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What if I told you that even with your “normal” lab work you could be at increased risk of a stroke, heart attack or peripheral vascular disease and not even know it?!  There is ONE marker that if elevated tips you off that thanks to [...]

Are you bloating after meals? Do you feel worse after eating sugar? How about brain fog, fatigue, joint pain after these meals? You could have a yeast overgrowth issue!  I am seeing more and more issues with yeast (Candida).  We naturally have some yeast present [...]

I have had several people ask me to review the supplements on the market claiming to help preserve mental acuity and help avoid dementia.  The problem is so many of these supplements only have manufacturer claims which I always approach with caution.  Instead, I turned [...]

This may not be the email you read while you are sipping coffee in the morning so heads up.  Today I am going to discuss bowel movements.  Oh joy, I know everyone’s favorite topic but this is so very important.  So many times, people come [...]

When I first started my functional medicine practice over 18 years ago (yes, I have been doing this that long), I had a new patient with a recent history of being hospitalized for sudden mental deterioration, headaches and seizures.  They finally determined she had aspartame [...]

Iodine has been a hot topic for decades. We tend to think of iodine when we look at salt but it is not about salt at all. It is an essential mineral that we get exclusively from our diet.  You may have heard of its’ [...]

After a trip to the mountains hiking at elevation, it was apparent that I needed to get more out of my walks at home.  Increasing my heart rate has always been an important target and even though I can add in some HIIT type of [...]

I am seeing so many different versions of “cortisol cocktails” on social media claiming to melt the belly fat. While all of them have beneficial ingredients and can be helpful there is one very large piece of settling down the cortisol system that is being overlooked. [...]

It seemed like we had a slow start to summer but now it is in full swing and with all this sun comes protection.  Some of you might be in the generation of baby oil with iodine as a tanning lotion (don’t worry, I won’t [...]