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#1 Digestion Start Here… Digestion is the foundation of your health and the bottom layer of the FMHP. I have created the Functional Medicine Health Pyramid so that you can gain a better understanding of how your body works and how the various systems and processes work together and ultimately determine your level of health…
This is how you restore health and your quality of life. Over the past 19 years of practicing functional medicine I have developed what I call the Functional Medicine Health Pyramid. This model that explains the process of restoring health to our body in a systematic way. When I talk about systems I am referring…
Unfortunately, many people have negative experiences with traditional medicine. Maybe you have gone to a physician and haven’t felt heard. Perhaps you were written a prescription without any real guidance about the underlying health condition treating your symptoms. You may have felt even more confused after your appointment than you did walking into it. If…
You just want to feel “normal” again… You don’t want thyroid issues keeping your from looking and feeling your best. If your thyroid or the hormones you are taking are not working properly, you will continue to struggle with health issues…period. Unfortunately, if you wondering if you have a thyroid problem or if you have…
Do you have a thyroid problem, or do you really have an immune system problem? Are you symptoms being caused by thyroid hormone imbalance or your immune system? If you have Hashimoto’s disease, then you probably think you have a disease of the thyroid. This is probably what you have been told by your primary…
Do you have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep? Most sleep problems start in your brain! I’m not telling you that your insomnia is “all in your head” but sleep is a brain function. Functional medicine might have the solution you have been looking for. Let’s see if your brain is keeping you from a…
Let’s just cut to the chase; you basically have 2 choices when it comes to your health issues. You can take a pill for what ails you and hope for the best. You can discover why you are ill and take steps to reverse it. One choice will lead to better health, quality of life…
What could be worse than cancer? It is a very common condition and affects millions of Americans and is growing at an alarming rate. Dr. Tom O’Bryan has said this disease is 19% more deadly than cancer. What is this deadly and mysterious disease? It’s called Diabesity. Diabesity is not something “new” but it is…
Are you buying or using “prepackaged functional medicine…PPFM?” You know prepackaged foods are not healthy…it turns out PPFM isn’t either! What do I mean by PPFM? This is when you are given functional medicine recommendations such as diet plans and supplements without first discovering the root cause of your health problem! PPFM is becoming very…
Dr. Mark Hyman has released a series called Hacking Your Healthcare. Day 3 of this series talks about the importance of nutrition and normal body function. It is an excellent series and I would suggest checking it out. Many of us assume we are getting the nutrition we need for optimal health; but statistics have…