5 Uses and Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar
Superfoods might steal the spotlight in the media, and exotic herbs and plants might make more exciting smoothie ingredients, but sometimes your most common kitchen items can transform your wellbeing much more effectively. One such item is apple cider vinegar! This humble, fermented form of apple juice serves as a wonderful addition to any salad, […]
Lifestyle Recommendations for Chronic Fatigue
Feeling tired is healthy and normal, especially when you have a demanding job, if you exercise regularly, not to mention that daily stress can make us all crave for a good seaside vacation. But chronic fatigue is an entirely different beast to tackle: it can be so overwhelming that it makes it difficult for someone […]
5 Healthy Alternatives for Your Morning Cup of Coffee
There are certain habits that are hard to break. Especially if we turn them into beloved little rituals and associate them with relaxation and self-care. Sometimes we even build a bunch of other habits and behaviors around them. So, in addition to that hot cup of joe, you just have to have your morning smoke, […]
5 Holiday Drink Ideas to Embrace This Holiday Season
Part of every holiday tradition is based on enjoying a good dinner toast – we express our gratitude, rejoice over our family bonds, and look forward to a future filled with more such gatherings. Naturally, a glass of champagne or even something stronger is typical in such situations. Then we have the boozy cocktails and […]
Weight Loss Wellness Workshop
We are inviting you to join us for a cycle of invaluable, research-based advice created by functional medicine experts to help you improve the quality of your life through weight loss and wellness. In just four weeks, you’ll have the necessary information and actionable steps that will enable you to reach your goals. Apply for the workshops […]
How Air Pollution Affects Our Health
The perks of civilized life are innumerable – we’re a drive away from emergency medical help, minutes away from a fully-stocked market, and we can even complete most of our chores online. At the same time, this surge of urbanization has pushed us further away from Mother Nature, and consequently, from clean air, water, and […]
Food and Energy Production – How to Use Nutrition to Nourish Your Mitochondria
Our civilization has come a long way over the centuries, so living in a well-developed society today means perceiving food as a source of pleasure, much more so than pure sustenance. We combine ingredients to satisfy our flavor preferences, forgetting that at the basis of it, food is our fuel – we need it for […]
Food and Hormones – How Poor Nutrition Affects Your Hormonal Balance
Inflammation gets a lot of bad rep, and so many people universally think of it as a harmful process that can be detrimental to our health. The truth is, inflammation is a natural process that is necessary for us to stay alive – it’s our immune response to various pathogens (such as getting a fever […]
Adapting Your Diet and Lifestyle to Fight Cancer
Tweaking your diet to stay healthy can be a challenge on its own, especially when you need to lose some of those hard-wired habits to snack on unhealthy treats and consume processed foods. Add cancer into the mix, and the magnitude of the problem reaches a whole new level – your body and your mind […]
How Seasonal and Local Foods Contribute to Your Health
Living in the modern times means being accustomed to having many choices. Some might even say too many. This kind of convenience and the sheer number of options on the store shelves have pushed many people towards impulse buying. That means reaching for imported goods, all-year-round produce even though it’s not grown in a natural […]
Gut Health Online Class
Microbiome Health Online Class Did you know that the bacteria within the microbiome can weigh up to 4.5 pounds?! Learn how to nourish the garden within! Join Chelsea, our registered dietitian, in this class intended to support overall gut health. Whether you’ve taken antibiotics recently, or have subtle changes in your digestive system, this class […]
Microbiome Health Online Class
Did you know that the bacteria within the microbiome can weigh up to 4.5 pounds?! Learn how to nourish the garden within! Join Chelsea, our registered dietitian, in this class intended to support overall gut health. Whether you’ve taken antibiotics recently, or have subtle changes in your digestive system, this class will help you understand […]
The Importance of Gut Health for Beauty and Wellbeing
One of the pillars of functional medicine is that we look at our health as a holistic network of intricate factors, not just isolated health issues or symptoms and consequences. Functional medicine recognizes that the individual aspects of your health as well as the relationships between them play different roles in how we look and […]
New Year – New You: Detoxification After Holidays
Holiday season is officially over (welp!). There is still Valentine’s Day to look forward to, but let’s be real, unless we are getting days off work, we are not counting it as a holiday! And as much as we all had fun these past few weeks, one might say that we also enjoyed a bit […]
Smoke Inhalation Detox
The West is burning. The news reports that California has some of the worst air quality in the world. The smoke from the fires in the West have reached the East Coast and Europe. What is all of this smoke doing to us? How does inhaling wildfire smoke hurt your body? According […]
Food’s Role In Detoxification
Food Is Medicine and Food Heals What we eat can support or hinder detoxification efforts. As Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, stated: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” With that thought in mind, what diet is best while detoxifying? First Steps of the Detox Food Plan The Detox Food Plan is […]
Impact Of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) On Our Health
In the air we breathe and the water we drink pollutants lurk. Even in the relatively untouched and pristine Arctic, persistent organic pollutants have been found in the air, water, soil, plants and animals. What Are Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)? According to the dictionary, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a hazardous organic […]
14-Day New Year, New You Detox Challenge
Want to start the year with more energy, thinking clearer, and feeling your best? Take our 14-day New Year, New You Detox Challenge to eliminate any foggy fatigue following a few weeks of holiday indulgences. What is detox? Detox is a process to rid the body of toxic or unhealthy substances. Our bodies are constantly […]