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 […]
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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 […]
Functional Medicine vs. Traditional Medicine
Functional Medicine is a cutting edge approach that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century. Its main objective is to find the underlying cause and restore function to the body. Traditional Medicine is excellent at addressing the acute care needs but falls way short with chronic health issues. The whole body approach is […]
Osteoporosis: A Functional Medicine Perspective
Osteoporosis and Osteopenia are very common especially in women over the age of 60. There are a lot of reasons for osteoporosis and often times there is a genetic component. Sometimes you can do everything right and the process continues despite all your efforts. The basic reason for bone loss is an uncoordinated bone remodeling […]
Top 5 Reasons for Brain Fog
Do you suffer from brain fog? That muggy feeling your brain is operating in a puddle of mud? Like life is moving in slow motion? People think brain fog is funny or normal, but it’s not. It’s a red flag that your brain is inflamed, functioning poorly, and likely degenerating too quickly. What causes brain […]
What is Functional Medicine?
Dr. Michael Veselak explains his solutions to healing chronic symptoms by getting to the root cause of chronic health issues.