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Functional Medicine in Florida
Whats in your medicine cabinet?
Early in my career as a Nurse Practitioner , I would make home visits to the elderly. There I would do primary care. I would check their medications, diagnose and prescribe; the usual for a primary care office visit. But one thing was different. I...
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Plants and Detox
The body is exposed to numerous chemicals everyday. Many of these are found in our food, air and water. Its when we reach the tipping point and there is that one chemical too much, that our detox system becomes overloaded.
Our liver is the most...
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Prescription Medications that lower nutrients
Source: Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion Handbook, 2nd Edition
Drugs and categories: Nutrients lowered:
Anti-Inflammatory meds (NSAIDS, Aspirin, Prednisone)- Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Vitamin B6,B12,Folic Acid.
Diuretics (Lasix, HCTZ, Aldactone)-...
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Gut Bacteria Testing for optimal health
What is your gut feeling? Today, more than ever before, we realize that the root causes of chronic illness starts in the gut, the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The GI tract is home to an entire ecosystem of microorganisms ( known as the...
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Optimizing your health with Micronutrient Testing
Each of us questions what vitamins and nutrients do I need? So we take what we take. But are we know to pick and choose? Did you know 50% of people taking multivitamins are micronutrient deficient, despite supplementation? The one size fits all...
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Hidden Food Sensitives could be making you fat, tired, and bloated
We always wonder when we have a reaction to food, whether we are sensitive to that food or not. Finally, an easy test that uses methods that detect both IgG antibody and Immune Complexes together to determine the reactivity of each sample against a...
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Whats in your medicine cabinet?
Early in my career as a Nurse Practitioner , I would make home visits to the elderly. There I would do primary care. I would check their medications, diagnose and prescribe; the usual for a primary care office visit. But one thing was different. I...
Read More › Plants and Detox
The body is exposed to numerous chemicals everyday. Many of these are found in our food, air and water. Its when we reach the tipping point and there is that one chemical too much, that our detox system becomes overloaded. Our liver is the most...
Read More › Prescription Medications that lower nutrients
Source: Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion Handbook, 2nd Edition Drugs and categories: Nutrients lowered: Anti-Inflammatory meds (NSAIDS, Aspirin, Prednisone)- Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Vitamin B6,B12,Folic Acid. Diuretics (Lasix, HCTZ, Aldactone)-...
Read More › Gut Bacteria Testing for optimal health
What is your gut feeling? Today, more than ever before, we realize that the root causes of chronic illness starts in the gut, the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The GI tract is home to an entire ecosystem of microorganisms ( known as the...
Read More › Optimizing your health with Micronutrient Testing
Each of us questions what vitamins and nutrients do I need? So we take what we take. But are we know to pick and choose? Did you know 50% of people taking multivitamins are micronutrient deficient, despite supplementation? The one size fits all...
Read More › Hidden Food Sensitives could be making you fat, tired, and bloated
We always wonder when we have a reaction to food, whether we are sensitive to that food or not. Finally, an easy test that uses methods that detect both IgG antibody and Immune Complexes together to determine the reactivity of each sample against a...
Read More ›