4 Quick Tips to Reset Your Stomach and Recharge Your Brain
1. Prebiotics and Probiotics Prebiotics are a type of fiber that are found in foods like artichokes, onions and garlic and help to breed good bacteria in your gut. Make sure to eat a diet rich in these foods, or take a fiber or prebiotic supplement. Additionally, Probiotics [...]
Sleep: 12 tips to get a better night’s rest
One of the most important parts of wellness can be accomplished by doing nothing. That’s right – nothing. Sleep often is overlooked as an essential ingredient in your overall health. Research studies connect a good night’s sleep to improved productivity, memory, concentration, immune system function and creativity, and it helps [...]
9 Frightening Health Facts
Like most health care providers around this time of year, you won’t find sugary Halloween treats at the Naples Center for Functional Medicine. Instead, we’re dishing out nine frightening health facts! These small tips require little action but can result in changes so shocking, it’s scary! Endless studies show that [...]
Instant Pot Lemon Chicken with Garlic
Tired of your default (and slightly boring) chicken recipe? Try this healthy Instant Pot Lemon Chicken with Garlic from Life Made Sweeter. Tender, juicy, and full of bright and sunny flavors, it’s sure to be a crowd pleaser for the whole family. Be sure to make it [...]
Grilled Chicken with Cucumber-Radish Salsa
Looking for a Keto-friendly recipe? Try this recipe for Grilled Chicken with Cucumber-Radish Salsa. Fresh salsa dresses up grilled chicken—or any other meat for that matter—in this healthy chicken dinner recipe. Want an island vibe? Swap mango for the cucumber and lime juice for the rice vinegar. [...]
Restore wellness by treating the root cause of your medical ailments, not just the symptoms
When we’re sick, we want to get better as soon as possible. That often requires a visit to your family physician or a walk-in clinic doctor, and ultimately a prescription. All is good, but before long, you’re back at the doctor’s office with a headache and the same flu-like symptoms. [...]
Packing a school lunch that boosts brain performance
Now that children have returned from summer vacation, it’s again time to consider – or reconsider – what you’re packing in their school lunches. The typical school lunchbox contains a sandwich, potato chips, cookies and milk or juice. That lunch has three things going for it: (1) It’s relatively inexpensive; [...]
6 Ways to Keep Your Kids Active
In honor of National Childhood Obesity Month, here are 6 quick tips and tricks on getting your kids active. Play with them: get outside with your kids and enjoy the fresh air! Limit screen time: this can prevent your child from becoming too dependent on entertainment from Television or Video [...]
3 Tips for Digestive Issues
Experiencing digestive issues? Here are 3 short-and-sweet tips from our doctors:Probiotics – you need them in order to balance your intestinal flora. Either drink them kombucha, eat them in yogurt, or take a daily supplement.Enzymes – taking additional digestive enzymes may help your body break down foods and avoid digestive [...]
Psoriasis 101: 5 Ways to Help Prevent Psoriasis Flare-Ups
In honor of Psoriasis Action Month, we’re doing Psoriasis 101. According to the National Psoriasis Foundation, as many as 8 million Americans have psoriasis. We always recommend working with your doctor, but here are a few suggestions that may begin to help the problem: Adopt an Anti-inflammatory diet: Go gluten-free and dairy-free and avoid sugar to reduce inflammation [...]
