Everybody can benefit from functional medicine! If you’re well, a functional medicine approach can help with the optimization of your health and disease prevention. If you’re not well, then a functional medicine doctor can help restore your health. Common health problems functional medicine can effectively address include:

Rather than treating a disease, Functional Medicine re-creates health. A disease is named based on a set of symptoms and Functional Medicine doctors focus on identifying and correcting the cause of those symptoms. The TCHH team offers a consultation and health assessment to assess triggers that contribute to undesirable symptoms.

Your personalized functional medicine treatment depends on your lifestyle, genetics, medical history, results from lab tests, levels of inflammation, food sensitivities, and chronic disease risk factors. Your functional medicine specialist might recommend:

After treatment, your provider follows up with you in-person or via telemedicine, depending on your preference. They repeat diagnostic tests when necessary, discuss your symptoms and any challenges to implementing your program, and make sure your treatment is effective.

We adjust your treatment plan whenever necessary. If you need conventional medication to get your illness controlled, she can prescribe medication or can refer you to highly qualified specialists when needed.

Don’t let disease diminish your quality of life when effective, holistic treatments are available at TCHH. Schedule a consultation over the phone by speaking with a friendly team member today to request an appointment.

For those of you seeking a non-medicinal approach to pain management, the Center offers an integrated approach through acupuncture, Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM), and nutriceuticals. With your collaboration, we can choose what works best for you. FSM is an FDA-approved non-invasive physical therapy method using frequencies and current in millionths of an amp to stimulate healing. Microcurrent frequencies resonate with biological tissues and, with the appropriate frequency, change the structure of the tissue. Your body is a complex structure of cells, glands, nerves, bones, muscles, organs, etc. Each tissue vibrates at specific frequencies. When there is injury or illness, the tissue takes on a different vibration characteristic. When we apply FSM to your body, we match the frequencies of the tissue disruptions with the frequencies we choose for your therapy. FSM is helpful in a variety of pain conditions, e.g., acute injuries, back pain, joint pain, sprain and strains.

The benefits of acupuncture and herbs in treatment for the infertile couple can be found in early Chinese medical literature dating back to the AD. Not only do these techniques assist in regulating the menstrual cycle and invigorating the sperm, but they also serve to enhance the function of the whole body. In the past decade, clinical studies conducted in China have revealed that a large portion of cases of infertility due to both functional and organic disorders can be corrected using Chinese herbs. The usual duration of therapy is about three months, though persons with longer experience of infertility and older persons tend to require longer periods of therapy. 

A baby acquires the microbiota similar to its mother’s as it passes through her vaginal canal, but if the baby is born by C-section, it acquires the microbiota of its mother’s skin. Early life exposure to breast or formula feeding, antibiotics, physical environment, stress and use of probiotics all affect the diversity, abundance and balance of the microbiota. From childhood to advanced age, our diet, overuse of antibiotics and other drugs, stress and selective enrichment with pre- and probiotics play a big role in the balance. We often talk about “good” or “bad” bacteria, but the term is inaccurate because what is necessary is the proper balance of the beneficial bacteria.

Lifestyle is the foundation for a healthy microbiota. Diet strongly influences your microbiota. What you eat and your stress level are key factors in maintaining a healthy microbiota.

1.Your diet strongly influences your microbiome. Include fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, and kefir, and soluble fiber in your meal plan. Avoid processed foods, high bad fats, and excessive sugars. Go to the Nutritional Corner on Page 6 for a list of prebiotic-rich foods.
2. Support with selective probiotics if your diet is less than ideal and especially during and after a course of antibiotics. Join us for the seminar to learn more about choosing probiotics.
3. Avoid unknowingly harming yourself by ingesting genetically engineered foods and animal meats that are fed low-dose antibiotics.
4. Avoid the indiscriminate use of chemicals such as antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors (the likes of Nexium and omeprazole), and NSAIDS that can create  imbalance in the microbiome.
5. Manage your stress.

Anyone can develop autoimmune diseases as their cause isn’t entirely clear. However, certain factors can increase your risk, such as:

• Diet high in processed foods
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Excess weight and obesity
• Genetics
• Family history of autoimmune diseases
• Reactions to some medications
• Smoking
• Other unhealthy lifestyle habits

Substantive changes in diet and lifestyle (how you live, work, sleep, play and move) and supplements can help control autoimmune symptoms tremendously. In many cases symptoms can be stopped altogether. Based upon extensive testing and history, a Functional Medicine Prescription might include:

To understand the cause and establish the right treatment for your autoimmune disease, talk to a professional at TCHH today. 

• Thyroid disorders are determined by blood tests which measure your thyroid hormone levels and for some patients also blood tests to look for antibodies against thyroid hormone. To help uncover the root cause of your thyroid disorder, your Kale Functional Medicine specialist reviews your symptoms and your medical history, then develops a personalized treatment plan.