Hormones may not seem like a big deal, until they dramatically change. Think about puberty, menopause, pregnancy, or some other moment in life marked by physical, mental, and/or emotional upheaval. Your body’s endocrine system is the infrastructure responsible for manifesting these life-altering hormonal shifts. However, most of the time, this system is geared toward more…
This Is Your Endocrine System
April 30, 2022
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Autoimmune Disease Skyrocket!
Autoimmune is really code word for they, “…don’t know what’s wrong…”. Cases diagnosed are at an all time high. Why? Dr. Sean McCaffrey is a physician, speaker, teacher, author, mentor, and radio host. He is the Founder of McCaffrey Health Center and McCaffrey Laboratory. Known as The Robinhood of Healthcare, Dr. Sean has created his own health care…
Hay Fever and Dust-Mite Allergies: What Are the Health Benefits of Salty Water for Allergic Rhinitis?
Imagine you are sitting on the beach, on silver sand, admiring the aquamarine water of the sea as it gently laps the shore. Being an inquisitive health-conscious kind of person, you may (just may) find yourself wondering: what are the health benefits of seawater? Google this, and you will be directed to an article from…
Cooking for Healing: The Medicinal Magic of Chicory
April 18, 2022
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Herbs and spices were used by ancient cultures to heal the body, mind, and spirit. Roughly 80 percent of people worldwide still use traditional or ancient medicine, and more than 80 percent of pharmaceuticals are derived or developed from natural products, including plants. In this series, we’ll explore the healing power of herbs and spices while learning how to…
Tired All the Time?
The most common complaint my functional medicine colleagues and I hear from our patients is, “I’m always tired, my energy is low, and I can’t seem to pull myself out of this slump.” Chronic tiredness is ubiquitous today. It can range in severity and have a myriad of underlying causes. Yet when it comes to…
Should I Drink Milk?
Are you a baby cow? Fun Fact: At birth, a baby cow weighs about 60-100 lbs and weighs anywhere from 450 to 700 lbs by the time it is 6-10 months old. By consuming mostly mother’s milk, baby cows grow 4+ times in size in less than a year. Now, the average person in western culture…
The Ketogenic Diet Conundrum: Friend or Foe of Heart Health?
April 8, 2022
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100 years ago, ketogenic diets, which typically provide less than 10% of the daily energy intake as carbohydrates, first entered the realm of modern medicine with their demonstrated effectiveness in reducing or reversing pediatric seizures at the Mayo Clinic. While this remains valid today, there is a lingering concern that the necessary high fat intake when…
The Skinny on Seasonal Allergies
March 26, 2022
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If you have an allergy, your immune system reacts to something that doesn’t bother most other people. People with seasonal allergies (also called hay fever or allergic rhinitis) react to pollen from plants. Symptoms may include sneezing, coughing, a runny or stuffy nose, and itching in the eyes, nose, mouth, and throat. This page discusses…
What to Eat to Help with Seasonal Allergies (Hay Fever)
March 24, 2022
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What did a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of a food that costs pennies a day for ragweed allergy sufferers find? A “great deal is asked of our immune system. It is firstly required to respond rapidly and violently to invaders, but at the same time limits both the duration of its response and the collateral damage to the host.”…
Best Food for Hay Fever (Seasonal Allergies)
March 24, 2022
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“[A] great deal is asked of [our] immune system. On one hand, it has “to respond rapidly and violently to invaders, but at the same time limits both the… response and the collateral damage to the host.” Anaphylactic shock, like when someone with a peanut allergy drops dead after eating a peanut, is an example…
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