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Introduction If you have been recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, please consider that leaky gut is usually the “root cause of leaky gut.” Functional Medicine doctors address this cause whereas others don’t. If it isn’t addressed, no amount of dietary control—whether it is the autoimmune protocol diet, the autoimmune paleo diet or my “Crawford plan” autoimmune diet—will be… Read More »
The Best Face Cleanser is not a “Potion” This blog is not going to be my typical heavy-science blog-it’s “for” my skincare-tips-appreciating-women. I’m doing this because I just loved finding out that the best face cleanser is not longer the mighty Clarisonic. No indeed; and I’ll get to why in a moment. Suffice it to… Read More »
Introduction to Hashimoto Thyroid Disease Hashimoto Thyroid Disease, AKA Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, is the most common autoimmune disorder in the U.S., affecting between seven and eight percent of the population. While not all people with Hashimoto’s have hypothyroid symptoms, thyroid antibodies are a marker for future thyroid disease. When we talk about hyperthyroidism vs. hypothyroidism; the majority of “Hashi”… Read More »
Well-accepted Causes of Acne Acne affects between 40 and 50 million adolescents and adults in the United States alone! We know the big factors causing our breakouts such as excess sebum production, clogged pores, and (probably) the bacteria Propionibacterium acnes all contribute to the pathogenesis of acne. We also know factors such as cigarette smoking, air pollution, skincare, makeup… Read More »
Introduction to Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is a debilitating joint-based inflammatory disease that affects people of all ages. It’s the third most common type of arthritis, behind osteoarthritis and gout. Approximately 1.5 million Americans are affected by Rheumatoid arthritis, with 41 out of 100,000 people diagnosed annually. Women are three times more likely to have Rheumatoid arthritis, commonly occurring… Read More »
How To Practice Intermittent Fasting If you want to learn how to achieve the best intermittent fasting results, then you must consider the various types of fasting. The different intermittent fasting schedules include time restricted feeding (TRF), true intermittent fasting (IF), different caloric intakes for fasting and fasting mimicry (which is relatively new). To help… Read More »
What is SIBO? Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is an increased number and/or abnormal type of bacteria in the small intestinal section called the jejunum. For many years, a culture of the small bowel was the gold standard for diagnosing SIBO based on the presence of ≥1 × 105 bacteria (colony-forming units (CFU)) per cubic centimeter… Read More »
Why Discuss Low Testosterone Treatment Now? As a Functional Medicine doctor, about 2/3 of the therapeutic requests I receive involve either menopausal symptoms or symptoms of low testosterone. As an expert when it comes to low progesterone, low estrogen or low testosterone treatment, it seems men have many misconceptions about hormones. In this article, I’ll discuss… Read More »
Introduction to Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) results from two disorders of chronic intestinal inflammation which affects approximately three million people worldwide: Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis. There is no “fun” autoimmune disease, but IBD has its own special sort of misery that only those with the disorder can attest. While many treatments are quite… Read More »
Concealed Therapies for Natural Pain Relief are Finally Made Public Do you recall reading the cigarette industry covered up evidence which clearly showed that smoking was addictive? Well, concealing information that should be public is an apparent cover-up. The same holds true in the food industry. The “big scam” to eat high carb from the… Read More »
Mitochondria are the key to energy and health: Mitochondria rule! If you are looking to improve energy on a cellular level, you’ll want to power these ATP-making cellular batteries with the best supplements to improve mitochondrial function. Indeed, you’ll want to do more than just taking supplements; especially if you have fatigue or a mitochondrial… Read More »
First, what causes acne scars? Flawless skin is something we all want especially for those with, well, flaws. Indeed, acne top’s the list of flaws for many. Have you tried endlessly to reduce the appearance of your acne scars? In this article, I’ll reveal the best treatments for acne scarring. Let’s first talk about the… Read More »
Menopause, belly fat – Why? It’s bad enough you have symptoms of menopause but what an outrage that we women, if not careful, have to beat menopausal belly fat, flabby arms and more! In this article, I’ll give you the 6 things you need to get under control to get rid of menopausal muffin tops… Read More »
Why eat an anti-inflammatory diet? An anti-inflammatory diet is the healthiest of all diet plans out there!! If you are eating “otherwise” I’m glad you’re here! If you change your eating habits slowly from the not-so-great all American eating plan, you will reap many benefits. In fact, many benefits you will not have thought of,… Read More »
My pick for the top 10 ways to look younger without plastic surgery: All of the ways to look younger without plastic surgery work best if you have a “virgin face” meaning you haven’t had “extensive work done” already. However, they still do work even if you’ve had a full facelift- I just hope that… Read More »
It’s A Jungle Out There Everyone and their brother are claiming they have the best vitamin C and hyaluronic acid serum. I usually don’t dedicate a blog to discussing what is tantamount to one of our products I use in my own skincare regimen. However, I am going to use our renewal serum to illustrate… Read More »
How to lose weight during menopause can be tricky! How to lose weight during menopause? Wow, if I could have a dollar each time someone asked me that, LOL! Not to worry, it’s doable! It’s about hormones, yes, but not just “female hormones”-there’s more. Very few doctors people know the “tricks, ” but you’re in… Read More »
So, you think there’s no “cure” for cellulite? If we look for all of the scientifically proven ways to get rid of cellulite, we’ll find only one fool-proof way. I’ll reveal this information in the article. Let me first pique your interest with a discussion of what we mean by “cure” or “get rid of.”… Read More »