Functional Medicine
October 24, 2018 | by Romanelli | Aches and pains, Back pain, Chiropractic, Functional Medicine
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 […]
Tags: Back pain, Chiropractic, Functional medicine
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November 1, 2017 | by Romanelli | Autoimmune Disease, Chronic health conditions, Functional Medicine
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 […]
Tags: Alternative treatment, Autoimmune disease, Functional medicine
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August 16, 2017 | by Romanelli | Chiropractic, Chronic health conditions, Functional Medicine
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 […]
Tags: GERD, Sciatica, Treating root cause
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July 20, 2017 | by Romanelli | Chronic health conditions, Functional Medicine, Health Insurance, Healthcare cost
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 […]
Tags: Chronic health problems, Functional medicine, Genetic testing, Health insurance
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July 7, 2017 | by Romanelli | Cholesterol, Functional Medicine, Heart Disease
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 […]
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June 1, 2017 | by Romanelli | Aches and pains, Alternative Medicine, Chiropractic, Chronic health conditions, Functional Chiropractic, Functional Medicine
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 […]
Tags: Alternative treatment, Chiropractic, Chronic health problems, Functional Chiropractic
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May 24, 2017 | by Romanelli | Functional Medicine, Health, Healthy foods, Supplements, Vitamins
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. […]
Tags: Functional medicine, Health, Improved lifestyle, Supplements, Vitamins
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April 28, 2017 | by Romanelli | Chronic health conditions, Functional Medicine, Health, Healthy foods, Weight Loss
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 […]
Tags: Chronic health problems, Dieting, Improved lifestyle, Weight loss
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March 5, 2017 | by Romanelli | Alternative Medicine, Chronic health conditions, Functional Medicine, Macular Degeneration
Macular Degeneration Macular degeneration is now the number 1 cause of blindness in adults. This is a silent epidemic of blindness which affects 1 in 10 people over the age of 60. The macula is in the center of the retina, which is the inside back wall of your eye. There are 2 types […]
Tags: Alternative treatments for cancer, Blindness, Chronic health problems, Eye Problems
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February 16, 2017 | by Romanelli | Alternative Medicine, Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine identifies health as a positive vitality, not merely the absence of disease, emphasizing those factors that encourage the enhancement of a vigorous life. The patient –centered approach is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs, and values. It ensures that patient values guide all clinical decisions. The power of this therapeutic […]
Tags: Alternative treatment, diagnosis, Genetic testing, Improved lifestyle
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