Hyman. You may have seen Dr. Hyman on the Dr. Oz show or on PBS. He has also been one of my instructors in my functional medical training. Dr Hyman is also a director at the functional medical division of the Cleveland Clinic. What Dr. Hyman discusses in […]
Functional chiropractic? If you’ve been following my email articles, everything I talk about is functional? The first time I was introduced into this term functional was when I was studying sports medicine. Along with the standard orthopedic and neurological testing we learned functional testing. What’s the difference? Actually there’s a very big difference. Standard […]
The French phrase L’ Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) sums up all of the core principles of Functional Medicine. In one of my past articles I wrote about the “French Paradox”. This is in regards to a study that compared health and longevity of the French population with the United States Population. […]
If you’re confused about what to eat and what not to eat you’re not alone. From my perspective everyone is an “expert in nutrition.” Most of the information you see on television and especially the Internet is from an “expert” with an agenda. The agenda is either selling you some nutritional supplement or the new […]