Dec 30, 2020 | Blog, Functional Medicine
Author: Jeffrey Wacks, MD The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest disruptors to our way of life in the history of our country. We are encouraged to be socially distant, we cannot see our friends and family, our children are not going to school, many small...
Dec 28, 2020 | Blog, Functional Medicine
GI Inflammation is a Precursor to Chronic Disease It is a known fact that a healthy gut is without significant inflammation. Inflammation is caused by the consumption of inflammatory foods, additives, toxins, certain viruses, or an imbalance of bacteria. A healthy gut...
Dec 3, 2020 | Blog, Functional Medicine
What is Mold and How Does it Cause Illness? Mold is a type of fungi that relies on degradation of carbon-based material to sustain life. Mold is notable for it’s ability to reproduce via spores that are highly temperature and pressure-resistant. Mold spores...
May 29, 2020 | Blog, Functional Medicine
The centrality of the function of the liver cannot be overstated, it is truly the “workhorse” of the body. The many functions of the liver include: Detoxification. We accumulate certain toxins in our body from a variety of sources. Some toxins come from...
May 19, 2020 | Blog, Functional Medicine
Alyson Edelstein Page, DNP Food preparation and meal planning is certainly a science before it becomes an art. It takes time and considerable effort to feel comfortable creating healthy meals. One nutritional concept that people struggle with is whether or not they...
Apr 8, 2020 | Blog, Functional Medicine
As COVID-19 cases start to accumulate, we are learning more about the virus and why in some cases, the morbidity and mortality might be significantly higher than the common cold or the flu. COVID-19 seems to be attacking Hemoglobin. See COVID-19: Attacks the 1-Beta...
