Building Your Foundation: A Functional Podcast

We are all living in an exceedingly toxic world.   Every day we are  exposed to literally hundreds of chemicals, many of which have the potential to negatively affect our health.     Toxic chemical exposures have been linked to a variety of chronic health conditions including obesity, type 2 diabetes, infertility mood disorders, chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease, memory impairment, and cancer.  ...

Our skin is the biggest organ in the body and certainly gets our attention more than the others.  Our society is obsessed with perfection and anti-aging which explains the multitude of skin care products and procedures one can get. There are many out there who are more than happy to give you advice and sometimes it involves a pill, an expensive skin care ritual or worse a needle or scalpel. As a F...

As you are all aware October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so we felt it was fitting to talk today about this cancer but from a different angle. Today we are interested in focusing on Breast Cancer Prevention. Breast cancer  is the second most common cancer and 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime. Last year there were over 264,000 new cases and over 42,000 deaths. So for e...

Chronic stress has been shown to be one of the greatest contributors to chronic disease.   Yet we often neglect the power of the mind to address healing.   Join us today with special guest Erika Sheprd as she delves into the  power of the Mind-Body Connection.  Learn how you can tap into your own innate abilities  to master your nervous system.  Erika will share insight into this fascinating field...

Join us today as we take a deeper dive into the Gut-Brain interaction and role of GI Psychology in optimizing management for gut-related health issues.  We are learning more everyday about the  bidirectional interactions between our brain and our gastrointestinal system and microbiome.    We welcome a special guest to the Thrive Healthcare podcast as we further educate our listeners on building a...

GI issues account for 10% of doctors visits and digestive issues have reached epidemic levels in the US.    Our gut health has really changed with all the changes in the environment.  The health of our gut is related the health of our gut barrier and the health of our microbiome.  A disruption in either of these can lead to not only gastrointestinal problems but also systemic problems throughout t...

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One tool we can use to look deeply into a patient’s health and to personalize our recommendations are the labs and tests we check. Often patients get a basic biometric panel which can be limited, especially if there are health concerns or issues. These basic biometric tests are really designed to diagnose disease- not look for underlying causes which may be leading to symptoms. When we rely on the...

Today we will be diving into Insulin!  Join us with our special guests from Thrive to take a deeper look at the role of insulin with your overall health.  Learn tips on diet and lifestyle measures to directly impact and optimize your insulin levels.  You won't want to miss this episode!  This podcast uses an AI scribe to convert Thrive's website content into conversational dialogue you c...

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We get it. We're all a little sick hearing about COVID. However, it's top of mind with many of our patients. We feel it's our obligation to provide you with unbiased information on the pandemic, including new strains (Delta), treatments, and what's on the horizon as well as answer some of the more persistent questions we hear in the office. We also want to share what you can be...

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Sleep, there's so much to talk about. Sleep is a foundational issue for everyone but 1 in 3 people have issues with it. The numbers are there, we need more good sleep. Join Dr. Nancy Palermo and Dr. Amy Fletcher as they talk about the quality of and efficiency of your sleep and how to improve both in our first ever Foundational Podcast! This podcast uses an AI scribe to convert Thrive's...