What goes into a healthy diet? While there is a multitude of opinions on what you should eat, each program tends to be a cookie-cutter solution. Yet, the answer to this question truly isn’t the same for everyone. Let’s deep dive into how food functions as medicine and how your diet is the most important…
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Your Body and Menopause: Improving Hormone Function
Menopause can wreak havoc on a woman’s health, causing a range of symptoms that can linger on for years. However, functional medicine offers a customized solution for women in menopause. Your doctor should create a plan to bring your hormones back into balance developed specifically for you after getting the full picture of your hormones.…
Treating MS: A Conventional Approach Vs. Functional Medicine
Conventional medicine primarily relies on medications like beta-interferon and Copaxone to treat MS. Functional Medicine takes a different approach, digging deeper to discover the underlying causes of the disease and reverse it. Here’s a look at how the two approaches compare. Would you like to explore functional medicine treatment for MS? Watch a free webinar…
Your Gut and Celiac Disease: Going Beyond a Gluten-Free Diet
Celiac disease is an extremely common immune disorder. Entire grocery store sections are devoted to gluten-free foods to accommodate all the many people who live with this disease. After all, nearly everyone knows whether they have the disease or not; gluten-free diets are the go-to treatment for this disease. However, a complete treatment plan can…
What Is Hashimoto’s Disease? When Your Immune System Attacks Your Thyroid
Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects about 5 in 100 Americans. This disease affects the thyroid and is four to ten times more common in women than in men. Here’s a deeper look at what causes this condition, how it affects your entire body, and how our Functional Medicine office in Tennessee can…
