January 2017 - Colorado Center of Health and Nutrition

Stop Stressing and Start Meditating

in Functional Medicine, Mental Health January 18, 2017 2005

The effects of stress, primarily chronic stress, on your health are profound and should not be ignored. Stress serves a purpose relating back to the days of our ancient ancestors when humans had to hunt their own food or outrun predators. But...

Probiotics, Prebiotics and Your Health

in Functional Medicine, Healthy Eating January 11, 2017 1693

For years we’ve been hearing about two important additions to our diet – fiber and probiotics. But rarely in the same sentence. Fiber has been touted as good for constipation, lowering cholesterol, aiding in weight loss by helping us feel full...

Do You Need Functional Medicine?

in Diagnostic Testing, Functional Medicine, Nutrient Correlation to Disease Processes January 3, 2017 3229

In recent years functional medicine has been rapidly gaining in popularity – and that’s a great thing! With the increase in chronic disease so often being treated by mainstream medicine with symptom suppressing pharmaceuticals rather...