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Functional/Integrative Medicine

Paul Kriegler

Talks — S5, EP1 / Everyday Habits for Building Immunity

The topic of immunity has gotten a lot of attention because of the pandemic, yet our immune systems always need support so we’re healthy and strong at the metabolic level and prepared to fight off germs, bacteria, and other potentially compromising invaders. Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT, shares the lifestyle habits within our control that can build our immunity, including primary factors to be aware of and what might provide us with the greatest resilience.

With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT
Covid-19Functional/Integrative Medicine
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How Nature Supports Our Mental Health

Here's how nature supports our mind and mood — and how to get more of it.
By Henry Emmons, MD
Brain HealthFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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Is Adrenal Fatigue a Real  Thing?

Learn about this energy-depleting hormonal condition.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Functional/Integrative MedicineHormones
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7 Tips on Eating for Trauma Recovery

Cutting back on caffeine, eating magnesium-rich foods, and more can help support you while you are healing from chronic stress.
By Jessie Sholl
Functional/Integrative MedicineMindful Eating
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How to Improve Vagal Tone

Getting a massage, chanting, breathing deeply, and taking a cold shower can all help stimulate your vagus nerve.
By Catherine Guthrie
Functional/Integrative MedicineWellness
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How Does EMDR Work?

No one is exactly sure how eye movement desensitization and reprocessing helps treat trauma, but here are three working theories.
By Quinton Skinner
Functional/Integrative MedicineStress
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This is Your Vagus Nerve on Lockdown

Here’s how a lack of social interaction and fear of COVID contagion affects your vagus nerve.
By Catherine Guthrie
Functional/Integrative MedicineStress
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Why the Vagus Nerve Matters to Your Health

The vagus nerve, also known as the gut–brain axis, plays a critical role in stress regulation and overall health. Learn how you can take care of yours.
By Catherine Guthrie
Functional/Integrative MedicineStress
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The Promise of Psychedelics in Mental-Health Care

Psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA have been used to treat everything from depression to PTSD to substance use.
By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC
AddictionDepression & Anxiety
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How EMDR Helps to Treat Trauma

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is a trauma treatment that often produces results when nothing else will. But what is it, and how does it work?
By Quinton Skinner
Functional/Integrative MedicineStress
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Why Autoimmune Diseases Are on the Rise — Especially After COVID

Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune conditions are on the rise, partly because of the prevalence of long COVID. Discover what can trigger autoimmunity and how a functional-medicine approach can help.
By Mo Perry
Arthritis & Joint HealthAutoimmunity
Dr. Marty Makary

Talks — S4, EP13 / A Closer Look at Health Care

Our health-care industry can be confusing and difficult to navigate — and it presents challenges when the lifestyle changes that can help manage or prevent illnesses aren’t considered. Marty Makary, MPH, offers a transparent look at the industry and underscores why lifestyle changes are such important factors in the quality of our health.

With Dr. Marty Makary, MPH
Financial HealthFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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Can Massage Soothe Pain?

Massage can lower cortisol levels and enhance dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin, all of which helps with pain relief.
By Mo Perry
Functional/Integrative MedicineHeadaches & Migraines
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How Using Your Senses Can Improve Your Mental Health

Smell, touch, and sound can help cultivate resilience. Here's how.
By Henry Emmons, MD
Functional/Integrative MedicineMental Health
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Can Massage Help Ease Anxiety and Depression?

Stimulating the peripheral nerves with massage can switch the nervous system into rest-and-relaxation mode.
By Mo Perry
Depression & AnxietyFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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11 Massage Modalities

From acupressure to myofascial release to trigger-point therapy, here are various forms of massage — and what they are good for.
By Mo Perry
Fitness TipsFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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Can Massage Help Relieve Headaches?

Shiatsu-style massage and craniosacral therapy can help with chronic headaches.
By Mo Perry
Functional/Integrative MedicineHeadaches & Migraines
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How Massage and Healing Touch Benefit Overall Health

Massage can help with pain relief, digestion, and even immunity.
By Mo Perry
Functional/Integrative MedicineHeadaches & Migraines
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The Lifestyle Guide to Supporting Your Immune System

Understand what factors outside of nutrition and exercise influence the health of your immune system.
By Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT
Functional/Integrative MedicineImmunity
Samantha McKinney

Talks — S4, EP5 / Thyroid Health: How to Identify Imbalances + Tips for Support

Thyroid issues are prevalent: An estimated one in seven people are affected, with even more suffering from an imbalance — and many not even aware that their thyroid is behind their symptoms. Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, shares the signals our thyroid might be sending us, the tests to ask for, and the lifestyle habits we can implement in our daily lives to nourish and support our thyroids.

With Samantha McKinney, RD
Fitness TipsFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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What Is Leaky Gut?

We answer some of your most common questions about leaky gut syndrome.
By Laine Bergeson
Arthritis & Joint HealthFunctional/Integrative Medicine
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