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Menstrual Disorders Across the Age Spectrum: Recognizing Issues and Managing with Functional Medicine

BY HELENA AMOS, M.AC. L.AC., EURO. PHYSICIAN One of the most complex, varied, mysterious and misunderstood components of women’s health is the reproductive cycle. And this is a source of great frustration and concern considering half…

Functional Medicine Treatment for Long COVID

Functional Medicine Treatment for Long COVID BY HELENA AMOS, M.AC. L.AC., EURO. PHYSICIAN When thinking about COVID-19, consider how far we have come since the outbreak of the pandemic in spring of 2020. While COVID-19 is no longer…
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Inflammation and Its Manifestations

Inflammation and Its Manifestations BY HELENA AMOS, M.AC. L.AC. Inflammation is like an uninvited or unwanted guest. You don’t always know when or why it will show up, it can make you uncomfortable, and getting it to leave can take…
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Your Health in Late Summer:

Your Health in Late Summer: Acupuncture Theory & Functional Medicine Approach As the days become shorter, the air cooler, and the harvests ready; we know we are entering late summer, which is the last “season” in our exploration…
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How to Treat Allergies

Over the years more and more people (children and adults alike) come to our Natural Medicine Clinic and Acupuncture office with multiple food allergies, pollen allergies, chronic sinus infections, eczema, itchy eyes, hives, runny nose, and other sensitivities.
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8 Reasons Your Kid Should Get Acupuncture

Acupuncture can be a wonderful therapy for kids. Many people often ask what the youngest age is that I can treat. And the answer is, we can tailor treatment according to the child’s age, stage of development, and comfort with treatment. I have been fortunate enough to treat newborns, as well as toddlers, preschoolers, elementary-aged kids, preteens, and teens here in my acupuncture clinic as well as in different health settings.
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Are You Allergic to Rain?

Pollen and mold particles that may otherwise be too big to get into your lungs suddenly become broken up by a thunderstorm, allowing entrance into your lungs, which can lead to “thunderstorm asthma”. Thunderstorms’ electrical charge also makes tiny pollen and mold particles stickier, increasing the likelihood that they’ll cause trouble in your lungs once inhaled.
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What Causes Thunderstorm Asthma?

The phenomenon, known as “thunderstorm asthma,” isn’t so much an issue of people being allergic to rain. Instead, thunderstorms form the “perfect storm,” literally, of circumstances to increase breathing difficulties.
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The Real Causes of Diabesity (Insulin sensitivity, Weight gain)

The entire spectrum of diabesity, including all of its complications–diabetes, elevated blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol–are simply downstream symptoms that result from problems with diet, lifestyle, and environmental toxins interacting with our unique genetic susceptibilities. And the reason these dietary and lifestyle factors lead to diabesity is because they create a condition known as insulin resistance.
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Can Celiac Disease Affect the Brain?

Celiac disease differs from most other autoimmune diseases in one critical respect: the trigger, gluten, is known. And in most cases, removing gluten will turn off the autoimmune destruction in the gut. Around 10 percent of people with celiac disease, and possibly more, are thought to suffer neurological symptoms, ranging from headache and nerve pain, to ataxia and to epilepsy.
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15 Strategies to Survive Holidays

Especially during the holidays, you’ll likely find yourself somewhere where you have no control over what is served — a party, an event or a friend’s house. But that doesn’t mean you need to lose control and devour whatever sugary concoction your host has made. These 15 strategies can become incredibly helpful for your next dinner party or other holiday social gathering: