Mental health has gained national awareness over the last few years as people struggle with conditions affecting brain health including anxiety, depression, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, autism, multiple sclerosis, and brain fog. These can all be attributed to many root causes and often are related to autoimmune diseases as well. As I discussed in an earlier blog, …
How Addressing Brain Fog Healed My Anxiety, Depression, and Restored My Academic Performance
Part 1 If you’re struggling with brain fog, it can be very tough and discouraging. Some people may tell you it’s all in your head. But there’s great news for people with brain fog: it’s a real thing and there are functional medicine solutions to help you get your brain function back. In fact, brain …
Key Nutrients for Optimal Immune System Function
Four Key Nutrients That Can Help Turn Off the Autoimmune Process If you are struggling with an autoimmune disease, then you have an overreactive immune system that is mistakenly attacking your (self) tissues. Since we work with patients with a broad spectrum of autoimmune conditions, we have noticed that there are a few key nutrients …
Reverse Hashimoto’s Disease by Addressing These Nine Underlying Triggers: A Functional Medicine Approach
A Different Perspective on Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis If you have received a Hashimoto’s diagnosis, then you were probably told that you have a problem with your thyroid gland and the solution is to take a thyroid pill— for life. We look at this differently. Using a functional medicine perspective, we see Hashimoto’s not as a thyroid gland …
The Gut / Microbiome – An Education on Immunity
Your microbiome can be your best friend or your worst enemy when it comes to your health. It’s a world that we’ve known for thousands of years plays a critical role in our health, yet we knew almost nothing about it until recently. Thanks to scientific discoveries, we now have a much clearer picture of …
Urgent vs. Important!
Urgent vs. Important is the question we are discussing today. Let’s start with a universal fact. We know that change is not easy. As doctors, we see how much people suffer because they believe they aren’t able to change. We want you to know something. You are ALL capable of change. The Urgent or Important …
Simple Self Care in 8 Steps.
As women, we get so caught up in all the busy-ness and responsibilities of life that we neglect ourselves. We put ourselves last. Responsible self-care is putting yourself first! Remember how they instruct passengers on an airplane? Put on your own oxygen mask before helping your children put on their masks. Put your health and …
RECIPE – Yummy Avocado Burgers
Autoimmune Recipes: Avocado Burger with Sweet Potato Bun INGREDIENTS For the Buns 2–3 large, round sweet potatoes 1 Tablespoon coconut oil 1/4 Teaspoon sea salt For the Burgers 1 lb. ground beef 1 Teaspoon sea salt One Teaspoon garlic powder 1 Teaspoon onion powder Toppings 1 Medium avocado, sliced Sliced red onion Arugula INSTRUCTIONS For …
Unmasking Toxic Fats
Eating the right foods to reduce inflammation over a holiday weekend isn’t always easy. The burgers and hot dogs are everywhere, along with tons of unhealthy fats hidden in dips and sauces. And unhealthy fats can be a huge trigger for autoimmunity, because they store up toxicity in a big way. It’s easy to get …
LoveBug Probiotics: An Interview with Ashley Harris
We are so excited to share our newest podcast with Ashley Harris, founder of LoveBug Probiotics. Dr. Tiffany and Baby Audrey are personal fans of LoveBug, and she had such a great time picking Ashley’s brain on all things probiotics and gut health. Interested in purchasing some LoveBug Probiotics? Click here! Take a look at …
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Sugar Addiction: An Interview with Michael Collins
Hi everyone, This weeks podcast features Dr. Tiffany Caplan interviewing Michael Collins, CEO of SugarAddiction.com, to talk about sugar addiction and his story behind getting rid of sugar in his life. [00:00] Introduction[03:10] Addiction: drugs, alcohol, and sugar[09:57] Accountability, withdrawal, and mindset change[12:15] The future of sugar consumption[17:40] Inflammatory nature of sugar consumption[18:25] Is sugar addiction real?[23:22] Recommendations …
Fasting Strategies for Autoimmunity
Hello everyone, Recently, Tiffany spoke with Dr. David Jockers at the Fasting Transformation Summit. For a more in-depth interview, click here. With an autoimmune disease, which you’re often told it’s going to be lifelong, many people are going to be on medications for the rest of their life. There’s nothing they can do for it, …
An Interview with Maya Shetreat of “The Dirt Cure”
Hello everyone, This week, we talked to Maya Sheatreat, who is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of “The Dirt Cure”. We discussed topics such as the microbiome, growing food, and microbes we’re exposed to on a daily basis. We hope you enjoy watching or listening as much as we liked speaking with her. …
Eliminating Chronic Infections for Autoimmune Disease!
No one can live in a bubble. We are exposed daily to a plethora of potentially harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, and yeast. They are in our food, our air, water, and living on and in us. This can lead to many problems including chronic infections. We exist in a symbiotic relationship with these natural organisms. …
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Stress vs. Support – The Global vs. Personal Crisis
When it comes to crisis – whether it’s the global crisis running in the news feed 24/7 – or your personal health situations… We think it’s time to full stop. Whatever we have done in the past adds up to more stress, more illness, endless time lost, doctor’s bills, medication (that poisons us on other …
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Leaky Gut and The Importance of Personalizing Your Diet!
A question we get asked a lot is “What is the best diet for autoimmune disease?” Paleo? AIP? Vegan? Keto? Truthfully, there is no simple answer. Both the question and the answer are very individual. A better place to start is with the subject of personalization. Personalization is key in determining the best diet for …
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