Mainstream medicine downplays and even ridicules the reality of mold toxicity from water damaged buildings, but they seem to have skipped reading articles like this and the citations within it. While the researchers did not do the studies themselves, they compiled the published studies to look at the problem from different angles. They looked at…
We can agree with a microbiologist at Rutgers that “this is an aspect of long COVID that is not talked about a lot,” in reference to the coinfections that travel with COVID 19. This news comes as no surprise to functional medicine doctors who have been treating Lyme coinfections for decades, and was appreciated early…
Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. [Proverbs 19:16] The law of God sets a heavy burden upon mankind in his natural state, a burden unregenerate man refuses to live up to (Ps. 53:1-3). The Christian has a little easier time; he recognizes that the law was to…
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. Eric PotterDr. Eric Potter graduated from Vanderbilt…
The verdict is final on UPFs (ultra-processed foods), and it should get more news attention than the UFO hype we put up with. Even if a UFO never lands on the White House lawn, every day millions of Americans are consuming cardiovascular poisons and loving it. These UPFs have been clearly shown to increase a…
If you have already heard how vitamin D can optimize your immunity but are taking the wrong form of this multi-function vitamin, you may not be seeing the benefits promised on the bottle. Not everything that claims to optimize actually does, as D2 shows. Research out of England strongly suggests that the D2 form of…
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. [Proverbs 19:15] He that does not work, they say, shall not eat. Welfare programs intercede in this process, with much more waste and much less virtue than Christian charity, for it seems a cruel dictum. But such peripheral interventions conceals a more…
Sometimes, revisiting important insights from the past is needed, as we can forget important lessons. This Oldie but Goodie is one of those worthwhile reminders. So many struggling lives enter our doors searching for answers to chronic mental health problems after having been told it was just all in their heads. Many other providers had…
Apparently, various endurance exercise habits train not only your muscles and cardio but also your immune system’s natural killer cells. Who would have thought that pushing through a few miles on the trails or on the bike would help train immune cells to keep balance in the later years? Earlier studies often indicated that after…
Many people spend years searching for answers to symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, headaches, digestive issues, sinus congestion, and unexplained inflammation. While these symptoms are often treated individually, the underlying cause may never be fully identified. One factor that is frequently overlooked is mold exposure. At Sanctuary Functional Medicine, patients often seek care after…