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Trying to Conceive a Boy vs. a Girl (Can you choose the sex of your baby?)
Are you “trying” for a girl? How about a boy? Maybe you’re like me, and your eldest child is begging for a baby brother, but point-blank stated that you’d better not bring home another sister. Apart from a sexed IVF cycle and earnest prayer, is there anything you can do to help favor conception…
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What Is the Safest Material for Mattresses? (Foam, Polyurethane and Latex, Explained)
Have you ever heard of formaldehyde? For many of us, that word brings to mind images of preserved critters and crawling things in a science teacher’s office, or the embalming fluide used for medical study of cadavers. I myself was exposed to high levels of formaldehyde while pursuing my doctorate while dissecting a cadaver…
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What Are Functional Medicine Tests and How Can They Help Your Health?
Have you ever felt dismissed by your doctor? One of the most common stories I hear from my patients when they come to me for functional medicine treatment is that they primary care doctor told them they were “fine.” In some cases, their doctors even ran a blood panel, reviewed the test results, and…
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Psoriasis vs Eczema: Functional Medicine Treatment
There’s nothing like scratching an itch. But when it comes to psoriasis vs eczema and vise versa, it’s a gift that keeps on giving. In many cases, you scratch it and then it just continues to itch even more until the scratching becomes wounds and those wounds struggle to heal, becoming even itchier. It’s…
