In an office, you're more exposed to germs and bacteria than you might be in your home. Even with vaccines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 or the flu, simple colds or other viruses can spread quickly in workplaces. Keeping yourself safe and healthy is a high priority, but there are ways to maintain your strong immune system even when working in an office again.
A functional medicine-based approach means taking a look at the underlying causes instead of just treating the symptoms. So what can be an underlying cause of many illnesses? One example is oxidative stress. Put simply, oxidative stress occurs when free radicals overwhelm antioxidants.
When was the last time you stopped to think about your liver? It's probably not something you do every day, but every minute of every day your liver is working hard to keep you going. [...]
To alleviate your allergy symptoms, you need to reduce the inflammation that causes them. Let's talk through several methods for doing just that.
Though it's something most of us do several times per month, going to the grocery store can still be pretty intimidating for many people trying to improve their well-being through healthier food choices. That's why [...]
Your mental health isn't separate from your physical health. It's all just your health. The first step to a Functional Medicine approach to depression is understanding its root cause. Let's walk through 10 possible causes.
Let's talk about ways we can improve our gut health, through small and doable steps in a long-term framework you can stick to.
Gut health is at the center of everything we do. It's quite literally central to your body's health, and it doesn't always get the attention it deserves. Many of us live with irritating, or sometimes painful, symptoms that can be a result of poor gut health without ever realizing it.
If you've started turning to a glass of wine or a cocktail more often these days since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, you're not alone. In fact, you're far from alone and it's probably [...]
Antioxidants, aka phytochemicals, are chemicals that occur naturally in plants and provide our bodies with health benefits. If you've always wondered about these magical little substances, keep reading.
