Pregnancy, Obesity, and the Baby’s Heart

Australian researchers released their findings: babies born to moms who were considered obese during pregnancy had changes to their hearts through alterations in their thyroid hormone.  With the increasing rates of cardiometabolic disease like diabetes and coronary artery disease, our society needs to understand all the factors that go into this epidemic.  Recommending adults to…

News Headlines: Ultra-processed Foods and Type 2 Diabetes

In caring for patients with cardiometabolic conditions like diabetes, nutrition has to be front and center, including guidance on processed foods.  While sugar intake is important for glucose control in diabetes, this study proves what we already knew.  Processed foods worsen diabetes along, not to mention the other health issues shown by other studies. University…

Enhance your Diet for Liver + Detox Support

The liver is one of the most important organs responsible for detoxifying the blood, metabolizing nutrients, and producing essential proteins. In functional medicine, supporting liver health is essential for overall wellness, especially since most of our patients come to us needing to detox from harmful chemicals, environmental pollutants, mold, Lyme, you name it! Supplements and…