Dr. Chris Shade

While many functional medicine practitioners are familiar with phases I and II of detoxification, which involve functionalization and conjugation of toxins through various biochemical processes (1), many practitioners are…

Mainstream medical organizations have begun to acknowledge environmental toxins’ impact on human health and disease. For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that at least 24 percent of…

The Circulatory System: Macrocirculation and Microcirculation The term “circulatory system” is often used interchangeably with “cardiovascular system” to describe the system that comprises the heart and blood vessels, including…

In Part one of this two-part article series, Is Healthy Circulation Core to Feeling Your Best? you learned that our cardiovascular system is  also our circulatory system, including not…

The Circulatory System: Macrocirculation and Microcirculation The term “circulatory system” is often used interchangeably with “cardiovascular system” to describe the system that comprises the heart and blood vessels, including…

Written by Lindsay Christensen, MS, CNS, LDN Progesterone is often considered just a reproductive hormone necessary for menstruation, conception, and pregnancy. While progesterone is vital for these processes, the…

Written by Lindsay Christensen, MS, CNS, LDN 8 Toxins That Harm the Kidneys and How to Reduce Your Exposure Our kidneys may be the most underappreciated organs in our bodies,…

Written by Lindsay Christensen, MS, CNS, LDN Estrogen is often considered the quintessential “female” hormone. However, what we refer to as “estrogen” is actually a family of three types…

Breakthrough Liposomal Technology Uses Nanoscale Science to Nourish Cells We live in a time of extraordinary food abundance—just walk into any supermarket and you’ll find a veritable Garden of…

The Most Powerful Antioxidant You May Not Know About – And How It Helps You Detoxify And Increase Energy And Wellbeing Vitamin C. Vitamin E. Glutathione. We know a…

In recent years, the opioid epidemic has been covered extensively in the news media and framed as an urgent public health issue. However, opioids aren’t the only pain-relieving drugs…

Molecular hydrogen is the smallest molecule in the world, but don’t let its size fool you! Molecular hydrogen or H2 can be noted as one of the most potent…

These days, we often view stress as a badge of honor—proof that our hectic lives are packed to the brim with work, play, friends, family, exercise, shopping, cooking, and…

The rites of detoxification are many, varied, and ancient. Romans gathered daily to immerse themselves in hot thermal baths and then cold rooms, and Finns similarly crafted saunas using…

Written by Lindsay Christensen, MS, CNS, LDN Five Ways to Support Your Precious Liver Every day, your three-pound liver saves your life. The second-largest organ in your body (after…

By Carol Petersen, RPh, CNP Progesterone is a hormone that is often prescribed or recommended to women during perimenopause to help ease common symptoms of hormone imbalance, sleep disruptions,…

Written by Lindsay Christensen, MS, CNS, LDN Hormones are profoundly important chemical communication messengers inside the body. Many of us understand hormones as being essential for reproduction, but in…