You wake up with a stuffy nose and headache, and it makes you wonder if you have a virus or cold or something else. After all, maybe you just have seasonal allergies. The symptoms can be similar — but, regardless...
Far too many people wake up every day feeling exhausted. It's frustrating to feel like you have to drag yourself out of bed in the morning. Luckily, this can sometimes be easy to remedy with supportive nutrition and healthy lifestyle...
Contrary to what most diet plans will tell you, achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight isn't only about what you eat. While diet plays a major role, movement and exercise are just as important for body composition, metabolism and...
Learning how to manage stress is an important part of achieving optimal health. From dealing with a work deadline to a relationship challenge, stress is a normal part of everyday life. But there are situations when stress can become too...
According to worldwide testing and research, a dairy allergy or intolerance is the most common food sensitivity. Despite this, many people who are sensitive to dairy are not aware of it. When people are unable to digest the sugar in...
Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is an increasingly common hormone imbalance that affects more and more people every year. All too often, however, the underlying root causes and potential natural remedies for PCOS can be overlooked. Yet, there are plenty...
While household products like soap and hand sanitizer may seem benign, did you know some could be affecting the strength of your immune system? The immune system is made up of cells, organs and proteins that work together to protect...
You may have heard of a type of enema that uses caffeine and have wondered, "What is a coffee enema?" In short, it's a type of enema that isn't as taboo as you might think, and it's a routine you...
To properly function every day, our body needs fuel in the form of nutrients. While our bodies can produce certain nutrients on their own, most other essential vitamins and minerals have to be obtained through dietary intake or nutritional supplementation...
If you have experienced a reaction to a particular food or environmental trigger, you may wonder how this happens and why it can range from an immediate (even life threatening) response to a delayed, more mild (yet still unpleasant) range...
Hormones are our body's chemical messengers that regulate key functions including metabolism, reproduction, sleep, energy levels, libido, and growth and development. Hormones are also in charge of mood, producing our body's so-called "happy hormones." Serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphins impact...
Many people believe in order to lose weight you have to follow strict low-carb diets, eating fewer and few calories and moving more and more. But weight loss isn't always that simple. In fact, today's increasingly popular low-carb approach can...
To achieve optimal health, it's crucial to understand how the endocrine system works, how it can become unbalanced, and steps you can take to support it. At its most basic, the endocrine system is a collection of glands that includes...
Hormones and weight management are closely linked. Hormones are chemical messengers involved in every metabolic process in our body, which means they have a powerful role in how we function, feel and look. Working together, they can increase or decrease...
If you're dealing with sinus or other common allergen responses like congestion, a runny nose or an irritating postnasal drip, you might be wondering what the different colors of mucus mean? The different colors can tell us a lot about...
Skipping meals can be a common dieting approach. If you're trying to lose weight, you might ask yourself: Is skipping breakfast bad? And if so, why? It's true that skipping breakfast can mean you're consuming fewer calories over the course...
When it comes to our health, one of the most important factors is the food we eat. Soil quality plays a major role in food quality. Yet, soil across the globe has become depleted, driven in large part by increasing...
A Functional Medicine (FM) detox has widespread health benefits. There are many detoxes you can do, but a true FM detox goes above and beyond to best support the primary detox organ - your liver - to remove the accumulation...
What is blood sugar and why is it important? Blood sugar is linked directly to how we function and feel — it affects our overall health and well-being from our appetite to mood, sleep and ability to manage our weight....
