Functional Medicine November 18, 2025 Feeling the Seasonal Slump creeping in?? You’re not alone — this time of year, almost every patient tells me the same thing: fatigue, low motivation, cravings, and mood dips. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is real, and there…

1. 🌞 Get outside, no matter what the weather is. In the hospital we give you an incentive spirometer to help prevent pneumonia. This is designed to expand your lungs since you are sitting in a bed most of the day. But the BEST way to expand lungs is to GET UP AND…

Cycle syncing, a practice that is rapidly gaining popularity. What exactly is it? Cycle syncing encourages women to connect with their bodies on a deeper level. It helps us to optimize the way we run our lives based on our menstrual cycle. In our busy everyday lives…

It used to be that kids got all the exercise they needed in school, most of the time without even knowing it. Today, parents have switched to homeschooling, and there’s less exercise involved in this kind of schooling. So, this responsibility falls on the parents to…

The Fifth Vital Sign We Should Be Assessing Once a year you visit your OBGYN and get asked some general questions about your overall health, including when your last menstrual cycle was. And usually thats where those questions stop. How in depth does your provider…

Hormesis: a beneficial or stimulatory effect caused by exposure to low doses of an agent known to be toxic at higher doses. Whether a substance is hormetic or harmful is dependent on both the amount and the individual.   There are certain things in life that…

In our fast-paced and demanding lives, it’s crucial to prioritize our health and well-being. However, as women, we don’t always choose to put ourselves first. It is easy to make excuses. You can take control of your health by focusing on these three main…