How can you change the Capacity of your Body to Produce Energy? In my ReInvent Healthcare podcast episode, How To Eat To Supercharge Mitochondria, my special guest Ari Whitten revealed a startling statistic: By the age of 70, a person has lost 75% of their...
Melatonin Is an Ancient Molecule Found in Plants, Bacteria, and Animals. It is primarily known as the hormone released by the pineal gland that has long been associated with controlling the sleep-wake cycle. However, there is a second source of melatonin found...
“Our bodies are a beautiful, complex, interwoven tapestry of systems that work collectively and cooperatively. Most importantly, none work independently.” Nowhere is this more evident than in the process of autophagy. Known as the body’s recycling system, these days...
Mitochondria are fascinating and a popular subject these days, and with good reason. Virtually a cell within a cell, mitochondria are typically known as the cellular power plant, but research is revealing that this well-known organelle does far more than...
The health of the immune system impacts all aspects of overall health. But with age, the immune system changes. It not only weakens, it also becomes imbalanced. This process is known as “immunosenescence”. Although lifespans have become longer, “health spans”...
Functional healthcare practitioners have the sometimes-difficult job of introducing new ideas to clients who still cling to a system that has not served them well. An even bigger challenge is getting the current medical establishment to rethink how true healthcare is...
How Fibers Supports your Immune Health We are bombarded by information on fiber. The majority of it, along with countless advertisements directed at the aging population, focus on the importance of fiber for regularity. What isn’t talked about is the importance of...
Food Phytonutrients can Super Charge your Immune System There is little question that a diet rich in a wide variety of functional foods boosts the immune system, but why is this so? According to The Institute For Functional Medicine, there could be three mechanisms by...
How can you Maximize your Immune System under Stress? It’s no longer a surprise to most people that chronic stress has a negative influence on optimal health. But many associate stress with high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and mental health challenges,...
Estimated to have over 100 trillion cells and at least 10-fold more unique genes than the human body, the human microbiome is now known to actively impact multiple body systems including circadian rhythm, metabolism, nutritional responses and immunity. The human being...