4 Tips for Men: Hormones and Aging

  4 Tips for Men: Hormones and Aging   By Dr. Anna Cabeca I’ve put together some tips on what you can do to honor your men this month: Go Keto-Green as a family. This is an effective diet for many conditions, including hormonal balance (men and women), diabetes, weight control, even cancer. When eating Keto-Green, you […]

Healthy Aging: Unlocking Peak Performance After 60

  Unlocking Peak Performance After 60: Your Pathway to Limitless Vitality    By Dr. Joy Acklin D.O. – our preferred PCP   Age is often seen as a limiting factor when it comes to physical prowess. But what if I told you that turning 60 could be the beginning of your most athletic chapter yet? […]

School Lunch Ideas

  School Lunch Ideas   By Aaron Gallegos, MSN, AGACNP-BC, FMCAC Packing lunch for your kids can be simple, nutritious, and fun!   Here are some ideas for bento lunch boxes. -Baby carrots with hummus (Chilled lunchbots) -Celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins -Tuna salad-celery bits sandwich (Chilled lunchbots) -Raw sliced apples with sprinkled […]

7 Tips for Surviving the Gut Repair Program

7 Tips for Surviving the Gut Repair Program   By Tara Brock, CHC and Aaron Gallegos, MSN, AGACNP-BC, FMCAC   Set your expectations: Just know that it’s normal to feel worse before you feel better. You may experience some slight discomfort the first few days as your body is eliminating toxins. Be gentle with yourself. […]

7 Hormone Detox Tips

Hacking the Hormone Detox with Susan By Susan Attel, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC, IFMCP Have you ever thought, or been advised by a practitioner, that you would benefit from a hormone detox (aka “10 day hormone flush”) but haven’t been able to try?  Or maybe you’ve done it but it was the worst 10 days ever.  […]

Preventable Illness

Preventable Illness By Dr. Roxanne Pero, MD, FACOG, DIPABLM My patient had come in the year before for routine bloodwork done as part of her annual physical. We sat down later to discuss the results, which showed significantly elevated liver enzymes. She opened up to me about her struggles with alcoholism; she had never told […]

Self-Love this Valentine’s Day

Self-Love this Valentine’s Day By Dr. Julie Kennedy DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-C, IINHC “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” -Rupi Kaur At the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine’s Day (Real Simple, 2023). In the past, it was more of a religious holiday […]

Staying Away from a Broken Heart: A Functional Medicine perspective

Staying Away from a Broken Heart: A Functional Medicine perspective Love is in the air with Valentine’s Day approaching! The “heart season” starts with red hearts everywhere. Apart from the emotional, psychological, and spiritual aspect of the heart, how do we care for our physical hearts through this season? How important is the heart? The […]

A Healthy Path for the New Year!

Happy New Year, friends! This is often a time of goal setting and holiday recovery.  I would love to share a few thoughts to make this a successful and sustainable journey.   “It Takes a Village” – We have all heard this when it comes to parenting, but it is true for adults making health […]

Simple Tips for Self-Care

Once January comes around most people focus on their new year’s resolution and getting back on track after all the holiday festivities. Gaining weight during the holiday season is common due to the plethora of cookies, alcoholic drinks, side dishes, appetizers, etc. Most people can also slack on exercise and sleep during this time due […]

Holiday Stress Management

Bringing all of yourself through the holidays. by Aaron Gallegos MSN, AGACNP-BC, FMCAC The holidays are right around the corner and with it the time to give, appreciate, and  celebrate. Our focus though can easily be overshadowed by shopping, traveling and even visiting old family dynamics, which many times may bring up uncomfortable feelings and […]

Eating Healthy During the Holidays

Happy Holiday Season! by Danielle Dellaquila MS, CNS, LDN (Functional Nutritionist at Carpathia Collaborative).   As the holiday season approaches, I wanted to share some of my favorite tips for eating healthy over the holiday season, particularly at holiday parties/events where we are more likely to eat less mindfully and healthfully.  The holidays are a special […]