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 unfamiliar with, or overlook the critical phase III detoxification pathway. Phase III of detoxification is the final stage of physiological detoxification within the body involving the …
We are used to attributing wrinkles, sunspots, and gray hairs – classic signs of aging – to the usual lifestyle suspects of UV exposure, chronic stress, and lack of sleep, but there is something else at play that we are losing site of: Toxin Exposure and Toxic Burden. The human “exposome” is defined as the …
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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 global chronic disease burden is due to preventable environmental factors, including environmental toxin exposure.1 Common environmental toxins to which we are exposed daily include, but …
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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 arteries, veins, and capillaries. However, when many people hear the phrase “cardiovascular system,” they think of the heart only. “Circulatory system,” on the other hand, is …
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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 only the heart but arteries, veins, blood vessels, and capillaries. We discussed how cardiovascular disease (CVD) can manifest inside the body, factors that impact macro- and …
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 truth is that it assists with so much more than just reproduction! Progesterone is crucial for female health across the lifespan and plays a vital role …
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