Day 1 of “The 12 Days of a Sanctuary Functional Christmas”
“One Dose of Conquering Peace”
At Sanctuary Functional Medicine, our patients come to us seeking restoration. An important part of that restoring process includes finding relief from the chaos that chronic illness has brought into their lives. That chaos comes in many different forms.
PALEO CHICKEN SALAD WRAPS (Gluten, dairy and nightshade free)
1. 2lbs chicken
2. ½ cup finely chopped celery
3. Juice from 1 lemon (or 2 TBS liquid)
4. ⅓ cup Paleo mayonnaise (Primal Kitchen avocado oil mayo is my favorite)
5. salt and pepper to taste
6.
Okay, don’t be alarmed by the headline. I just used a little marketing gimmick to get you to read something that may save your life. But yes, the headline is true… in certain situations. The article in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine references the potential for herbal remedy contamination contributing to morbidity,
Discoveries come from the oddest places. Having noted a growing number of internet claims for a legal high from liverwort, researchers overturn a long held belief that only marijuana produced a THC type substance that would trigger CB receptors and psychoactive effects. Don’t get too excited as the effect is less than your usual THC and many internet reports downplay the euphoria experienced with this newly discovered substance called perrottetinene (cis-Pet).
LEMON AND SUNDRIED TOMATO BRUSSELS SPROUTS (gluten, dairy free)
1 pound Brussels sprouts
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon Salt
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup water
¼ cup sun dried tomatoes in oil, drained & chopped
1 teaspoon dijon (whole grain or regular)
1 teaspoon arrowroot + 1 tablespoon cold water
Salt &
Those outside of functional medicine may ridicule the notion that our gut play such a central role in our health (and so did I at one time), but recent research makes that more and more difficult to ignore. Researchers in a Swedish university looked closely at the gut bacteria of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients searching for clues.
Scientists have long known that the cerebellum, that smaller chunk of brain sitting at the back of the skull under the “all-knowing” cortex played a central role in coordinating movement. Ballerinas, musicians, and sports stars among others have spent countless hours of their lives to hone their cerebellar coordination to become experts of motion.
SWEET POTATO BREAKFAST BOWL (gluten, dairy, nightshade free)
1 very large sweet potato, or 2 small sweet potatoes
2 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons walnuts
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
2 tablespoons almond butter
Cinnamon to taste
Honey, maple syrup, or banana to taste
Instructions
Peel sweet potatoes and warm to temperature preference (precook the day before).
Rather than waste time debating whether or not Autism has increased or is just more frequently reported, more fruit will result from studies like this one by researchers at Kanazawa University in Japan. As the numbers of children diagnosed with autism rises faster and faster, Kyung-min et al chase a non-invasive test for diagnosing this debilitating childhood developmental disorder.
Why can’t we find the one cause of autism? Because… we are searching for what does not exist, the “one” cause. Autism remains a mysterious complexity and much of that complexity may lie in the fact that multiple causes may lead to it. Furthermore, multiple processes interact to produce what we see in children.