Amy Hebert
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How Functional Medicine Will Transform Your Health and Life
in WellnessHave you been wondering if a Functional Medicine doctor is right for you? We invite you to learn how we use this approach to uncover root causes and create real solutions for lasting health right here at The UltraWellness Center. Why Your Doctor Isn’t Finding the Root Cause of Your Symptoms—and How to Fix It…
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It’s Time to Breathe
in WellnessI’ve spent countless hours over the years researching the best stress relief practices on earth, and throughout all the diet changes (so long refined sugar), Pilates classes, road trips, meditation practices and my non-negotiable morning walks, I have yet to find something more powerful to calm my nerves on demand than intentional breathing. Not that…
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The UltraWellness Center Doctors Interview Compilation on “The Doctor’s Farmacy” Podcast
in VideosThere are so many angles we need to look at with gut health and they can tell us an amazing amount of information about the rest of the body. Our gut bacteria regulate many of our bodily functions, from creating vitamins to controlling our immune system, our brain function and of course, our metabolism and…
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The UWC Team Shares Why Functional Medicine Matters to Them | A Personal Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Boham
in WellnessWhat first drew you into the Functional Medicine World? I was first introduced to Functional Medicine when I got a job at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Mass. This was where I met Mark Hyman, Todd Lepine and Kathie Swift. I went to my first Functional Medicine training program and I was hooked. I was so…
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Vegan vs. Plant-Based
in NutritionContrary to popular belief, adopting a vegan lifestyle does not equate to being healthy. Honestly, we could eat chips, french fries, and gluten-free cookies all day every day and still be vegan! And since companies throw terms like organic, vegan, and natural around as flashy marketing terms (there are even organic Doritos now), unhealthy fake…
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Clean Beauty
in WellnessSelf-care is an essential part of any wellness regime, and it should include the entire body. That’s why when it comes to taking good care of ourselves, we need to be mindful of the personal care and beauty products we use. You may have heard that what we put onto our bodies is just as…
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Getting to Know Our UltraTeam: A Personal Interview With Dr. George Papanicolaou
in WellnessWhat sparked your initial desire to pursue and practice Functional Medicine? When I was practicing conventional medicine, the emphasis was on treating the disease, not the whole person. The market forces of the health care system pushed me to see more patients in less time, which left me just enough time to name the disease…
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Getting To Know Our UltraTeam | A Personal Interview With Lisa Dreher, MS, RD, LDN
in WellnessWhat sparked your initial desire to pursue and practice Functional Medicine? It was a combination of things. From a young age, I witnessed several family members suffer from lifestyle-related diseases. I was compelled to find a way to help them as well as prevent myself from going down the same path. I also had health…
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Getting to Know our UltraTeam: A Personal Interview with Functional Nutritionist Maggie Ward
in WellnessWhat sparked your initial desire to pursue and practice Functional Medicine? I’ve been interested in nutrition since I was in high school and began to run competitively. Then, when I researched graduate schools, I came upon Bastyr University and found the Nutrition program for me, where in addition to the biochemistry they really teach you…
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Getting to Know our UltraTeam: A Personal Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Boham
in WellnessWhat sparked your initial desire to pursue and practice Functional Medicine? My undergraduate and graduate degrees were in nutrition. I went to medical school thinking I would learn more about how the body worked and what we could do to stay well. I was frustrated with the focus on acute care medicine and pharmacology. When…