Your gut health is a cornerstone to your overall well-being and plays a pivotal role in your body's natural detoxification process. But did you know that a successful detox is about more than just sipping on green juices and indulging in salads?

Investing in your health doesn't necessarily mean spending hours at the gym or buying expensive supplements, sometimes it's as simple as rethinking your eating habits.

Have you looked at your mission statement recently? You know, that personal declaration that defines your purpose, your goals, and who you want to become.

The people we surround ourselves with significantly influence not just our moods, but our perspectives and overall well-being. Thus, it becomes crucial to take an inventory of our relationships.

It's time to cleanse your mind, clear your thoughts, and rejuvenate your mental wellbeing. We often talk about detoxifying our bodies, but what about our minds?

In today's fast-paced, technology-driven world, it's all too easy to lose sight of our core, our spirit, that inner essence that defines who we are. One way to regain that connection, to refresh our spirits and realign with our true selves, is through a spiritual detox.

Detoxing your body is a familiar concept, but have you ever considered detoxing your environment? It involves a deep cleaning of your space, taking into consideration not just the visible dirt, but also the invisible pollutants that can negatively affect your health.

Thyroid disorders are prevalent, especially in women, affecting roughly 10 million individuals who have been diagnosed with low thyroid functionality. Countless others likely suffer from undiagnosed issues or sub-optimal thyroid operation. However, detecting low thyroid function is not sufficient. We must ask, "Why is this happening, and why now?"

Among the many essential uses of magnesium are: normal muscle function, normal nerve function, regulation of heart rhythm, regulation of blood sugar, maintain bone health, maintain a healthy immune system, detoxify the internal and external world, and generate energy.

Lyme disease is a challenging infectious disease that, if not treated completely, could lead to a chronic condition.

The sun can energize us. Its daily and seasonal cycles are the foundations of our circadian rhythms. Sunlight absorbed through our skin drives our production of the master hormone Vitamin D. And sunlight creates oxidative stress and increases DNA damage in the skin (squamous cell cancer and melanoma).

Sometimes we don’t recognize how valuable a skill is until we're losing it. Rather than delaying interventions to strengthen brain health, maybe we can begin much earlier.

The summer season has finally arrived. With all the spring rain come lots of lush summer greenery and colorful flowers… and insects. Fortunately, there are many non-toxic options available to protect ourselves from these organisms.

Bone broth has been used throughout human history. Remember chicken help heals the cold (and the soul).

Amino acids are broken down from proteins in our diet by a properly functioning digestive system. Foods high in proteins are usually sufficient to give us our necessary amount of amino acids.

In Functional Medicine, we combine a functional approach to health using lifestyle and diet combined with appropriate herbal, vitamin, and mineral support. Compounding of medications goes back to the very beginnings of medicine. Advanced technology makes it possible for a qualified pharmaceutical laboratory to achieve the accuracy of pharmaceutical companies while treating each case individually for optimum results.

Part of an integrative approach to wellness is checking for nutritional deficiencies that can contribute to, or even cause, imbalances in blood sugar (glucose). Increased consumption of simple carbohydrates in your diet can increase blood insulin levels, which, in turn, can deplete a number of essential nutrients.

The culprit is gluten, a mixture of proteins including gliadins and glutenins, known for giving wheat dough its elastic texture. Gluten is also found in barley, oats, spelt, kamut and several other foods. A rise in gluten sensitivity and celiac disease, a serious autoimmune disease in which gluten damages the small intestine, has led folks to search out gluten-free options.

Almost immediately as immigrants arrive in the US and their diet changes, their gut bacteria changes. Microbial diversity decreases substantially and measurably. Those bacteria that most effectively metabolize complex carbohydrates reduce substantially.

The flora shifts from Prevotella dominance to Bacteroides dominance (and these changes propagate across generations).

Childhood obesity is increasing across the US. Childhood obesity is associated with lifetime obesity. Obesity is a primary predictor of development of diabetes type II, heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and sleep apnea. So it stands to reason that working to decrease childhood obesity is a valuable investment for the child’s future health.