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Do you suspect that your health issues may be due to poor brain function? If you do, then you are not alone! In fact, I believe that poor brain function can lead to many health problems that you might not consider “brain-related.” I am not alone in this opinion and many of the leading experts in…
Do you live with chronic pain? We all feel pain every now and then but chronic pain is much different; persisting for weeks, months or even years. For pain to be considered chronic, it is generally present for 3 months or more. Experiencing any painful condition over an extended period can be incredibly difficult to…
This is a question that many people have asked me. In order to answer this question we first need to define what “work” means. If something works, then is it effective or it serves it’s intended purpose. So, if you want to increase your level of health and improve the way your body is currently…
Do you take dietary supplements? If so, how did you end up selecting the products you take? Maybe you read an article or they were recommended by salesperson or even friend. Many people take supplements in an effort to improve their health; unfortunately most don’t actually know what they are deficient in. In some cases,…
Part 1 of 2 If you reading this blog then you have probably heard of the digestive tract disorder called SIBO. While the term has become more popular recently, SIBO has been in the medical literature for quite some time now. SIBO stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. This condition is actually quite common today…
Yes, you read that correctly…NOT (see a Functional Medicine Doctor). This might seem like a strange article to be writing, especially since I am a doctor who practices functional medicine (FM). The reason I feel this should be discussed is because the functional medicine approach is not necessarily a good fit for everyone. It is…
Allergy season is upon us once again! This time of year and all through the summer months can be a particularly difficult time for those of us who suffer with seasonal allergies. Yes, I said “us” because I used to suffer with terrible allergies during the summer months! Antihistamines were my constant companion through the…
What role does diet play in your health and how important is it…really? There are countless diets that claim to cure and prevent all manner of ailments today; there are weight-loss diets, anti-aging diets, heart-healthy diets, autoimmune diets… well, you get the idea. Obviously diet must play a role in one’s health, but why do so…
You may be familiar with the term Functional Medicine (FM) but what does a FM doctor do? How is it different than what your regular doctor does? The FM physician takes a completely different approach to your healthcare needs and the process of taking you from sickness to health is nothing like what you have experienced…
Migraine headaches are a neurological disorder that affect more than 3 million Americans. This chronic health condition can have devastating effects on one’s life, in fact, the World Health Organization considers migraines one of the 10 most disabling conditions in the world! Women are about 3x more likely to suffer with migraines than men and only…