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Beyond Diet Alone: Nutrigenomics Reveals Kim’s Hidden Barriers
Meet Kim, a vibrant 69-year-old who walked into The UltraWellness Center frustrated with stubborn symptoms. Despite switching to a “Pegan” diet six months earlier, she still battled tinnitus, insomnia, and swollen hands. Though not her primary concerns, Kim also complained of constipation, eczema, sinusitis, anxiety, and headaches. Her HemoglobinA1c (HbA1c), a marker of your average…
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Your Heart, Your Health: How HeartMath Helps You Turn Holiday Stress into Strength
A Patient-Centered Guide to the Science Behind HeartMath From mid-November to early January—those eight glittering, sugar-dusted, emotion- packed weeks—we often run on equal parts joy… and cortisol. If you’ve ever noticed that your body remembers holiday stress long after the decorations are boxed up, you’re not wrong. Science now shows what ancient wisdom always hinted…
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A Pediatric Autism Story: How Digging Deep Transformed Our Treatment
When Caden was born, he faced challenges starting in the hospital. His mother had a fever, so he needed antibiotics and spent a few days in the NICU. He struggled with sleep early on and was later diagnosed as mild obstructive sleep apnea. By 15 months of age, he faced more stress at home with…
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Chronic Allergies & Digestive Health
Meet Ellen, a 64-year-old woman whose health challenges tell a story many of us can relate to. Over the past 15 years, she’s faced chronic stomach aches, diarrhea, persistent congestion, and allergic reactions, including unexplained anaphylaxis episodes several times a year. Add to this a demanding job, poor quality diet, little to no exercise, and…
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A Journey to Healing: Overcoming Ulcerative Colitis with Functional Nutrition
Introduction: I had the pleasure of working with Betsy, a 70-year-old woman who embarked on a remarkable journey of healing after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in July 2020. At The UltraWellness Center, we offer the option of working exclusively with a functional nutritionist which is what Betsy wanted to do. Her story is a…
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A PANDAS Story: What every parent needs to know
Harper was a bright, engaging, humorous 10 year old. She was perfectly healthy and her mom had no concerns. I happened to see them outside the office and she was every bit of the energizer bunny I expected she would be. Several months later, she was the in the office with a sore throat. We…
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Clara’s Case Study: Overcoming Infertility
Dealing with infertility is an overwhelming, confusing, and heartbreaking issue for an estimated 10% of women in the US who are between the ages of 15 and 44. It’s defined as the inability to get pregnant after one year of trying for women less than 35 years of age, or six months for those who…
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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…