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Iron is a trace element that is necessary to optimal health and wellness. You may have heard the term trace element before, but what are trace elements and why are they so important for healthy body function? Trace elements include iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, chromium, etc. They are called trace elements because they are required…
You already know that your body should be properly nourished, but you may not realize just how important this aspect of health restoration is. Optimal nutrient level is not just a good idea, it is essential to health and wellness. Nutrient status testing is a common practice in functional medicine and something we do on most…
Today I want to talk about functional medicine and how it may or may not be able to help you with your particular health problem. I think you will find this article to be very helpful if you are new to functional medicine and how it works to restore health and wellness. I see many…
The weather is getting warmer and you may be thinking about losing some of those winter-pounds. If you have difficulty losing weight (even with a healthy diet and exercise) then you might be running up against chronic inflammation. I can’t tell you how many patients I have seen that go to the gym 3-5x/week, follow…
It is the start of allergy season again and many of you with seasonal allergies are starting take antihistamines again. I suffered with seasonal allergies for many years until I discovered what was causing my symptoms. My allergies were the worst in summer and early fall because grasses and ragweed caused most of my allergy…
Women are much more likely to suffer from autoimmune disease and hormone imbalances are believed to play a significant role in the autoimmune process. There are 2 major classes of chemicals produced by your body that are involved in immune system regulation. They are called cytokines and hormones. Cytokines To communicate, your immune cells use…
Welcome to part 5 of the Women’s Autoimmune Series! In this segment we will cover the subject of stress and the effect it has on your immune system. If you have an autoimmune disease, stress can cause flare-ups and aggravate your symptoms. Stress can be somewhat difficulty to quantify; we all experience stress in different…
Welcome to Part 4 of the Women’s Autoimmune Series. In this segment I will be talking about immune system nutrition and the use of nutrients to help support immune system regulation. Identifying the various factors that stand in the way of proper body function and therefore health, is the foundation of functional medicine. Immune System Nutrition…
Which Diet Works Best? As we have seen, from earlier segments of this series, diet plays a vital role in immune system health and autoimmunity. As diet-awareness increases, more and more diets are being promoted as the “cure-all” for whatever ails you. Documentaries are popping up on a regular basis, each claiming to have the…
In Part 1 of the Women’s Autoimmune Series we went and explored autoimmunity and the role of the immune system. In Part 2 we will look at the importance of the digestive system and the role it plays in immune health and immune regulation. Before we dive into the digestive system, I want to the gap…