Tag " Functional Medicine"

What is it?            Polycystic ovary disease (also known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS) is defined as a condition in which there is an imbalance in female sex hormones. This can lead to a number of changes including abnormal and irregular menses, acne and infertility. The typical woman with PCOS is thought of as being [...]

Disease or hormone imbalance? I have been plagued by insomnia for years and years. I have attributed it to many things and have been diagnosed with a variety of “disease states”. Depression is associated with insomnia, check. Too much stress from the loss of loved ones to the stresses of medical school and residency, check. [...]

Thank you to all who came on Saturday for our “Holiday Cheer” event. Some folks experienced an Anti Aging Galvanic Facial and many of you tried the Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner for the first time. The scanner is so simple – even a two year old can do it!  Wishing you and yours a happy and [...]

As Thanksgiving day approaches, my thoughts turn to gratitude. I have been seeing articles in the paper recently about the positive effects of gratitude and positive thought. Studies exist that show that people who express gratitude are less aggressive, happier, and more optimistic. In the studies, simply writing down five things you are grateful for [...]

I never thought that diabetes would be something for me to worry about.  I have never been overweight, love to exercise, and thought I ate healthy.  When I was in my 30s, I worked long hours pulling a 36-hour shift hour shift at least once a week.  My breakfast was usually a bagel and cream [...]

Big Pharma knows it and they are making billions from promoting medications for depression that work marginally, if at all. In my early 30s, I developed symptoms of depression.  I was prescribed desipramine, which I had to stop due to severe side effects of racing heart, dry mouth and constipation.  I was then prescribed Prozac.  [...]

Many people are confused about hormone therapy, and rightfully so, as it is an emerging field in medicine and reliable information is difficult to find. Doctors tend to read only scientific literature that is pertinent to their interests, often relying on secondary sources to compile and deliver the essential content of published studies in a concise [...]