Your breathing quickens, your heart starts to pound, your muscles tense up, and your hands become sweaty – you’re stressed. Experiencing stress is part of being human. We all get stressed from time to time, right? While a certain amount of stress can be good for you, feeling overwhelmed constantly can lead to serious health…
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Functional Medicine FAQs: Five Things You Need to Know
Functional medicine is a lesser-known but increasingly popular form of health care. It’s one of the most comprehensive forms of medical care available to determine overall health and wellness. Broadly speaking, functional medicine considers you as a whole – your mind, body, spirit, and lifestyle. It uses a combination of intuitive and scientific therapies to…
How Physical Health Affects Mental Health
Mental health is about more than just mood. At the core of functional medicine is understanding that every system in our body is connected — including our minds. Conventional medicine often separates treatment for physical health disorders and mental health disorders; however, functional medicine looks at how both the mind and body work together to…
Simple Ways To Improve Your Brain Health Naturally
Brain health is vital to a great quality of life. Have you noticed that your thinking seems cloudy lately or that you’re having a hard time concentrating on everyday tasks? You may not feel like yourself when your brain isn’t functioning like it should. It can seem nearly impossible to check items off your to…
10 Signs You May Have an Unhealthy Gut (And How To Fix It)
Your gut affects every other system of your body. If it’s unhealthy or unbalanced, you’re likely to feel unwell and unmotivated. Conventional medicine takes a symptomatic approach to addressing poor gut health, which may mean just prescribing medicine to try and reduce your discomfort. A functional medicine doctor, on the other hand, will look at…
