Creating lasting weight loss results with functional medicine
As viewers of late-night TV can attest, weight loss is often approached as a short-term goal. Infomercials tout fad diets, extreme workouts and quick-fix supplements that rarely lead to lasting results. Functional medicine, on the other hand, focuses on identifying the root causes of weight gain and addressing imbalances in [...]
Deeper Detox: Going Beyond the Juice Cleanse to Feel Your Best
By Dr. Lina Sakr As the calendar turns to another year, the new year brings a new round of health-focused resolutions – how to eat better, get more exercise or shed unwanted pounds. One promise is particularly popular in January: the vow to “go clean,” or “detox” in the new [...]
A Supportive Functional Medicine Approach to Breast Cancer Treatment and Prevention
Breast cancer prevention and treatment requires multiple approaches, including regular screening; monthly self-exams; annual clinical exams with a primary care provider or OB-GYN, including mammograms; healthy lifestyle choices; and hormonal monitoring. Many functional medicine practitioners take a 360-degree approach, looking at the disease’s root causes while assessing risk factors to [...]
Healing Hashimoto’s: How functional medicine can help tame a stressed-out thyroid
By Dr. Lina Sakr Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid. Located at the base of the neck below the Adam’s apple, this gland produces critical, body-regulating hormones. So, what is an autoimmune disorder? It’s an illness caused by an overactive immune system that is unable to [...]
Addressing multiple sclerosis with a functional medicine game plan
By Dr. Lina Sakr Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that affects the brain, spinal cord and rest of the central nervous system. A functional medicine game plan can offer new insights into this autoimmune disorder. MS impacts nearly 1 million people in the U.S. and 3 million worldwide. [...]
Trust your gut: a functional medicine approach to gastrointestinal wellness
By Dr. Lina Sakr In the broadest sense, to “trust your gut” means to follow your instincts, to heed your intuition. In medicine, gut health is the key to gastrointestinal wellness - and paying close attention to its many moving parts – that is to trust (and listen to) your gut [...]
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy at Naples Center for Functional Medicine
By Rona Tagalog, ARNP Rona Tagalog, ARNP, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner at Naples Center for Functional Medicine. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy — a proven method to combat decompression sickness in scuba divers — is one of the most sought-after treatments at Naples Center for Functional Medicine Divers have long [...]
How to sleep right, every night… and feel 10 years younger every day
By Dr. George Moricz If you’re feeling groggier these days, it could be due to the spring arrival of daylight saving time. The extra hour of daylight after work is great for the active Southwest Florida lifestyle. For many of us, though, losing that extra hour of sleep creates real [...]
Attend a FREE Health Seminar at Naples Center for Functional Medicine!
Start your functional medicine journey with a FREE SEMINAR! Event Details: Join Dr. Moricz and Dr. Sakr at Naples Center for Functional Medicine to learn more about the benefits of a root-cause approach to wellness and insight on the following topics: March 21, 11 AM: How to Sleep Right Every [...]
Recharging hormonal batteries keeps the relationship spark alive
By Dr. George Moricz The arrival of Valentine’s Day every February brings renewed attention to our romantic relationships. As we age, though, it can be difficult to keep the relationship spark alive after the chocolate runs out and red roses get tossed. Just like cell phones, laptops and electric toothbrushes, [...]
