Having your cake and eating it too in the field of infectious disease means discovering antibiotics that both attack the bacteria and stimulate the immune system to turn up its defenses. Researchers report a new class of antibiotics which carry out this dual function, providing some hope in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria. Functional…
Sanctuary Functional Medicine, under the direction of Dr Eric Potter, IFMCP MD, provides functional medicine services to Nashville, Middle Tennessee and beyond. We frequently treat patients from Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, and more… offering the hope of healthier more abundant lives to those with chronic illness.
Inflammation The immune system targets microbial invades with metabolic flame throwers. Viruses and bacteria get burned and drive away but surrounding tissue sometimes gets scorched. Short term this can heal, but with chronic infections, autoimmune disease, or flame throwers that won’t turn off, your body tissues literally overheat. While you don’t see any flames, you…
Beyond the Diagnosis: Understanding Autoimmune Conditions Many seek out our help for autoimmune conditions, both recognized and unrecognized, in order to get their “why” question answered so that they can overcome the root cause of their chronic illness and return to a healthier life. For some, no one has ever diagnosed the underlying autoimmune condition,…
We work to restore that energy by digging deeper than conventional medicine and finding the root cause, that foundational dysfunction underlying the symptoms, and restoring it to normal. At times that comes down to one major root cause, but at other times the fatigue arises from several contributing factors. Some of the bigger contributors can…
Sanctuary Functional Medicine, under the direction of Dr Eric Potter, IFMCP MD, provides functional medicine services to Nashville, Middle Tennessee and beyond. We frequently treat patients from Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, and more… offering the hope of healthier more abundant lives to those with chronic illness.
Specializing in Chronic Illness Chronic Illness is defined as an illness lasting from several months to several years. It ranges in severity from annoying to debilitating for the sufferer. Long-Term and Recurrent Illness robs a patient of well-being and quality of life, and is disheartening. At Sanctuary Functional Medicine, we specialize in treating Chronic Illness.…
Therapies and Conditions We Treat Our Franklin, TN, based team led by Dr. Eric Potter, Functional MD, has a successful record in restoring health back to patients suffering Chronic Illness. This functional medicine whole person approach is also available to patients nationwide through secure telemedicine following an initial visit in our Nashville area office. Sanctuary’s Intensive Program (formerly the…
Sanctuary Functional Medicine, under the direction of Dr Eric Potter, IFMCP MD, provides functional medicine services to Nashville, Middle Tennessee and beyond. We frequently treat patients from Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, and more… offering the hope of healthier more abundant lives to those with chronic illness.
In caring for mold toxic patients, we can’t get over focused on just the toxin removal process. Mold has too many “friends” including a syndrome called MCAS, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Without addressing the “friends” of mold, recovery is difficult and detox may not be possible. Mast cells are immune cells which help coordinate other…