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Restoring Health vs. Managing Disease: A Functional Medicine Perspective
Conventional medicine often focuses on managing disease: reducing symptoms with medication, following standard protocols, and monitoring lab values. Functional Medicine Studio City, on the other hand, asks a bigger question: “How can we restore...
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Hidden Drivers of Chronic Illness: Parasites, Metals, Mold & Infections
Even when you eat well, sleep enough, and exercise, you may still experience persistent fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, or unexplained aches. Many people feel like “something’s wrong, but no one knows why.” Functional Medicine Los...
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Gluten Isn’t Just a Gut Issue: How It Can Affect Mood,...
When we think of gluten, most people immediately associate it with digestive discomfort—bloating, gas, or diarrhea. But Functional Medicine Los Angeles teaches us that gluten’s impact goes far beyond the gut, affecting mood, energy levels, and...
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Your Symptoms Are Clues—Not the Whole Story
In functional medicine, we don’t just see symptoms as annoyances or problems to suppress—they’re clues. Your body is constantly sending messages, signaling that something is out of balance. Understanding these clues is like being a detective...
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Why Two People With the Same Diagnosis Need Completely Different Treatments
The holidays are here—a season of joy, celebration, and, unfortunately, sometimes extra stress on our bodies. If you’ve ever noticed that a family member or friend handles the festive season very differently from you do, even when facing the...
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Bright Eyes, Happy Liver: Simple Daily Habits That Support Both
During the holidays, everything feels extra—extra food, extra drinks, extra stress, and extra late nights. And while your eyes might show the fatigue first (hello puffiness, dryness, blurry focus), the real organ behind the scenes taking the hit...
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