Functional health testing is a critical part of the detective work functional medicine practitioners undertake for their patients. Practitioner Mark provides an overview of the most common functional tests and how they can be used to get a deeper understanding of the root cause of health issues.
Epigenetics: how your environment, diet and lifestyle choices affect your health
We used to think that our genes were set in stone from birth, determining our health destiny. Yet emerging science on epigenetics reveals much more to the story.
Fluoridation – how safe is your drinking water?
Today let’s get a little controversial and talk about water. Are you aware that your water is medicated? Although there are many water treatment processes, fluoride is unusual in that it doesn’t treat the water itself, but rather the person consuming it.
MTHFR…what the?
If you are into health, then you may have heard about MTHFR, and if you’ve dared to dig into it, you are probably thoroughly confused. Let’s break it down simplistically.
Paleo – a simple truth
You, dear reader, really are an amazing organism; a work of art, say some; a beautiful machine prefer others. Either way, the problem is that your body is now outdated. We have simply not had enough evolutionary time for our DNA to adapt to the current modern lifestyle.