You can order blood tests without a doctor. It can be faster and cheaper and you can run what you want, when you want it. If you have quick access to a doctor who'll run the exact tests someone else suggested, that's fine. But this is often not the case. Functional Medicine Doctors (and Functional Medicine Coaches like me) sometimes run unusual labs and check labs more than once a year. Insurance won't cover our long Consults (30 to 90 ... Keep Reading >
Self Care
Using Functional Medicine to Reclaim Your Life
Are you using Functional Medicine to get well? Working with a natural health practitioner, taking time to review your lifestyle and food and run better labs to give deeper insights? Do you and your provider have the same point of view - that everything you do, your living environment, genetics, emotions and Microbiome all affect you? In this Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast with Susan Blum, MD our topic is using natural or Functional ... Keep Reading >
Is Your Hair Care Making You Sick?
Is your hair care making you sick? Skin and scalp absorb a lot, sending it straight into the bloodstream. The moisturizer you put on your skin disappears, right? Would you really eat that hair dye or shampoo? Or breathe ammonia, chlorine or formaldehyde? Here's 5 classes of ingredients you, your stylist and your family want to stay away from. Avoid rashes, toxic headaches, inflamed scalp, and chemical overload. Especially important if you are ... Keep Reading >
Help For Bunions Without Surgery
Is it really possible to get help for bunions without surgery? Most bunions can be helped if you commit to the process. For bunion relief, know the causes of bunions and make a long-term plan for change. This is the goal of the work in my San Antonio natural health clinic and in my Primal Diet - Modern Health podcasts. Fix the cause as well as the symptom! So, what is a bunion? A bunion is a bony growth in the lower joint of your big ... Keep Reading >
Getting Younger Every Year
If you're a dedicated health person, you love to experiment on yourself and try new things. Me too! With all our new knowledge, is it possible we're getting younger every year? Can my podcasts and blog help your life be better tomorrow than today? Can I help my next decade be healthier than this one? What can be done today to make a difference? Since I've been through many of the challenges I write about, my ... Keep Reading >
Buteyko Breathing With Patrick McKeown: Interview
Anxiety, athletic performance, children's teeth and facial structure, sleep apnea, asthma and happiness are all connected with proper breathing - through the nose, not the mouth. My guest Patrick McKeown is the current world authority on proper breathing... Russian professor Dr. Buteyko treated 1000's of cases of asthma until the 1990's. His breakthrough work has been tested and taught throughout the world, and is used by ... Keep Reading >
Facial Structure, TMJ, and Whole Body Health: PODCAST
This podcast features some my latest mind-blowing research and discovery on TMJ health issues. The health and structure of the face and jaw can determine the health and structure of the body. As goes the head, so goes the rest of you... My research on poorly shaped jaws, chin, skull, dental arches and bite on the health of the human body is changing my view of how a human body gets sick or gest well. Particularly MY human ... Keep Reading >
Can a Food Challenge Change Your Life?
Here's a question for you: Can a paleo food challenge save your life? Here's my latest take on one of my favorite topics..... It's Fall! And I need someone to bring me a bow and arrow. Why? Because the deer are running like crazy in my back yard, and my Hunter-Gatherer instincts are fired up! If you're human, you have those instincts too. Here's how to find out what foods are best for humans in general, and for ... Keep Reading >
5 Clues You Have Chronic Anxiety
It's hard to admit, but it wasn't until my health fell apart (again) in my early 50's that I was diagnosed with chronic, severe anxiety. Like the proverbial goldfish in the bowl, we don't "see" the water we swim in. It's simply the way we/it/they are, and we often assume everyone feels or lives like this. "Isn't this a normal part of life"? "Doesn't everyone feel like this"? Am I normal, or abnormal?? Do YOU have chronic ... Keep Reading >
Dr. Jack Kruse on EMF’s: PODCAST
Prepare for a mind-altering experience on electromagnetic fields research! Neurosurgeon and Health Researcher Jack Kruse is like no one else. Our talk on Electromagnetic Fields went far beyond the "simple" stuff you've heard about EMF's, and how we need to take them seriously. Really seriously... I'm always excited about getting to the CAUSE of health concerns! You'll learn a lot too hearing us talk, then following up with ... Keep Reading >
Are Symptoms Normal or Just Common?
One question I hear frequently from clients is: "Are symptoms normal or just common"? Does everyone feel like this or is it just me? In my own experience, I was a classic case of denial.... Many Natural Health practitioners and authors enter this field because of our own health needs. I'm one of those, for sure... The disconnect between my health and my brain came early for me. I was smart and very well-behaved. Therefore, ... Keep Reading >
Do-It-Yourself Thyroid Tests
Your doctor may not be running the correct thyroid tests for you, or may be missing a few. Here's information on finding a do it yourself thyroid test. This article has a list of bloodwork to ask for, in addition to what's below. My Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast guest Janie Bowthorpe of "Stop the Thyroid Madness" will talk about this. To hear the show, subscribe to my iTunes link here, or check my website's Podcast page to ... Keep Reading >