August 17, 2022 Living with viruses What we eat greatly affects our immune system. And yet, most of us do not know what to eat to promote good health. Functional Nutrition is about finding the right way for each of us as individuals to eat/use food to maximize the potential for health and […]
Your environment is likely the most important predictor of your overall health and wellness. Your health is a microcosm of your environment. Your health is essentially a distillation of how your body responses to the environment. A good way to address this is to become more aware and start making some small changes in your […]
One of the 1st things that breaks down in getting a leaky gut is a change in the bacteria of the gut. So what do these bacteria do? They do a lot, you can’t live without them. · They protect the body from foreign invaders such as bad bacteria (C-Dif), parasites, yeast (Candida) and […]
It’s that time year again, the holidays. For those of you were on one of my diets, I now called “food plans” or if you’re a diet of your own here’s some helpful hints. If you been following a diet and losing weight now it’s time to splurge a little. Avoid eating foods that […]
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 […]
All of my previous articles are based on the latest scientific findings in healthcare. The 1st part of this newsletter is a commentary based on my 33 years of practice. Health care reform, even before Obama care, has reduced reimbursements to doctors that are often below our cost per visit. During the same time […]
Who doesn’t, but you should also want to live well. Insulin resistance- which most doctors call prediabetes. What is it, and why should I care if I don’t have diabetes? Insulin resistance is the condition where our body, or cells, are not sensitive to insulin. Our body reacts by increasing the amount of insulin in […]