While few of us want to think about COVID again, this research suggests it may be stealing more from us than just energy and daily function. The Long COVID tendency may be due to it stealing from our immune defenses, creating openings for other new infections to break in or past latent infections to wake…
With a reported 65 million people worldwide dealing with Long COVID at some point, we have enough research (about time) that indicates that a variety of mechanisms contribute to Long COVID including micro-clots in blood vessels and ongoing inflammation. However, despite a few years under our research belts and millions of people affected, the article…
See HERE for Part 1 Aloe vera is a blend of various chemicals derived from the plant and provides numerous benefits to the GI tract (Mills 2005), helping produce bowel regularity and deal with various inflammatory conditions (Brawn & Cohen 2015; ,Bone & Mills 2013). It is considered safe in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Adding aloe…
Given our drive to always improve, Sanctuary’s clinical team recently altered a key ingredient in our mold detox program by replacing one core binder product with Binder PlusTM from Nutramedix. Our patients deserve to know the reason for our change and so this article will review some ingredients in our prior binder and then explain why…
A man’s spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? [Proverbs 18:14 ESV] A heart attack can be triggered by shock, spiritual triggering physical. Anger or despair can be elicited by a long-running injury, physical triggering spiritual. In daily life, a ray of light, impacting the eye, can cause the spirit to…
Children with Post COVID After Round Two In caring for anyone with COVID, we have to keep our eyes open and our minds alert for both acute issues and chronic post-COVID issues. This study heightens our concern for repeated bouts of COVID in children because of the increasing the risk of post-COVID symptoms. While we…
1. Core Training Materials Foundations of Functional Medicine (overview of principles, SFM’s approach) SFM Mission, Vision, and Values Understanding the Patient Journey (from initial inquiry to discharge) Role-Specific Training Modules (e.g., front desk, nursing, health coach, admin) 2. Clinical Education & Protocols Common Conditions Treated at SFM (e.g., mold toxicity, chronic Lyme, autoimmune) Lab Testing…
In a world filling with more and more microplastics, research which demonstrates bacterial antibiotic resistance through biofilms on these microplastics should get everyone’s attention. As the world has turned to depending on plastic products for so many aspects of daily life, the tiny debris of these plastics rub off and spread practically everywhere. As these…
What is SIBO? SIBO stands for Small Intestional Bacterial Overgrowth An accumulation or colonization of commensal gastrointestional bacteria in the small intestine resulting in abdominal symptoms. Symtoms Include: IBS – Abdomnial Bloating, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea, Constiaption, or Mixed Food Sensitivitites Acid Reflux (GERD) Nausea Anxiety Brain Fog Depression Fatigue Etc Did you know there are three…
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.