POTS stands for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, a medical condition characterized by symptoms such as lightheadedness, rapid heartbeat, fainting, and other symptoms that occur when a person stands up or changes position from lying down to standing up. The exact causes of POTS are not well understood, but it is thought to be related to […]
Functional Medicine
Is Your Chronic Pain, Fatigue and Inflammation Symptoms of an Autoimmunity?
Autoimmunity Autoimmunity has become increasingly more common due to environmental toxins, chemicals and food proteins. We can develop a response that initially should be normal to a foreign invader. However, at times are immune system becomes over reactive and it fails to properly distinguish between a foreign invader and our own body tissue. Do you […]
Healthy Aging: How Can We Promote Longevity?
HEALTHY AGING: HOW CAN WE PROMOTE LONGEVITY? Now that I have entered my 6th decade of life I have given more thought on how to promote longevity. My concerns are not only memory and balance but actually how does my body look on the inside. Generally labs have been pretty good and so […]
Functional Medicine – What is it?
Functional Medicine is the 21st century approach to evaluating and treating patients. It is based upon treating individuals for imbalances that can occur due to inflammation, hormones, detoxification, digestion, toxicity, or emotions, rather than treating them for isolated diseases. It is not about labels, but rather identifying the underlying causes of the dysfunction and not […]
Gut Health
Conditions like Leaky Gut, SIBO, H. Pylori, Hypochlorhydria or lack of digestive enzymes or bile salts can stimulate food sensitivities and autoimmunities. Gut health needs to be addressed to help heal the body and restore proper function. In part because 70% of the immune system resides in the gut. What is Leaky Gut? The gut […]
SIBO: SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, (SIBO), as the name suggests is a situation where there is an excessive amount of bacteria in the small intestine. Generally it is a diverse range of bacteria that should normally be in the colon. SIBO can cause leaky gut, malabsorption, nutritional deficiencies, weight loss and possible osteoporosis. SYMPTOMS OF SIBO […]