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The PrivaMD blog is dedicated to providing our patients and our community with helpful information and tips to help guide you on your journey to complete health and wellness. Whether you have a question about a particular service, like acupuncture or IV nutrition therapy, or you’re looking for tips to promote better sleep or healthy eating, check out the posts below for answers to all of your wellness questions.
The Hidden Truth! Food Doesn’t Make You Fat. So stop worrying about calories in, calories out…
If food doesn’t make us fat, then why are 43% of Americans obese? The answer= TOXINS. Toxins are things like: plastics, fragrances, preservatives, pesticides, and GMOs (genetically modified organisms used to make food). Everyday, at PrivaMD Center for Functional...
Mindfulness Practice using “Feeling” Tone
When we hear the word “feeling” we often think of emotions. We experience our environment through one of our six senses. “Feeling tone” is noticing what we are experiencing as pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. It is vital to be aware of feeling tones as they arise...
What is a health coach?
Whether you are new to PrivaMD or an existing patient, you might be wondering what our Health Coaches do? To put it simply, our health coaches act as your personal health guides along your wellness journey. They help you implement the treatment plans put forth by your...
How To Optimize Your Sleep With Nutrition
Lack of sleep is often an overlooked aspect of complete health. Getting adequate sleep is essential to our well-being for several reasons. First, our bodies need deep sleep for proper repair and rejuvenation of cells. Sleep loss is also connected to increased...
Disulfiram Treatment Expectations for Chronic Lyme Disease
Patient Expectations When I sat down to write this blog, many thoughts came to mind on what I want people to know about treating chronic Lyme disease and more specifically treating chronic Lyme disease with disulfiram. I debated discussing the dose, symptoms,...
What Does My Gut Have to do With My Mood?
Imagine you are about to give a public speech before a large crowd. How does your stomach feel? For many people, this situation produces a"butterflies" feeling. You're introduced to a new person--maybe a colleague, or a child's teacher or coach, or even a date--and...
Are you Suffering from Vaginal Discomfort?
It’s not uncommon to have an occasional vaginal issue like a yeast infection or bacterial vaginosis, but what if you’re having symptoms regularly? That could be a sign that you are suffering from vaginal atrophy or lack of estrogen. This naturally happens from...
Where Your Gut and Immune System Meet
As winter approaches with the coming of flu season plus covid in the mix, many of us are considering ways to protect and strengthen our immune system. Wearing masks, washing our hands, and increasing our intake of Vitamin C comes to mind. Research certainly suggests...
What Are the Medical Benefits of Sunlight?
What Are the Medical Benefits of Sunlight? The sun is a beautiful thing! Without sunlight, we would literally not be alive. Our sleep-wake cycles depend on it, our hormone cycles depend on it, and most of all, our overall health depends on the sun. And can you imagine...
Healthy Eating During the Holiday
Eating “healthy” over the holidays has a different meaning for everyone. Especially this year, as we are navigating new challenges and different gathering scenarios. For some, this might mean avoiding certain temptations that would otherwise leave them not feeling...
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