by Jennifer Reid | Jan 7, 2022 | Community, Functional medicine
While fasting, the body has the opportunity to flush out toxins that it may have been sluggishly trying to move out through respiration, excretion, sweating and other innate physiological processes. This can temporarily increase activity on the organs of...
by Jennifer Reid | May 28, 2020 | Community, Functional medicine
Who would ever guess that a pair of insulated, wet socks could help alleviate congestion from your head and stimulate the immune system? Sounds a bit like a storyline in a Disney movie, right? A natural remedy that has been used by healers for centuries, it’s a...
by Jennifer Reid | Mar 5, 2020 | Community, Functional medicine, Weight loss
March 2020 Edition What’s New Cardiovascular exercise helps create new brain cells. This enhances brainpower and brain activity. The evidence is compelling: Exercise is the prescription for a healthy life – it aids in the prevention of chronic disease,...
by Elaine | Dec 16, 2019 | Functional medicine
If you’re like most people today, you spend hours a day in front of a screen. Americans now spend at least half their lives in front of a screen, five times as long compared to 50 years ago. This excessive screen time has been linked with neurodevelopmental issues in...
by Elaine | Dec 9, 2019 | Functional medicine
It is hard being a woman in a society that disapproves of aging women and favors straight hair. In fact, coloring and straightening hair is regarded as “professional,” “good grooming,” or “taking care of yourself.” But at what a cost — a new study shows hair dyes and...
by Elaine | Dec 1, 2019 | Functional medicine
Landlords dismiss it, friends and family think you’re making it up, and doctors have no idea what you’re talking about — but mold illness is often an unsuspected trigger of chronic health problems. The recent revelation of a string pediatric deaths at a Seattle...
