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Alcohol and Gut Health: Clinical Insights Using the 5R Approach for Supporting Patients’ Digestive Well-Being

As a medical education specialist at a functional medicine laboratory, I speak with clinicians daily about their patient’s stool test ...
Cardiovascular HealthUbiquinol

Cardiovascular Care and Endothelial Health

Protecting endothelial function is central to a comprehensive cardiovascular care protocol—here’s how ubiquinol helps.   With the number of deaths ...
Cannabis/CannabinoidsMental Health

Eradicate Stress: Supplement Your Endocannabinoid System

If you’re like most people in today’s world, you’re probably stressed out. Work deadlines, taking care of elderly parents or ...
Cognitive HealthHealthy Aging

Maintaining the Brain

Designing an evidence-based protocol for patients, with supplements proven to protect cognitive function, promote brain fitness and enhance overall quality ...
Cardiovascular HealthDiagnostic Testing

Understanding Advanced Lipid Testing for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Advanced lipid testing goes beyond traditional cholesterol panels, providing detailed insights into cardiovascular risk factors like Lp(a), apoB, and LDL-P. Discover how these tests support ...
Lipid Health

Understanding Lipoprotein(a)

Lipoprotein(a), abbreviated as LP(a), is a unique lipoprotein particle that has garnered increasing attention in recent years due to its ...
Practice Management

How to Market Your Functional Medicine Practice

In today’s competitive alternative healthcare landscape, it can be challenging to market your functional medicine practice. The right strategies can ...
Medical Intuition

The Subjective Experience of Medical Intuitive Practitioners

Medical intuitives are known to use the sense of intuition to observe physiological and energy systems of the human body ...
Foundational NutritionImmunity

Addressing Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D is a critically important nutrient that oversees many aspects of our health. It is commonly known as the ...

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Healthspan Demystified: Key Nutrients for Metabolic Health and Performance

When you think of dietary supplements with healthspan-boosting potential, which ingredients come to mind first (or show up in your patient protocols regularly)? Is it resveratrol? Creatine? Collagen? Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN)? Or something more niche, like spermidine or ergothioneine? Your personal selection ...

Healthy Aging Starts in the Gut: Why Digestion Matters More After 50

Explore how stomach acid, pancreatic enzymes, bile production, and nutrient absorption change with age—and how lifestyle factors and targeted digestive supplements may support healthy digestion after 50.

Can a Small Daily Dose of Vitamin K2 Support Bone Health?

A randomized trial found that 100 mcg of vitamin K2 improved osteocalcin activation in healthy adults. But does that mean stronger bones?

Natural Strategies to Address Cardiovascular Health in Women

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in women, yet it continues to be underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and undertreated in female patients. Women experience different symptoms, different risk timelines, and different physiological triggers than men — and the consequences of missing those ...

Is Your Patient Ready for Sauna? The Missing Step in Heat Therapy Protocols

Sauna is one of the most evidence-backed lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular and brain health—but its benefits are not automatic. In chronically stressed, depleted patients, the same thermal dose that extends healthspan in Finnish cohorts can act as additional allostatic load.

Resveratrol: A Versatile Anti-Inflammatory Agent Across Multiple Conditions

A quick dive into PubMed yields numerous human studies on resveratrol in the past year alone. These recent studies show benefits for patients with osteoarthritis, cardiometabolic disease, Alzheimer’s disease, COVID-19, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and periodontal disease. Its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions ...

The Aging Female Heart: Beyond the Male Model of Cardiovascular Care

Heart health remains a universal concern, but women face a distinct set of structural, biological and psychosocial influences that drive cardiovascular risk. As female patients transition through menopause—and the protective effects of estrogen drop—their risks amplify. Women require a personalized approach to ...

AHCC and Immunity: Evidence-Based Insights into Comprehensive Immune Support

From infection protection to disease prevention—how this shiitake mushroom extract offers comprehensive immune support for all your patients.   For centuries, shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mushrooms have been a cornerstone of traditional medicine, valued for their ability to promote immunity, vitality and longevity. ...

Comprehensive Joint Support: Science-Backed Solutions

An evidence-based protocol can ease aches and pains, tame inflammation, and help  active patients stay in the game. All active patients, from weekend warriors to aging athletes, face a variety of physical challenges, ranging from shifts in muscle mass and flexibility to ...

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