If you’re like most people today, you spend hours a day in front of a screen. Americans now spend at… Read more: Regular crafting helps undo damage from screentime

It is hard being a woman in a society that disapproves of aging women and favors straight hair. In fact,… Read more: Hair dyes and relaxers linked to significant cancer risk

Landlords dismiss it, friends and family think you’re making it up, and doctors have no idea what you’re talking about… Read more: New study shows mold triggers brain-based issues

A new study has shown what we have known for some time in functional medicine: Chronic inflammation causes brain fog… Read more: New study links inflammation with brain fog

Exercise may seem like a bad idea when you feel run down, in pain, or fatigued from an autoimmune disease.… Read more: Exercise shown to improve autoimmunity outcomes

The popular perception of autism is a very male version — girls and women with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can… Read more: Autism presents much differently in girls than boys

The first time you hear about coffee enemas can leave you feeling confused and a little weirded out. But the… Read more: Coffee enemas can help manage Hashimoto’s

As if managing an autoimmune condition isn’t hard enough, traveling and holiday schedules can make it downright daunting. Staying with… Read more: How to avoid autoimmune flares during holiday travels

If you have been researching how to improve your health, you may have heard of leaky gut, also known as… Read more: What leaky gut is and why you should care

Although tap water is treated to prevent waterborne diseases, you still need to filter your tap water for truly clean… Read more: Why it’s important to filter your drinking water

If there were just one magic bullet to feel and function better, it would probably be exercise. Countless studies show… Read more: Do you have autoimmunity or brain inflammation and suffer from exercise intolerance?

Whether you’re fat or thin, anxious or relaxed, sickly or resilient — this could all stem from the way you… Read more: How you were born could shape the rest of your life thanks to the effects of bacteria at birth

Have you been googling for ways to improve your hypothyroid or brain condition and come across suggestions to test MTHFR.… Read more: Why is MTHFR and why should you care when you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism or brain-related issues?

If you are working to manage your Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism or other chronic or autoimmune disorder, you may have heard a… Read more: Positivity is good for health, but so is appropriate negativity — how to avoid “toxic positivity”

Eating a vegetable-based diets has loads of proven health benefits, including enriching your gut bacteria diversity, loading you up with… Read more: Are you getting enough of this dementia-prevention nutrient on a vegan or vegetarian diet?

Children who recently had a strep infection and then go on to suddenly develop symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette’s,… Read more: New research provides more clues in PANDAS

Anyone who has learned how to manage Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism or another autoimmune condition will tell you they had to learn… Read more: Google is censoring valid health information; opt for alternate search engines for better results

Possimus et id nemo! Amet viverra fugit aliqua? Minim doloremque, anim ex! Iusto. Mollis, enim mattis, quaerat voluptatibus harum inventore,… Read more: Maintaining Well-Being Through Stressful Times

Although they are more than a couple of decades behind functional medicine, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is finally recommending… Read more: The American Diabetes Association finally recommends low carb; still recommends foods that promote diabetes

Impedit wisi ante per inceptos reprehenderit eu cupidatat. Nullam consequuntur montes animi! Mollitia, sapiente ornare! Taciti! Quibusdam necessitatibus officia voluptatibus,… Read more: Can nutrient therapy boost your energy?

You may be familiar with common stroke-prevention strategies: Exercise regularly, eat plenty of vegetables, minimize stress, and keep inflammation at… Read more: Floss your teeth daily to reduce your risk of stroke

We live in a sea of toxins and we all carry significant amounts of heavy metals and environmental toxins in… Read more: How to reduce your toxic burden and protect immunity

Depression and anxiety are hitting all-time highs these days, sending millions of Americans in search of relief. While many avenues… Read more: Depressed & anxious? Volunteering reduces symptoms

People tend not to think about their gallbladder unless gallstones become a painful and debilitating problem requiring surgery. However, your… Read more: Your gallbladder can cause gut and health problems

For some people weight loss is pretty straightforward: They just need to cut out sodas and sweets and hit the… Read more: Nine possible reasons why you can’t lose weight

A controversial new study found that high cholesterol does not shorten life span and that statins are essentially a “waste… Read more: Controversial new study reports statins useless

In the world of functional medicine, it has long been known that gut health is paramount to the health of… Read more: Gut problems can have different root causes

Many of us are pretty good at beating ourselves up when we have lost our motivation, calling ourselves lazy or… Read more: “Lazy” and no motivation can be due to inflammation

If you have a chronic health or autoimmune condition, chances are you also suffer from brain inflammation. Brain inflammation causes… Read more: What kind of brain inflammation do you have?

If you struggle with heartburn or acid reflux, you just pop some pills for that, right? Turns out regular use… Read more: New study links PPIs to earlier death, chronic disease

Chronic fatigue syndrome — more correctly called myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) — is one of the more frustrating chronic… Read more: New lab test in the works for chronic fatigue syndrome

American children are busier than ever. Between tutoring, over-scheduled after-school activities, and the addictive lure of video games and smart… Read more: Want healthier children? Send them outside to play

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States, affecting more than 16 million people. As… Read more: Depression is a disorder of inflammation in many cases

Although autoimmune disease symptoms can vary depending on the tissue the immune system is attacking, most people with autoimmunity struggle… Read more: Exercise and autoimmune disease: A balancing act

One of the hardest things about dealing with a chronic health or autoimmune disorder is how isolating it can be.… Read more: Streaming documentaries about chronic illness

Although few doctors know how to successfully manage autoimmune disease — a condition in which the immune system attacks the… Read more: Autoimmune diseases considered epidemic today

Chemicals to straighten and relax hair are a part of life for many black women, for reasons that range from… Read more: Black women harmed by toxins in hair relaxants

Although the produce section at the grocery store may look vast, it only represents a fraction of edible, nutritious, and… Read more: Integrating ancient fiber needs into a modern diet

If you feel like you have a harder time staying slim than your grandparents did at your age, you are… Read more: Staying thin is harder for young people than in the past

When we go to the doctor with symptoms of acid reflux, gas, bloating and heartburn, typically the diagnosis of high… Read more: How to support optimal stomach acid for good digestion

  How can the 6 R’s help your digestion and autoimmunity? Do you have autoimmunity and have tried everything to heal your… Read more: 6 R’s Program – Help for your digestion and autoimmunity

You’ve been told you need to lower your cholesterol, but did you know taking a statin could raise your risk… Read more: Statins raise diabetes risk; what to do instead of drugs

For many women, the onset of their hypothyroid symptoms began either during pregnancy or just after. Most of these women… Read more: Pregnancy or postpartum can trigger hypothyroidism

Infertility has been a growing problem over the last three decades, with most of the attention focused on women’s reproduction. However, 40… Read more: Pollutants lower sperm counts in dogs and humans

People with eating disorders such as anorexia simply do not experience hunger and satiety in the same way people who… Read more: Gut bacteria play a role in anorexia; eating disorders

What’s for BREAKFAST? Here is a great, simple recipe that is good for you as well. YUMMY CHIA BERRY BREAKFAST… Read more: Yummy Chia Berry Breakfast

Many people take SSRI antidepressants for depression. However, it’s important to ask why you are feeling depression in the first… Read more: How to support your brain’s “happiness” chemical

Here’s an old family favorite, and it’s simple to make. Healthy, too! Split Pea-Pink Lentil Soup 2 quarts purified water 2… Read more: Split Pea-Pink Lentil Soup

This is one of our favorite soups when it’s cold outside. Hope you like it. Creamy Butternut Curry Soup – … Read more: Creamy butternut curry soup

Numerous studies show a strong link between gluten intolerance and Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disease that attacks the thyroid gland,… Read more: Test for gluten intolerance if you have Hashimoto’s

Autoimmune disease is a modern epidemic in which your body’s immune system, which normally helps defend you from pathogens, mistakenly… Read more: Viruses trigger celiac disease and other autoimmunities

Sufficient vitamin D levels requires more than a healthy diet and taking supplements—good vitamin D levels need the right cofactors… Read more: Don’t overlook the necessity of vitamin D cofactors

Unhealthy gut bacteria are a bigger risk for atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries than smoking, cholesterol levels, obesity, or… Read more: Bad gut bacteria big risk in heart disease

When it comes to autoimmune Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, dampening inflammation and immune attacks on the thyroid is the primary goal. One… Read more: Manage Hashimoto’s by supporting T reg cells

  Asthma is one of the most common diseases in America, affecting nearly 1 in 12 people. It can affect… Read more: 3 things to calm ASTHMA

After assurance from breast implant makers that concerns about silicone leaks were a thing of the past, more than 10… Read more: Breast Implant Sickness?

The notion that genes dictate our destiny has been solidly debunked in favor of epigenetics, the study of external or… Read more: Effects of trauma and harm passed on for generations

In functional medicine one of the most common causes we see for many health disorders is imbalanced blood sugar. The… Read more: Berberine rivals metformin for high blood sugar

Weight training is not the first exercise choice that comes to mind for seniors. Instead we think of chair yoga,… Read more: Weight training offers the most benefits for seniors

Trying out the liver cleanse recipe, Chickpea Quiche, from Medical Medium’s book – Liver Rescue. Love trying out different healthy recipes… Read more: Chickpea Quiche – Liver Cleanse

If you are on an elimination diet for your Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, the holidays might be a source of serious anxiety.… Read more: Navigating the holidays when you have Hashimoto’s

What did the Celaya’s eat for Thanksgiving? Limeade – Oh my, this is SO GOOD. Fresh limes from our tree and… Read more: What Thanksgiving looks like at the Celaya’s

Many of us reach for ibuprofen, aspirin, or another non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) when we have chronic pain or inflammation.… Read more: NSAIDs linked to 50 percent increase in heart attacks

Many people eat organic food because they believe it is better for their health, yet until recently scientific evidence of… Read more: Eating organic associated with lower cancer rates

Most of us have taken antibiotics to treat infections, whether for a nasty bug, a bad scrape, or after surgery.… Read more: This antibiotic is rupturing people’s tendons

Your doctor says you have hypothyroidism and this explains feeling like crap, the crazy weight gain, and your distressing hair… Read more: How to tell if your hypothyroidism is Hashimoto’s

  Here are the FDS’s statements on food labeling. You can go down to part (3) where natural flavors are… Read more: “Natural Flavoring” in your food – TOXIC?

Even if you eat all organic, many oat-based foods such as cereal, granola, instant oats, and bars contain glyphosate, the… Read more: Think twice before you Roundup some more oats

In functional medicine we look at diet and lifestyle strategies to prevent or reverse disease, calm inflammation, and slow the… Read more: Six lifelong habits found among the happiest people

Fats are a hot topic of debate in the health-conscious community, and recent reports have made it hard to separate… Read more: Coconut oil is bad? Knowing good fats from bad fats

When we go to the doctor with symptoms of acid reflux, gas, bloating and heartburn, typically the diagnosis of high… Read more: Support healthy stomach acid levels for good digestion

Our gut microbiome consists of several pounds of gut bacteria and research increasingly shows how powerfully these bacteria influence our… Read more: Household disenfectants promote obesity gut bacteria

While most doctors prescribe antacids to lower stomach acid for heart burn and acid reflux, the real culprit may be… Read more: Why antacids may not help acid reflux with Hashimoto’s

If you’re getting your TSH levels checked to monitor your thyroid health, it’s best to get that done in the… Read more: Your thyroid test may be wrong. Here’s why.

Emerging research reveals that higher-altitude living contributes to a higher risk for depression and suicide. While studies continue to look… Read more: Can living at high altitudes can increase your depression?

If you struggle with chronic exhaustion, insomnia, poor immunity, and persistent low blood sugar symptoms, you likely have poor function… Read more: Why your doctor doesn’t understand adrenal fatigue.

  If you shy away from fats for fear of heart disease, you aren’t alone, you may be surprised to… Read more: Carbs, not fats, are the culprits behind heart disease