Health care cost sharing ministries are programs that any mother should love. Caring for those who suffer ill health should take many forms including sharing the financial burdens. Our moms taught us to share our toys. The Bible teaches us to share with those in need. Cost sharing ministries like Samaritans and others (Medishare, Christian HealthCare Ministry, Liberty Share,…
Researchers recently reported intriguing findings from a mouse study. Mice who had circadian rhythm disruptions were found to have higher levels of IL-6 (Interleukin 6) after LPS (lipopolysaccharide) challenge. I know you are just as excited as I was to hear this. Okay, maybe you don’t get as excited about IL 6 and LPS as…
Patients are influenced by their genetic results Many outside functional and personalized medicine poo-poo the whole genomic’s craze claiming that all these SNP testing don’t lead to real clinical outcomes. Basically, they claim it doesn’t help anyone. While I could sit back and feel confident in what I see in my patients as we apply…
Have you ever started down a road only to discover that you’re not really headed where you thought you were going? At one point, Alzheimer’s scientists set out to search for potential drug targets for this terrible disease. Somewhere along the research road, they unexpectedly turned a corner and landed themselves somewhere completely different than…
Our child had been sick for months, the slightest virus was a trial of strength, allergies amplified existent developmental challenges, and going outside was a dream from six months prior. We began to realize that each successive allergy and illness was sweeping away weeks of hard-earned progress. Could the functional medicine approach help our child?…
I know that many of you feel bombarded with the insanity of our healthcare system. Much of my time is spent caring for those who have not found health in the broken system; or sharing what I learn about functional medicine so that it may help others. Now, I ask something in return for Sanctuary…
While I have some disagreements with this site at times, I must applied their post on productivity in medicine. The point they are conveying concerns one of the reasons why I left conventional medicine and left the broken Healthcare System behind. Daily I was measured by something called a RVU or relative value unit. Someone…
By its nature functional medicine operates in a multitude of small offices across the world. Countless physicians and other providers have awakened to the success of functional medicine. The only downside to the grassroots movement is that, without large institutions or labor intensive networking, statistical proof is hard to come by. The Institute for Functional…
As always, excited to see epigenetic research that has potential for clinical application in helping patients to live healthier lives. In this research discovery, a specific gene HDAC3 can be modulated to improve remyelination of nerve cells after autoimmune damage. Several disease processes can cause injury to the myelin covering of nerve fibers. This myelin…
Health education endeavors to motivate changes in habits and behavior patterns. Such changes are hard fought battles as people hold to habits tenaciously for four reasons. They are deeply rooted in our personality and culture. We do not understand our own culture well nor the origins of our habits. Likewise, we do not understand…