What is Functional Wellness?

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Being the owner of Functional Wellness and Chiropractic Center, I get asked a lot, “What does functional wellness mean?” To be honest, when I was trying to come up with a name for my clinic I was trying to show that my clinic was more than just a chiropractic clinic. Wellness was going to be
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What to do with Low Stomach Acid

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Are you someone who always has some sort of digestive issues going on? Chances are you have some degree of low stomach acid, also known as hypochlorhydria. Hypochlorhydria is a condition where the parietal cells of the stomach are not producing the correct amount of stomach acid to properly digest food. The absence of stomach
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Tips For Healthy Summer Skin

Are You Ready For Summer Madison? Soak up Some Sun In addition to helping your body produce vitamin D, essential to your immune system and bone health, the sun imparts several other benefits to those who bask in its light. By getting 15-20 minutes of direct sunlight you can increase your Vitamin D levels.  Sunlight
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Do you know about SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)?

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One condition that is fairly common in my clinic and is starting to get a lot of attention by more practitioners is something called Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (also known as SIBO). SIBO is essentially a subclinical infection of translocated bacteria from the colon to the ileum (distal small intestine). This can cause a wide
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Bioelectric Impedance Analysis/Body Composition Readings

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Bioelectric Impedance Analysis Bioelectric impedance analysis, also known as BIA, is a quick and painless way to measure a person’s body composition. The BIA can measure and track changes in the amounts of body fluids, fat, bone mineral content, and lean body mass, which includes your muscles and organs. The way it is done is
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Foundational Five

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In my previous blog, I mentioned that there was only so much that diet can do in today’s society because food isn’t as nutritionally dense as it was even a century ago. To make sure that we are living optimally, there needs to be some supplementation to compensate for nutritional discrepancies. I don’t make generalities
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My Goal for My Patients

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My goal for my patients is to never see them in my clinic again. Hopefully they’ll be living a healthy lifestyle that doesn’t require office visit to any healthcare provider, including myself. That’s a lofty goal, but I do think that people should be as independent as possible with their healthcare. Only requiring the rare
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Why Eating Turkey at Thanksgiving Makes you Tired

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Turkey is a staple of any Thanksgiving meal in the United States. It is very common that people overconsume turkey as well as other foods like stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy. People think that consuming turkey (because of the amino acid tryptophan) is what makes them sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner. But is that really what
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What to do about that Sprained Ankle

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What to do about that Sprained Ankle Ankle sprains by definition is a sprain to ligaments (not muscles or tendons) in the ankle. Ankle sprains in modern day athletics are common. They make up 30% of all sports related injuries. Ankle sprains occur most when lots of jumping, running, and quick changes in direction are
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Find Out What You Can Do About Your Knee Pain

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Why does my knee hurt? Knee pain is a common issue in my clinic, as well as the United States. 19.5% of the US population in 2010 had some sort of knee pain, which encompasses both acute and chronic conditions. Acute knee pain is when there is some sort of traumatic event. A patient can
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