The Center for Functional Health Blog
Thoughts and suggestions on how you can increase your wellness, infinitely...
Heavy Metals in the Body: What You Need to Know
Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements that can be found throughout the environment. Given their prevalence in the foods that we eat and even the air we breathe, we are exposed to high levels of heavy metals every day.Certain metals-- including zinc, copper,...
Mushrooms: The Underrated Superfood
Mushrooms have been used for centuries, across many cultures as both food and medicine. A growing body of research now centers on the many benefits of mushrooms both on our physical and mental health. If you’ve only thought of mushrooms as a nice addition to a...
Iron Is Essential to Your Wellbeing: How To Get Enough
Iron is an essential mineral that helps maintain many vital functions in the body. This includes the production of hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that helps transport oxygen throughout the body. Consuming enough iron is important. Without it, your body will...
A Holistic Approach To Supporting Your Musculoskeletal Health
Maintaining the health of our musculoskeletal system is an essential component of sustaining a healthy, happy life. The musculoskeletal system is made up of bones (the skeleton), muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and other connective tissues. Together they provide...
10 Ways You Can Optimize Your Mental Fitness
Mental fitness is a concept used to help us enhance our thought patterns and overall mental and cognitive well-being. Just as the body can be strengthened through physical exercise, our minds too can be made more resilient through conscious training and healthy...
Functional Lab Testing: Dive Deeper into Your Health Concerns
Every successful journey needs a good map, so your road to good health needs the data to ensure you will reach your destination. Think of it this way: If you don’t know the root cause of a problem, you don’t know the best starting point and route to follow. A thorough...
