Elizabeth Boham, MD
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5 Reasons I Love Walnuts!
As a functional medicine doctor and nutritionist, I always strive to use food as medicine. Walnuts are a wonderful food packed with so many necessary nutrients that keep us healthy and prevent disease. Here are the 5 reasons I love walnuts! Walnuts are full of healthy fat. Walnuts are high in monounsaturated fats and are…
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5 Reasons Brown Rice is Better Than White
Brown rice or white? Everyone who has been to a Chinese restaurant has been asked this question. Next time you are faced with this decision, be sure to consider these 5 reasons to choose brown.. Processing – When white rice is made, the hull, or outer coating of the natural brown rice, is removed. When…
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Are you increasing your risk of pneumonia?
Coughing, shortness of breath, fever, and chills. These are the signs of pneumonia, the 8th leading cause of death in the United States and the most common reason someone will die from an infection. It also results in missed work, decreased productivity, and makes you feel just plain awful. If you have any of these…
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5 Steps to Break the Cycle of Chronic Urinary Tract Infections
As a child, I had chronic urinary tract infections. I was treated with multiple antibiotics from the age of 5 until age 17. This chronic use of antibiotics impacted my skin and my digestive system. It may have even contributed to the breast cancer I got at age 30. Throughout my training in medical school…
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Autism
As of March 2016, the CDC estimated that 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Key diagnostic criteria for ASD include repetitive patterns of behavior, interest, or activities and deficits in social interaction and language. The recommended early intensive behavioral therapy can be helpful, but many times there is much more…
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7 Steps to Give You More Energy
I remember a time when I always felt tired. I did not have the energy to do fun activities and often wanted to go to bed early. I was overwhelmed by simple tasks and wondered if I would ever have energy again. This was around 14 years ago. In the 3 years before this time…
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Top 5 Tips for Preventing Cancer
Screening for cancer is not the same thing as preventing cancer. Many of us go for our annual mammograms and colonoscopies, thinking that we are being proactive and preventing cancer. Although these screening exams and tests can be helpful for early detection, a healthy lifestyle is way more important for true prevention. The American Institute…
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I Did Everything Right…But I Still Got Cancer
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 30, this is exactly how I felt. My undergraduate and graduate degrees were in nutrition and exercise physiology and I practiced what I preached. I was careful with my diet and exercised regularly. My weight was in the normal range and I ate many…
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Your Beautiful Lawn May Be Harming Your Health
Is Your Perfect Lawn Making You Sick? As a breast cancer survivor, I know firsthand how devastating the diagnosis of cancer is. So when I pass by signs warning to “Keep off Lawn for 24 Hours” because of the application of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, I get upset. At the age of 30, I was…
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5 Steps to Get Off Your Asthma Inhaler
According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 1 in every 12 people has asthma, and the numbers are increasing every year. Asthma is a condition in which a person’s airway swells and becomes inflamed, resulting in difficulty breathing, shortness of breath and coughing. There are many reasons that this condition is increasing in people,…
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The 5 Top Tips For Feeding Our Children Right From the Start
As parents, we all want to do the best for our children. We advocate getting them into the best schools and making sure the best teachers are teaching them. We keep them physically active by shuttling them from one activity to the next. But sometimes we miss the mark when it comes to what…
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Low T? 5 Steps to Boost Testosterone Naturally
By Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD and Mark Hyman, MD Low T? You have seen the ad. Are you a man who wonders if you have low T or low testosterone levels? If so, do you wonder if medication is indicated? Steve* was one such patient, who came to see us with concerns about his…
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Breast Wellness by Dr. Elizabeth W. Boham
It’s October, and all of this pink reminds us of breast health. As a Functional Medicine physician and a breast cancer survivor, I want to do more for breast cancer prevention than just focus on early detection. We also need to look deeper and work toward prevention. Early detection includes: Getting to know your body…