Over the years, there has been a growing demand for integrative family medicine in the United States. The data suggests that about one in four patients uses alternative treatments (alongside conventional medicine). As a total, Americans’ expenditures on conventional and alternative medicine are roughly $21.2–$32.7 billion. In comparison, traditional medical costs stand at $29.3 billion…
If you regularly experience allergy-like symptoms outside of allergy season, you may have histamine intolerance. Unlike food intolerance, symptoms of histamine intolerance gradually present themselves over time instead of immediately after eating. Diet is one way to counter histamine intolerance. Since many foods contain varying levels of histamine, it’s impossible to follow a histamine-free diet.…
If you experience digestive problems such as gas, bloating, and diarrhea regularly, or struggle with fatigue or joint pain that never goes away, you may be experiencing a leaky gut. Increased intestinal permeability (the main characteristic of leaky gut) is present in various chronic diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) [1], inflammatory bowel disease…
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) is a century-old diet that was originally created to treat children with inflammatory bowel disease. Today, adults and children alike follow SCD to manage their symptoms of various gut issues. But what is the SCD diet, and how can it improve your gut health? In this article, we’ll take a…
Find an effective solution to improve your overall well-being We all want a healthy lifestyle. But sometimes, bridging the gap between wanting to be healthy and doing the work to become healthy can seem difficult or even impossible. For instance, sticking to healthy eating all the time can feel like a chore, especially with a…
