Most juice cleanses fail to meet what your body actually needs. Many popular detox programs do not support the liver’s Phase II detoxification, which is the step that helps your body make toxins water-soluble so you can safely eliminate them. These programs often lack...
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Like Caesar crossing the Rubicon, you are making critical decisions that cannot be undone, but unlike the great general, you may be doing so. At the same time, stress hormones disrupt your prefrontal cortex. According to the American Psychological Association, chronic...
Living with chronic pain affects over 50 million Americans, with 20 million experiencing pain severe enough to limit daily activities. If you're among them, you know that conventional treatments often provide only temporary relief. Integrative functional medicine for...
You're tired of hearing that you must "relax" when trying to conceive. The reality is, integrative TCM for fertility support does more than address stress. It works with your body's natural rhythms to create real change. A 2008 British Medical Journal study found that...
Embracing Balance and Wellness: Insights on Chinese Medicine in Summer It’s always good to go back through old blog posts, read them, critique them, and then ponder what I may have learned since writing it. This piece is no different. If you haven’t yet read the...
As a traditionally trained acute care nurse practitioner, I have rarely used the term ‘leaky gut', until exploring functional, integrative, and holistic healthcare. These approaches reveal a vital insight: many health issues often link back to gut health. Although...