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The Benefits of Fasting
Some people use fasting to kickstart their health journeys. I know what you’re thinking – the last thing we want to hear is that we need to stop eating! However, studies have shown that there are types of fasting that provide incredible health benefits. A Different Type of Fast We have an idea of fasting […]
Root Cause Medicine
Root Cause vs. Conventional Medicine Why search for the root cause? Our current model of healthcare provides a lot of good but is lacking in a lot of areas as well. I am an integrative psychiatrist, but I began as a conventionally trained MD and finished a residency in psychiatry. I had a conventional practice […]
The Future of Functional Medicine
What does the future hold for functional medicine? I had the pleasure of joining Dr. Justina Tseng for a conversation summarizing our takeaways from the annual international conference for The Institute For Functional Medicine. This year’s topic was Stress, Pain and Addiction. Stress, Chronic Pain & The Opioid Epidemic During the conference, we covered all […]
The Order of Things
I know this blog is packed with information. It can feel overwhelming to try to figure out where to start! In my opinion, the best answer to that question is simply wherever you feel you can be successful. A perfect plan with poor execution will never beat an average plan with great execution! What Is […]
What About Hormones?
For both men and women, mood and hormone communication are closely linked. In clinical psychiatry (at least speaking to my own formerly conventional psychiatry practice) we are frankly often afraid to talk about hormones because we are afraid we won’t know enough to do anything about it if there is a problem! Sometimes this leaves […]
Mitochondrial Maintenance
Mitochondria “The powerhouse of the cell.” Most of us remember this phrase from biology class. The mitochondria produce the energy in the form of ATP needed for each cell to operate. They produce the fuel for the proper functioning of every cell in your body, each heartbeat, and each muscle contraction. 10% of our total […]