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Gut-Skin Axis: Anti-Aging
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Athlete's Foot & The Gut - Skin Axis
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Gut - Skin Axis: Acne
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Hormesis -
Gut - Skin Axis: Eczema -
Gut - Skin Axis: Rosacea -
Gut Skin Axis: Psoriasis Treatment
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Gut-Skin Axis: Psoriasis
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Gut Skin Axis -
Creatine, Exercise, & Menopause -
What Is The Best Exercise For Menopause -
To Replace Or Not To Replace? Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy -
Endothelial And Blood Lipid Optimization Part 3: Blood Lipids -
Optimizing Cardiometabolic Health Part 2: Endothelial And Blood Lipid Optimization -
Optimizing Cardiometabolic Health Part 1: Introduction -
Optimizing Metabolism: Balanced Fuel Burning
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Herbs & Supplements To Support Menopause & Reduce Symptoms -
Managing Hot Flashes & Night Sweats
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Menopause and Hair Health -
Metabolic Optimization: Core Components Of Metabolic Health
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Actualizing Healthspan Escape Velocity: The MWH Optimization Journey (Part 1) -
Menopause & Gut Health: Does Menopause Change the Gut? -
Alzheimer's Diet and Lifestyle -
Menopause And Brain Health
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What Is The Best Diet To Reduce Menopause Symptoms?
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What Is Menopause & What Drives Menopause Symptoms? -
Reset Your Circadian Rhythm To Optimize Sleep And Health
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Can Supplements Optimize Your Sleep Quality? -
Chronotypes & the Circadian Rhythm
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Sleep, The Circadian Rhythm, and Hormones -
Sleep: Chrononutrition- Seasonal Eating
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What Is The Best Diet To Optimize Sleep?
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Sleep and Circadian Rhythm -
Sleep Strategies To Live Longer and Be Stronger -
03UV Extracorporeal Blood Ozone and Oxygenation (EBOO) + UV Light: -
Why Sleep? Practices To Improve Sleep Hygiene
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Support A Better Brain With These Supplements -
Can Meditation Boost Cognition? -
Extend your Healthy Years: The Medicine with Heart Optimization Journey Part 1
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Is Exercise The Fountain Of Youth? -
Eat Right For Your Brain - Optimize Cognition Through Diet -
The Health Benefits of Meditation
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Headaches and Migraines -
Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Brain Fog -
Depression: Root Causes and Functional Medicine Solutions -
Root Causes of Anxiety and Functional Medicine Solutions -
How To Minimize Toxin Exposure And Detoxify
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Treating Infections & Toxins: Resolving Mental Health Challenges -
Infections, Mental Health, & How To Stay Healthy
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What is Encephalopathy (aka "Brain Dysfunction")?
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Autoantibodies Against Brain Tissue -
How To Heal Leaky Gut/ Leaky Brain: A Step By Step Process -
Treating PANS/PANDAS with Functional Medicine -
PANS/PANDAS & Distinguishing Sudden Onset Symptoms In Children -
Can Leaky Gut Cause Leaky Brain? -
Causes and Implications of Blood Brain Barrier Permeability -
Leaky Gut, Chronic Disease, and Long Term Health -
How To Treat Chronic Constipation
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) & Constipation: Lab Testing
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) & Constipation: Top 10 Hidden Root Causes
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Testing For Challenging Toxins That Cause Mental Health Imbalances
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Treating Infections & Toxins - Mental Health Imbalances -
Infections and Mental Health
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Brain Inflammation, Autoimmunity, & How Toxins Affect Mental Health -
Alzheimer's, Fructose, and Diet
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The Missing Link: Are Lyme Disease and Mold Illness a Root Cause of Multiple Sclerosis? -
How Does Lyme Disease Become "Chronic"? -
Testing for Bartonella -
What Causes A Bartonella Infection?
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Bartonella Symptoms & How To Recognize Bartonellosis -
Bartonella: A Lyme Co-Infection -
Is Lyme Disease Curable? Functional Medicine Can Help!
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The Growing Threat of Lyme Disease: Why Is It On The Rise? -
Lyme Depression and Anxiety Are Real
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Alzheimer's: Positive Effects of Diet and Lifestyle -
Alpha Gal Syndrome - Why Is Red Meat Making Me Sick? -
Lyme Disease and Joint Pain -
MIB 626, A Powerful Anti-Aging Neutraceutical
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PEMF Device -
NAD and Anti Aging Supplements -
Symptoms of Lyme Disease in Humans -
Best Colorado Functional Medicine -
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Testing
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Denver Functional Medicine: What is Functional Medicine? -
Lyme Disease and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Is Lyme Disease Curable? -
Best Functional Medicine Doctors Colorado -
Do you know if you are suffering from Lyme Disease or Fibromyalgia? -
What is Lyme Disease?
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How Parkinson’s Disease is Diagnosed (& lots of other Parkinson’s Information) -
The Missing Link: Are Lyme Disease and Mold Illness A Root Cause Of ALS?
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Multiple Sclerosis Signs and Hidden Root Causes -
What You May Be Missing When Considering Alzheimer’s and Dementia Treatments -
LL37: The Healing Anti-Microbial Peptide -
A Novel Therapy: Kisspeptin (The Reproductive Peptide) can Help with Fertility and other Reproductive Issues
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New!!! A Novel Therapy Called Dihexa Shows Promise In Alzheimer’s Disease Patients -
How to Improve Your Anxiety and Cognition, Even If You Think You’ve Already Tried Everything -
What To Do When You Are Fatigued and Have Seemingly Tried Everything
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SS-31, The Mitochondria Power Peptide -
Peptide Therapy: TRIO, Natural Botox -
Peptide Therapy: KPV: The Anti-Inflammation & Pro-Healing Peptide -
Peptide Therapy: Thymosin Beta 4: The Tissue Repair & Regeneration Peptide -
Insomnia and Chronic Fatigue: How these simple blue blocking glasses can help -
Peptide Therapy: Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP) -
Maximize Your Immune System with Peptide Therapy: Thymosin Alpha 1: The Immune System Peptide -
Libido Improvement Through Peptide Therapy: PT 141 “The Sex Peptide”
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Peptide Therapy: BPC 157: Could BPC 157 be the Great Healer? -
Anti-Aging, Human Growth Hormone and Unleashing the Fountain of Youth Part 2 -
Sports Nutrition Supplements (Part 1): Supplements to Enhance Sports Performance -
How to Enhance Sports Performance with Supplements -
Healing from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: What You May Be Missing! -
The Top Three Things You Can Do To Unleash the Fountain of Youth -
HGH Peptide Therapy to Slow Aging & Gain Muscle -
Top Three Supplements for Enhanced Exercise Performance -
The Virus Series, Part 4: Powerful Peptides and Herbs for Immune Health -
Sports Nutrition Supplements (Part 1), Essential Supplements
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Sports Nutrition & ATP Creation: How to Maximize Energy for Sports -
Sports Nutrition & Gut Health -
Sports Nutrition 101 -
Vitamins for Viral Infections (and minerals too) -
Thyroid Series: Thyroid Nodules -
Functional Medicine Solutions For Graves Disease- Part 2 -
Graves Disease
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Hashimoto’s Solutions using Functional Medicine
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The Virus Series, Part 2: Basics of Immunology and Lifestyle Practices For Immune Competence
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Hashimoto’s Root Causes
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Viruses: What is a Virus? -
Hyperthyroidism Treatment: Thyroid Series -
Thyroid Series: Hyperthyroidism and Solutions Part #1
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Hypothyroidism: Are you Tired of Being Tired?
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The Thyroid Series: Hypothyroidism Part 1 -
The Thyroid Series- Intro and Thyroid Health Solutions
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Gallstone Treatment -
How Did I Get Gallstones -
PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome 2: The Solutions -
PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Part #1: The Causes of PCOS -
PTSD and Functional Medicine Part 2 -
PTSD and Natural Medicine -
Autoimmunity & Gut Health Part #4: Predicting Autoimmunity -
Autoimmune Disease & the Gut Part #3: -
Autoimmunity & the Gut Part 2: The Gut-Brain Axis Series, The Microbiome-Autoimmune Connection -
Autoimmunity & The Gut-Brain Axis Series -
Autism & the Gut: Are they linked and what is the link? Part 3: Autism Solutions -
Depression & the Gut: Are they linked & what is the link? Part 1: What Causes Depression
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Depression & the Gut: Are they linked & what is the link? Part 2: Depression, in the Gut-Brain Axis Series -
Mold Illness and Remediation Dos and Do Nots -
Autism & the Gut: What Is The Link? Part 2: Autism Solutions -
Autism and the Gut: Are they linked and what is the link? Part 1: Autism Solutions -
ADHD & the Gut: Causes of ADHD -
ADHD and the Gut: Cause of ADHD Part 1: ADHD in the gut-brain axis series
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Anxiety Treatment: Link Between Anxiety and the Gut -
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) What is it and could it be affecting your health? Part 2 -
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) What is it and could it be affecting your health? Part 1 -
Histamine Intolerance -
What is the Difference between Near Infrared and Far Infrared Light Therapies? -
Photobiomodulation and Near Infrared Light Therapy -
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy -
Food Reactions: Food Allergies, Sensitivities and Intolerances -
Relief for Seasonal Allergies -
An Anti-Hypertensive Meal to Manage Your Blood Pressure -
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) – Part 2 -
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Part 1 -
To Supplement or Not to Supplement? -
What is Functional Medicine? Should you Consider it Together with Conventional Medicine? -
Cold & Flu Season Isn’t Quite Over Yet… Learn Natural Cold Remedies -
Fibromyalgia Treatment Part 3 -
Fibromyalgia Part 2 – Treatment -
Fibromyalgia | Blog Series Part 1 -
The Potato Diet -
Osteoporosis: Don’t Let it Sneak Up On You! -
Iron Man: Lab Markers for Iron Deficiency -
Diagnosing Anemia with Functional Medicine -
Does Acupuncture Work? Researched Benefits of Acupuncture -
10 Recommendations to Maintain Gut Health this Holiday Season -
Got Enough B12? Benefits of B12 Injections -
The Pyroluria & Omega-3 Paradox -
Myth of Multitasking: How to Be More Efficient -
Natural Alternatives to Aspirin for Heart Health -
Pyroluria, an Underlying Cause of Mental Illness -
Hawthorn, a Cardioprotective Herb Powerhouse -
Dan Shen, a Powerful Cardiovascular Chinese Herb -
Habit Change: Research On How To Improve Bad Habits -
Pomegranate: A Protective Food for Cardiovascular Risk Factors -
Berberine: Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Diabetic, Anti-Diarrheal and More! -
Treating Gout, the “Disease of Kings” -
Oxalate, Kidney Stones and Autism: Oh My! -
Iodine and Thyroid: A Balancing Act -
Cortisol and Hypoglycemia: A Vicious Cycle -
Getting off the Blood Sugar Rollercoaster: Education About Reactive Hypoglycemia -
Overwhelmed By Stress and Fatigue? -
Stress and Health: How Stress Impacts Your Body -
When a Gluten Free Diet Isn’t Enough: Gluten Cross-Reactivity -
What Can a Wheat Zoomer Test Tell You? Important Markers to Understand -
The Gluten-Morphine Connection: What you Need to Know about Gluteomorphins -
The role of actin autoimmunity in leaky gut (aka intestinal permeability)
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Asparagus Pee: The Science Behind the Odor -
City Stress: What Buildings and Trees Do to Your Mind -
What Can You Do to Avoid and Minimize the Effects of Mold and Mycotoxin Exposure? -
Mold and Mycotoxins – More Common Than You Think! -
Health Benefits of Pomegranates -
Fatty Liver: Causes, Treatment and Diagnosis -
Do You Know the Difference Between Artificial and Natural Flavorings in Your Food? -
Men’s Health : Exercise, Libido and Prostate issues -
Men’s Health: Hormones, Enzymes and Manopause -
The Science of Love: See How Social Isolation and Feeling Lonely Can Impact Our Health -
Love and Health: Why Social Relationships Are Important For Your Health -
Nagalase Testing – What is Nagalase and Why You Need to Know About It?
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Chronic Virus Is Often A Hidden Virus -
Viruses Part One: Acute Viral Infection -
Safe Cleaning Supplies: Are Your Household Cleaning Supplies A Health Risk? -
7 Scientifically Evident Tips for Maintaining Healthy Skin -
Make Up and Skin: Are Cosmetics Really Making Your Skin Better? -
Beware of These Toxins In Your Skin Care Products -
The Gut-Skin Connection: Root Causes of Difficult Skin -
Identifying Common Toxins -
Toxins: Environmental toxins and Radiation Poisoning -
Toxins: Chemical and Biological -
Why is Fiber Important for Digestive Health? -
5 Ways to Boost Fertility -
Why do we Need Fat in our Diets? -
DHEA Lab Testing: When to Use Serum, Saliva, and Urine -
How Does Dehydration Affect the Extracellular Matrix? -
Could Your Migraines be Caused by a Magnesium Deficiency? -
Is it Lyme Disease? -
Are You Getting Enough Sleep? -
Inflammation – Is It The Root Cause of Your Weight Gain? -
Can Stress Sabotage Your Hormones? -
Focus On Mitochondrial Health To Increase Energy Production -
Stress Management: Can Stress Be Healthy? -
Benefits of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) -
Resistant Starches: Sustainable Food For The Microbiome -
How Being Busy Affects Stress and What to do About it -
Keep It Simple With Mindfulness -
Pyroluria as a Cause for Anxiety, Depression, and Irritability -
Where is the Tolerance in the Medical Field? -
Supplements to Keep Your Skin Looking Young -
Are You Getting Sun Protection From Your Diet? -
Is Sunscreen Damaging Your Skin? -
Can Toxicity Contribute to Weight-Gain? -
What are toxins and are they impacting your health? -
Why is it important to reset the body and mind with a yearly cleanse and a daily mindfulness practice?