2 large carrots, roughly chopped 1-inch piece of fresh ginger 2 celery ribs 1 avocado 3 cups coconut water OR fresh water 1 teaspoon curry powder Pinch of cayenne powder (optional) Add the carrots, ginger, celery, avocado, coconut water, and curry powder to a high-speed blender. Blend on high until warm. Serve in a bowl …
Reviewing and Summarizing the recent Toxic Mold Summit Session by Dr. Amy Myers. Part 2 of 3 (Read this blog series’ introduction at end if you are catching up) From the discussion of leaky gut, Dr. Myers bridges into how mold toxicity contributes to autoimmunity through multiple possible mechanisms. Like other toxins, mycotoxins likely…
Reviewing and Summarizing the recent Toxic Mold Summit Session by Dr. Amy Myers. Part 1 of 3 (Read this blog series’ introduction at very end if you are catching up. Look for “SERIES INTRODUCTION”) Autoimmune diseases bear many names like Lupus, Hashimoto’s, Sjogren’s, vitiligo and more. Despites the variety of fancy names, they share…
A fellow functional MD, Ken Sharlin MD, alerted me to this article on Facebook. While no surprise to anyone in functional medicine, researchers found that the inflammatory marker, CRP (C reactive protein), correlated with faster cognitive decline in middle age study participants. The cohort study group of over 12,000 men and women to note…
Mold and Children Concerned about your children being sick from mold toxicity.. (A word before digging into how mold can affect children. You may feel a little overwhelmed and stressed after the recent Toxic Mold Summit A great line up of both clinical types and environmental remediator types took the stage for several day…
CROCKPOT SALSA VERDE CHICKEN (serves 4 with leftovers)– gluten and dairy free 2lbs chicken breasts 1 can salsa verde Throw in the crockpot on low for 6hrs. Shred and serve over cauliflower rice, bell peppers and avocado. Blog blurb: Looking for the easiest dinner recipe ever? Look no further! It’s still possible to live a…
Sometimes it is better to share other’s work rather than try to re-create the wheel. In this case, I want to share the Environmental Working Group’s top 12 cancer triggering chemicals found in everyday products. Our society constantly debates climate change and environmental conservation. For some reason, we ignore how we are poisoning our world and ourselves…
The day may come when dentists enter the field of Alzheimer’s therapy thanks to this breaking research. While past studies have linked the mouth bacteria, porphyromonas gingivalis, heart disease, this study ties several convincing lines of evidence to implicate this bacteria in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. This particular bacteria can either colonize our mouths or…
JAMA Network’s study results from 2019 estimated that 10.8% of the 40,000 adults who participated in the study have food allergies and another 8% believe they have allergies. At our functional medicine clinic, we are by no means surprised at this study’s findings, nor the summary conclusion by the authors. On the other hand, while…
Patients often ask whether their stress might be directly changing them physically; I always answer yes, and describe how our emotional and spiritual state interlaces with our physical condition. While they may be apparently distinct, both play an integral role in both good and bad health. Because of this, we at Sanctuary always pay careful…