Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: Part 2
In part one of our small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) blog post, we defined SIBO and discussed risk factors and diagnostic testing. This blog post will focus on treatment. The 5R framework, a comprehensive approach to gut-healing, is the protocol used by functional medicine practitioners to treat gut imbalance and dysfunction, including SIBO. The five […]
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: Part 1
The connections between gut function, health, and disease are complex. When the normal function and health of a person’s GI tract are compromised, any organ system of the body can be adversely affected. In a healthy person, there is typically a normal amount and type of bacteria in the gut. Some of these bacteria reside in the […]
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Immune Support: Gut Health and Key Nutrients
Gut Health and the Immune System It has been said that immune health starts in the gut; what we eat affects the bacteria (or microbiome) of the digestive tract. A balanced microbiome benefits the immune system in the gut, aiding the intestinal walls (intestinal epithelium) in their job of protecting the body from pathogens.1 When […]
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Three Immune Boosting Habits to Practice for Overall Wellbeing
Immune system support is important now more than ever before. According to the CDC, an estimated 39-56 million people had the flu between October 2019 and April 2020.1 Supporting the immune system is especially important for people at high-risk for flu complications or those who are immunocompromised- pregnant women, adults over 65 years old, and those […]
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Which Type of Magnesium is Best?
My intern who is now Dr. Kristina Burban wrote our magnesium series last spring. Don’t miss part one of the series were she discussed the important role of magnesium in the human body, and evidence for its potential benefit in heart health, diabetes, metabolism, and mood. I spoke today at a pharmacist continuing education symposium […]
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Strawberry Green Tea Smoothie
I’m working through the first course of the Institute of Functional Medicine. Yesterday’s lecturer mentioned using green tea to blend her smoothies for help with reducing excess estrogen. So I thought why not try it! Many of you wanted the recipe so I typed it up for you. Note that smoothies are generally very forgiving […]
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Are you missing a key mineral in your diet?
I hope your summer is off to a great start. It’s definitely going to be a different kind of summer given the landscape of the pandemic. A good reason to make sure our bodies are fueled with proper nutritious foods and that we correct any nutrient depletions we may be experiencing. I get a lot […]
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Homemade Marshmallows
With kids at home and the warm weather we’ve had in Ohio the last few weekends, it certainly feels like summer is here. We spent the day yesterday being outside. Hubby doing yard work and me playing with the kids. I did help clean up our outdoor furniture a bit, so I have somewhere to […]
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One Option for Stress & Anxiousness
I know with recent events, the anxiousness and stress level, especially among many of our front-line healthcare workers is high. I also know friends and family that are struggling with anxiousness as they continue to see the impact of this pandemic on our world. My pharmacy intern Sydney Schultz, wrote this post for you. I […]
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Preventing the Most Common Cause of Chronic Pain with Nutrition
The end of February is almost here, which means that our next Functional Medicine CE symposium is 1 week away! Dr. Frank Bodnar is rounding out his contribution to the blog with a great discussion on chronic pain and how we can use nutrition to improve inflammation. If you want to learn more and hear […]
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Sub-Acute Pain and Healing Support with Nutraceutical and Lifestyle Recommendations
Pain is the number #1 reason why people enter the system. Pharmacists get questions about pain management strategies on a daily basis regardless of their setting. This is one of the reasons we choose pain and inflammation to be our next symposium topic for FxMedCE.com. We want more providers to understand the types of pain […]
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3 Ways Nutrition Can Help with Acute Pain and Inflammation
I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted here. One reason is I’ve been busy with the launch of FunctionalMedicineCE.com a few months ago. We are hosting our second virtual symposium in a few weeks on February 29th. Dr. Frank Bodnar, DC is one of our speakers and he wrote this great post about ways […]
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Holiday Shopping Ideas & Cyber Monday
I’m sure you are getting a ton of emails today with awesome deals. I just thought I’d share some of my favorites! Some of these are affiliate links where I do recieve a small commission that allows me to keep adding content to this site! Amazon Items: LunchBots Containers Reduce Stainless Steam Tumbler (perfect for […]
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Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Summer will be officially here this week. It seems like Ohio forgets how summer is supposed to be. 🙂 Last year on Father’s Day it was 95+ degrees and this year we walked into church and it was 68. Not totally complaining, but the forecast this week does look a bit gloomy and we are […]
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Vacation Meal Planning
We spent the last week in Hilton Head Island, SC, and it was so fun! It was as relaxing as it could be with our 5 y/o and 2 y/o in tow. They were the best little travelers! I was a little nervous about the 10.5 hour drive, which turned into 13, but they were […]
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Probiotic FAQ: Part 2
It’s finally Spring in Ohio! Trees are blooming, and it’s warm enough for walking and playing outside. Our daughter learned to ride a bike without training wheels this week and she’s been non-stop asking to go outside. Balance bikes are amazing, she literally tried the real bike for 1 day before she got it after […]
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Probiotic FAQ: Part 1
Hope you all had a great weekend! Our family was visiting my husband’s parents. On Friday my daughter and I had appointments for acupressure allergy treatments which went very well. I’ve been struggling with a lot of sinus headaches recently and I’m hopefully that these will help those calm down. One of the foods I […]
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Probiotics 101
It’s been a whirlwind the last few months. I’m teaching my last lecture in Endocrine tomorrow.. I’m excited it’s on functional medicine approach to pre-diabetes and obesity! The best part about teaching part-time is getting to teach what I’m passionate about. After this, I just have lots of grading and course coordination items. But the […]
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Love Your Skin: My Top 3 Supplements for Skin Health
Valentine’s Day is approaching, and love is in the air! At this time of year, we (especially women!) often start to look at our skin and wonder how we can help our skin be healthier. While there are a whole host of topical products aimed at healthy skin, supporting skin cells from the inside out […]
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Cincinnati-Style Chili
Growing up in the Cincinnati area meant I had my fair share of coneys and 3-ways. Cincinnati-Style Chili dates back to the 1920’s when an immigrant from Macedonia started serving it in his Greek restaurant. It is a Mediterranean spiced meat sauce that definitely isn’t your typical chili. For the full history, check out this […]
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Coenzyme Q10
It’s been awhile since I got a post up here on the blog. December was a whirlwind with a trip to ASHP Midyear and Disneyland, closing on our house and moving 2 days before vacation with my family. We threw our boxes in, then headed to warm weather for a week in Key Largo. You […]
Read MoreInstant Pot Favorites
Happy Thanksgiving! Hope all of those celebrating today enjoyed some wonderful food with a table of family and friends surrounding you. For many of you, this kicks off the shopping season! There are deals all over the place for the Instant Pot. I just purchased one for the couple that we’ve been living with the […]
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Vitamin C and Diabetes
Sorry for the lack of posts lately on the blog. We are in a bit of a crazy season, we are currently living with our gracious neighbors while we await the completion of our home. There was a lot of action today at the house! Can’t wait to share my new kitchen with all of […]
Read More Curcumin and Osteoarthritis
Hi everyone, sorry it’s been so long since I have put a blog post up. Feels like August and September flew by. I had a big deadline for a presentation I’m giving at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Meeting and the American Pharmacists Association meeting in December and March, but the majority of that […]
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Superfood Smoothie
Happy Labor Day! Did you know Labor Day was founded by Senator James Kyle who was from Cedarville, Ohio? #Randomfact of your weekend! But because of that the village celebrates with Cedarfest every year. So many other fun festivals will be happening in our area in the next few weeks as well. We are super […]
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To Keto or Not to Keto?
What diet is best for me? This is question that I get a lot. And my normal approach is very individual, but since I treat a lot of patients with diabetes, I tend to go with a lower carbohydrate approach. My general recommendations are no more than 30 grams of carbs per meal and no […]
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White Sweet Potato Turkey Soup
If you have followed me for any bit of time, you may have seen this recipe posted on my Facebook page from the Castaway Kitchen. Her Sweet Potato White Turkey Chili has been a fan favorite in this house for awhile now. However since I don’t tolerate FODMAPs (ie leeks in this recipe) very well […]
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The NEW Nutrient Duo – Vitamins D and K2
I’ve been meaning to get a post up on this topic for awhile now, my fabulous former student and intern who just graduated with her PharmD, Dr. Kara Lish wrote this for you. It has a lot of content, so hopefully the length won’t overwhelm you but help you see how Vitamin K2 is an […]
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Low Carb Waffles
Confession time, our household is addicted to waffles, all 4 of us. 🙂 Our favorite weekend breakfasts normally include some type of waffle or pancake, mostly the low carb or paleo variety. Thankfully it’s super easy to make a gluten free or paleo option. This recipe is inspired by Danielle Walker at Against All Grain and […]
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Eczema & Probiotics
The majority of this post was written by Dr. Taylor Edwards, who was a medical student that rotated with me earlier this year, now she is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine off to residency! I take medical students from Ohio University and work with the pharmacists in my area to expose them to different areas […]
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