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Naples Center for Functional Medicine has expanded its IV therapy services to include FastVitaminIV. The proprietary blend contains 19 health-promoting vitamins, minerals and amino acids. What are IV therapies? Quick-acting and more effective than oral supplements, IV therapy infuses nutrients directly into the bloodstream. This allows a patient’s body to [...]

Ingredients: 2 medium unpeeled zucchinis, grated with a box grater (about 3 cups) 1 small shallot, minced (about 1/4 cup) 2 large eggs, lightly beaten using a fork 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped, fresh thyme 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 [...]

What is post-COVID-19 syndrome? What happens to individuals after they have had COVID-19? Recovery from COVID-19 is creating a new set of uncertainties and battles the world has not previously known. The long-lasting impacts of COVID-19 are still being discovered and documented. Mount Sinai Hospital in New York just opened the first Center [...]

In the September 2020 Issue of Townsend Letter, Dr. Berkson shares her personal battle with a rare breast cancer and her advocacy for estrogen and hormone therapy in this two-part series entitled Estrogen Vindication. Part One: Part 1: Estrogen and the WHI Part Two: Physiology of estrogen [...]

It’s no secret, as we age our appearance changes but so does the way we feel. The greater our age, the less natural lubrication occurs in our bodies and things start drying out. This is a result of diminished sex hormones in our midlives.   Hormone replacement therapy, using real hormones, is a natural solution [...]

Your genetics can tell a lot more about your health, personal use of nutrients and foods, and lifestyle recommendations than you may think. To dive deeper into this topic, Dr. Eduardo Maristany joined Dr. Lindsey Berkson, on her podcast and YouTube show to discuss genetics, medicine, nutrition, and how they play a role in COVID-19. To listen [...]

Go right to recipes For many people, supermarket shopping is a mundane, mindless activity, much like showering, taking out the trash or washing dirty laundry. That is part of the problem.  Shoppers often go to the grocery store without a plan. They graze up and down each aisle, tossing food and drinks at [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has altered our way of life and left many searching for answers.  In this video interview, Dr. Linsey Berkson interviews Dr. Payam Nabizadeh, an ICU doctor in Jacksonville, Florida specializing in internal and critical care medicine as well as pulmonary disease, and Dr. Eduardo Maristany, a board-certified internal medicine and functional medicine physician at Naples [...]

Ingredients: BERRIES  7-8 cups organic mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and/or blackberries)  3 Tbsp organic maple syrup  2 Tbsp organic arrowroot starch (or cornstarch or gluten-free flour)  1 Tbsp organic lemon juice CRISP  1 cup organic almond flour (or almond meal)  ⅔ cup shredded or desiccated coconut (or sub almond flour or rolled oats if OK with grains)  1 cup roughly chopped organic pecans (or other nut of choice)  ½ cup coconut sugar (or organic cane sugar)  ½ tsp sea salt  [...]

Looking for a lighter version of one of your take-out favorites? Make this organic orange chicken recipe, courtesy of The Clean Eating Couple, and pair with your favorite green veggies for a healthy dinner at home! Ingredients: 2 lbs organic, free-range boneless, skinless chicken breasts 4 cups organic steamed broccoli [...]