The thyroid is a small gland in your neck that controls your metabolism and influences how you think and feel. It does this by producing the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which tell your body’s cells how much energy to use to function optimally. Your thyroid is an amazing gland that has an enormous…
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How Functional Medicine Can Get Your Gut Health Back on Track Before the Holidays
The holidays are just around the corner, and you know what that means…’tis the season for gut issues! Of course, the delicious, comforting food and drink surrounding this time of year are some of the best parts of celebrating. But if certain indulgent foods don’t make you feel as good as they used to, you…
Functional Medicine Can Treat Chronic Pain. Here’s How
If you have been suffering from pain every day or nearly every day for several months, you have chronic pain. More than 100,000 million U.S. adults live with chronic pain today. If you or someone you know lives with chronic pain, then you know how frustrating, lonely, and agonizing it can be. Chronic pain can…
Chronic Inflammation Examples: When to Seek Help
A mild fever? A twisted ankle? A lot of us brush off inflammation as being “normal.” And, let’s be honest, inflammation doesn’t sound that serious when far more worrisome conditions like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes are out there. However, researchers have suspected for years that these health issues and more have one common trigger:…
How Does a Person Get Fibromyalgia? A Doctor Explains
Imagine being so tired that you can’t function. You can’t work your day job or do household chores without needing to go back to bed after an hour or two. Now imagine that in addition to this extreme fatigue, you feel a deep, aching pain throughout your body in your bones, joints, and tissues. This…
