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Functional Medicine San Fernando Valley
What Should You Look For and What Happens If You Find...
Finding something different in your breast can be frightening. Maybe you felt a lump while getting dressed. Perhaps you noticed a change in the shape of your breast or saw something different around your nipple. Your mind might immediately go to,...
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Your Body Is Aging. What Are You Doing About It?
What Your Gut, Brain, Stress, and Mental Health Have to Do With Healthy Aging One of the things we hear from patients as they get older is, “I don't feel like myself anymore.” Sometimes they are talking about their energy. They don't recover...
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Broccoli: The Everyday Vegetable with Some Interesting Health Benefits
There are foods we talk about all the time in functional medicine, and then there are foods that don't get nearly enough attention. Broccoli is one of them. It isn't exotic. You don't need to order it online. You don't need an expensive powder...
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Middle Eastern Mezze Platter Recipe
I love meals like this because you don't have to make one complicated dish to have something that feels special. A little hummus, some warm flatbread, fresh vegetables, olives, and a simple salad can turn into a beautiful meal that everyone at the...
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Breast Health Beyond the Mammogram: What Your Daily Habits Have to...
When October comes around, we see pink everywhere. Pink shirts. Pink ribbons. Breast cancer walks. And, of course, reminders to schedule your mammogram. I think all of that is important. But sometimes I wonder if we have made breast health...
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The 5 Pillars of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Different Way of...
Sometimes, the way we look at health depends on what we were taught. We grow up thinking about health in terms of symptoms. Stomach aches prompt people to seek specific remedies. Back pain leads others toward targeted relief methods. Tired people...
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