An Update from Dr. Sharp Michelangelo is famously quoted as saying at the age of eighty-seven, “I am still learning.” While I wouldn’t compare myself to him, I deeply resonate with that sentiment. This summer marked 50 years since I began practicing medicine, and my...
Functional Medicine
Triggering and UNtriggering fears
It’s not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it. ~Lena Horne We have no shortage of triggers for our fears these days. It's too easy for our amygdalas - those almond-shaped structures in the primitive part of our brains that prime us to react way...
The Inner Cage – How your body can hurt you by trying to protect you.
It’s a scary idea. That we might have a disease process going on with no symptoms or signs to help us know that there’s a threat. This is the concept that drives the importance of routine physical exams and doctors visits. And certainly some of the diseases that...
The Hunt – Luke’s Fatigue and Severe Indigestion.
I love a good Who-Done-It. This attraction to solving mysteries extends beyond my recreational reading. When I was introduced to functional medicine about 10 years ago, my immediate reaction was to ask why they didn't teach that to me in Medical School! The core...
10 Important Ways to Change your Diet with Susan DeLaney, ND [Video]
Based on the work of Dr. Weston A. Price. Susan DeLaney, ND thewellnessalliance.com/SusanDeLaney About Susan DeLaney: Dr. Susan DeLaney graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a registered nurse and practiced, for 8 years, in various clinical...
Life After Cancer Treatment with Mark Mead MSc [Video]
Nutritional & botanical strategies for life-long remission maintenance. Mark Mead, MSc SelfHealingOptions.com About Mark Mead MSc: Through his work as a health coach and nutrition educator, he has come to recognize the life-giving importance of obtaining...