Functional Medicine Archives

Why Recovery is Essential to Training

Why Recovery is Essential to Training

Adelaide2021-06-18T10:31:45-05:00

Most of us know how to recover from a stressful day: we find ways to disconnect for the evening, spend time in quiet or with loved ones, or even perhaps get outside for a walk and fresh air. Letting your mind rest and process that stress allows you to come back ready to take on the next day. Interestingly enough, this kind of recovery doesn’t only apply to environmental stressors that affect your mental state. Physiologically, your body works the same way.

Why Recovery is Essential to TrainingAdelaide2021-06-18T10:31:45-05:00

Detoxify Your Mind and Body

Detoxify Your Mind and Body

Adelaide2021-05-27T12:05:28-05:00

Have you ever wondered how our bodies process the chemicals found in our air, on our food, and in products in our homes? What happens when we are exposed to excessive amounts of these chemicals? In our modern, industrialized society, toxins are constantly surrounding us and creating an increased burden on our bodies’ natural detoxification pathways. We may notice these effects in our bodies over time with signs like decreased energy, brain fog, sluggish digestion, skin rashes, headaches, and other potential symptoms.

Detoxify Your Mind and BodyAdelaide2021-05-27T12:05:28-05:00

Biohack Your Way to a Healthier Weight

Biohack Your Way to a Healthier Weight

Adelaide2021-05-12T13:38:22-05:00

Does it feel increasingly difficult to maintain your weight as you age? If so, there may be a biochemical reason the number on the scale keeps creeping up. As we age, our bodies become much more susceptible to inflammation and less resistant to hormonal and environmental fluctuations.

Biohack Your Way to a Healthier WeightAdelaide2021-05-12T13:38:22-05:00

What Can You Do to Stay Healthy?

What Can You Do to Stay Healthy?

Adelaide2021-02-15T12:03:56-06:00

What more can you do to stay healthy? Dr. Sita Kedia and Dr. Lauren Dal Farra recommend these tips to support your immune system: eat well, hydrate, sleep, reduce stress, maintain healthy nutrition, and protect your mental health.

What Can You Do to Stay Healthy?Adelaide2021-02-15T12:03:56-06:00

Gaining Clarity on Brain Fog

Gaining Clarity on Brain Fog

Adelaide2020-04-07T11:42:54-05:00

All of us have probably experienced episodes of brain fog at some point in our lives. It’s not uncommon to forget someone’s name or where you parked the car. However, if you find these incidents happening frequently or on a daily basis, you may be suffering from persistent brain fog.

Gaining Clarity on Brain FogAdelaide2020-04-07T11:42:54-05:00

Functional Nutrition is the Prescription

Functional Nutrition is the Prescription

Adelaide2020-04-08T09:05:44-05:00

We all want to enjoy a long healthy life, yet fad diets are not something you would want to follow for the rest of your life — or should. They’re often exceedingly restrictive nutritionally, difficult to adhere to over time, a bit boring for some people’s tastes and, most troubling, many lack scientific evidence of their medical effectiveness. They could be doing you more harm than good.

Functional Nutrition is the PrescriptionAdelaide2020-04-08T09:05:44-05:00

Make American Heart Month Even Healthier

Make American Heart Month Even Healthier

Adelaide2020-04-08T08:40:50-05:00

It’s February: when valentines are shared with loved ones and spring is just around the corner. Yet, like every month in America, 1 in 4 deaths will be caused by heart disease. More than 800,000 die from cardiovascular problems every year in the US — approximately one person every 37 seconds.

Make American Heart Month Even HealthierAdelaide2020-04-08T08:40:50-05:00

Taking an Integrative Approach to Depression

Taking an Integrative Approach to Depression

Adelaide2019-01-17T08:28:14-06:00

Depression, anxiety, and many other mental illnesses are on the rise in the twenty-first century. We sat down with Dr. Nigel Lester, Director of Mental Health at PALM, to ask for his insight.

Taking an Integrative Approach to DepressionAdelaide2019-01-17T08:28:14-06:00

Being Proactive About Your Health

Being Proactive About Your Health

Adelaide2019-01-17T08:43:46-06:00

What is the first step to preventative health? Know yourself! We are each unique in our genetic makeup, family history, environmental exposures to toxins and pesticides, lifestyle habits such as nutrition, sleep, and exercise, and levels of stress, inflammation, positive emotion, and hope.

Being Proactive About Your HealthAdelaide2019-01-17T08:43:46-06:00

Using Light to Heal

Using Light to Heal

Adelaide2021-05-07T11:48:32-05:00

Light is a powerful tool for healing the body. On the electromagnetic spectrum, light waves ranging from visible light to infrared rays can be used to warm the body, relax muscles, and detoxify bodily systems.

Using Light to HealAdelaide2021-05-07T11:48:32-05:00