Staying Clean in a Toxic World (Part 3 of 4)
To fast or not to fast? With regards to detoxification, this is an important clinical question. Under ideal circumstances… (Say a person is very well nourished and they have good body stores of all the different nutrients floating around in their tissues, blood and cells) Fasting would lower the load on the body of various…
Staying Clean in a Toxic World (Part 2 of 4)
In Part 1 we talked about harmful substances, the environment and getting rid of them. Now we will get to the good stuff…. Where the MAGIC happens. The liver is mainly where the magic happens. It produces lots of enzymes that detoxify foreign substances. There’s actually a whole spectrum of enzymes produced and each have…
How to be a Zen Dude(tte) with Brandon Epstein
In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Brandon Epstein talks about how you can get in great shape, look fabulous naked and have fun doing it. Brandon is the host of the Zen Dude Fitness podcast show and author of “Zen Dude Fitness: A Simple and Fun Guide to…
Staying Clean in a Toxic World (Part 1 of 4)
Staying clean in a toxic world? Hah! You say. Well, we do live in a very toxic and chemical-laden society. Since the introduction of petrochemicals and the like since the 1950’s, we’ve been bombarded with toxins on a daily basis. Do not despair! There is hope of minimizing the effects of our daily chemical blast.…
Functional Medicine VS Autoimmune Disease: Part 3
In Part 2 we talked about getting rid of the bad and putting in the good. What’s bad and what’s good? The first item on the bad list is FOOD. Gluten and dairy top the list with grains following close behind. These are the things I always start with. The second is LEAKY GUT. Some…
Get Your Happy Back with Dr. Kenford Nedd
In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Dr. Kenford Nedd talks about how to be happy and GREAT. Dr. Nedd is a practicing medical doctor and is the creator of The Stress Survival Kit and author of “The Time to Be Happy is Now” and “Power Over Stress” which…
Functional Medicine VS Autoimmune Disease: Part 2
The framework of Functional Medicine is the method we have for figuring out what the causes of disease are, and for now we’ll stick with the autoimmune example. Case in point, one patient was experiencing Hashimoto’s, fatigue, arthritis, migraines and irritable bowel syndrome. According to their tests, they had very high anti-gliadin antibodies in the…
Functional Medicine VS Autoimmune Disease: Part 1
There are a myriad of causes for autoimmunity. It can even affect people who were once super healthy. “How can this be?” you may be asking yourself. Well, there are several underlying causes. The trick is to do some detective work to get to the bottom of it, find the root cause and fix the…
Detoxification to Optimize Your Health with Marla Feingold
In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Marla Feingold talks about detoxification – what it is, how to do it, and how it can optimize your health. Marla is a Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist, a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist and a Licensed Dietician Nutritionist who specializes in helping people…
How Antibiotics Might Be Making You Sick & Tired
Think about this: Usually when women take antibiotics, they end up with a vaginal yeast infection, right? This is because the antibiotics killed off the bad bacteria and a whole bunch of the good bacteria too. If you have a vaginal yeast infection, you’re lucky—in the sense that you’ve found the yeast infection. But what…
