Health conditions addressed by regenerative and functional medicine
A comprehensive guide to SIBO — hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide types, breath testing, antibiotic and herbal treatments, diet strategies, root causes, and prevention.
Repairing a leaky gut starts with what you eat. Here’s the evidence on which foods restore barrier integrity, which ones damage it, and a practical framework for gut healing.
Menopause fatigue is more than just being tired. Hormonal shifts, sleep disruption, thyroid changes, and mitochondrial decline all play a role. Here is what drives it and what the evidence says about treatment.
At a Glance Triggers: Stress, specific foods, hormonal changes, poor sleep, illness, and antibiotic use Immediate relief: Peppermint oil, heat, gentle movement, low-FODMAP foods, hydration Medications for acute flares: Loperamide (diarrhea-predominant), laxatives (constipation-predominant), antispasmodics, simethicone When to seek urgent care: Blood in stool, fever, severe weight loss, symptoms waking you from sleep Prevention: Identify triggers,…
Inverse psoriasis affects the skin folds and looks nothing like typical plaque psoriasis. Learn how to recognize it, why it gets misdiagnosed, and what treatments work best for these sensitive areas.
There’s no cure for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, but the right combination of physical therapy, pain management, and lifestyle adjustments can dramatically improve function and quality of life. Here’s what works, what doesn’t, and what’s emerging.
Exercise is one of the most effective treatments for osteoarthritis, yet most people with OA don’t do enough of it. This guide covers the best types of exercise by joint, what to avoid, and how to get started even when your joints hurt.
At a Glance Fibromyalgia flares are characterized by intensified widespread pain, fatigue, cognitive symptoms, and sleep disruption beyond the patient’s usual baseline level. The most common identifiable triggers are psychological stress, sleep disruption, overexertion (physical or cognitive), weather changes, and infections. Central sensitization worsens during flares: the pain amplification system becomes more reactive, meaning even…
At a Glance Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is best supported for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder, with strong evidence from multiple RCTs and systematic reviews. Rotator cuff tendinopathy and frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) also have meaningful evidence, though less definitive than for calcific tendinitis. Focused shockwave penetrates deeper and is preferable for calcifications; radial shockwave…
At a Glance True IgE-mediated food allergies trigger eczema in a minority of patients, most commonly in children under 5, while non-allergic food sensitivities are far more common in adults. Dairy, eggs, soy, wheat, and tree nuts are the most frequently identified dietary triggers, but no single food causes flares in all patients. A 4-6…