You’ve probably noticed that your intestinal tract reacts to your emotions. Perhaps you felt a fluttering in your stomach when you were nervous about performing in a play, a sports event, or delivering a speech. Maybe you felt sick to your stomach when you got bad news. In situations like these, it’s easy to recognize…
Depression
Depression, Anxiety: How Functional Medicine Can Help
Do you no longer enjoy activities that once gave you great joy? Do you feel exhausted all day long and then struggle to sleep at night? Are constant worries giving you chronic tension headaches or making you sick to your stomach? These feelings are common among those struggling with anxiety and depression. Maybe you’ve experienced…
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…
Brain Fog: Can Your Cloudy Thinking be Explained?
What is brain fog? It’s not a medical condition in itself, but it’s a symptom we frequently see attached to other medical conditions. Are you experiencing an inability to focus? Struggling to remember things? Generally lacking mental clarity? Finding it hard to think of the right word? These are all classic symptoms of brain fog,…
