Functional Medicine
Dive into expert articles, insightful blogs, and the latest
research to empower your health journey.
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Taking a Break
It’s so important to take a pause once in a while. Have you ever been so busy with tasks and work that you let life just pass you by? You may not even realize how busy you are with everyday things until someone says something to you like, “When was the last time you…..?” As…
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Vegan vs. Plant-Based
Contrary 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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Why Did I Get Sick? Is My Body Trying To Tell Me Something?
Earlier this year, I got a sudden cold and lost my voice. For the past 15 years, I have been focusing on taking care of myself by taking the right supplements for me, giving my body time to rest, managing how I respond to stress, and getting enough sleep. Because of this, I don’t usually…
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Dealing with Currents of Change
Our lives are meant to be ever-changing, moving along with the currents of events, culture and the environments we live in. As Darwin points out, we need to adapt to survive. It means that every new day can present unique challenges, whether incrementally small or sudden and big. Therefore, it is helpful when we can…
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Spotlight on Lab Testing #1: The ION Profile
What is the ION Profile? The Ion panel (Individual Optimal Nutrition by Genova Labs) is a comprehensive look at over 125 key nutrient biomarkers and ratios through a blood draw and urine sample. This test can identify deficiencies and imbalances that may contribute to the root cause of chronic underlying conditions. In this Lab Spotlight,…
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Personalized Functional Medicine Care Via My UltraWellness Center Colleagues
Here at The UltraWellness Center, we take pride in our amazing staff. If you’re not familiar with our history, UWC was founded in 2004 to provide patients with a safe place to get to the root cause of their health problems. This clinic was created around my passion for Functional Medicine and taking a…
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Cannabis Sativa: Old Medicine with New Popularity
I love when medicine comes full circle and natural therapies that were used hundreds of years ago, or even thousands, become popular again. There is a wisdom in nature that stands the test of time. Cannabis sativa is a good example of this. There is now a large body of research that shows cannabis and…
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My Journey to Functional Medicine
As a curious kid who always loved science, I grew up making my own experiments, playing the “Mad Scientist” making volcanoes and smoke bombs in the basement. Biology and chemistry were always my favorite school subjects and I had a supportive family who encouraged these interests. I went on to graduate from Dartmouth Medical School…
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Like a Nice Warm Hug
Weighted blankets are often recommended to help with insomnia, restlessness, anxiety, stress, ADHD, autism, and sensory issues. I have a nine-year-old son, Jax, that has ADHD and some sensory processing issues, so we decided to give it a try. He experienced night terrors for a few years when he was very young and more recently…
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Becoming a Better Investor
When you see the word “investor,” what comes to mind? Maybe you think of money, a shareholder, or stockbroker. Yet it’s unlikely you thought of yourself, even though your health is the most important investment of all. Technically, an investor is someone who puts money toward a variety of assets that make up a balanced…