Using Nutrition and Functional Medicine to Treat the Root of Health Problems
Health Now, Vitality Always!
by Marlene
by Marlene Merritt, LAc, DOM (NM), MS Nutrition It is the rare person these days who doesn’t have a concern about cancer. Between the constant headlines, pink ribbons on everything from planes to lapels, to hearing that Aunt Stacy was just diagnosed, it is impossible to NOT be aware of cancer’s presence. And we SHOULD […]
by Marlene
by Marlene Merritt, LAc, DOM, MS Nutrition. There’s this fad currently going around involving the popularity of the MTHFR genetic testing. Have you had patients come in asking about that? Or, if you are a patient, have you been told you should take 5-MTHF or methylfolate? You might be thinking that its popularity is due […]
by Marlene
Returning to the theme I’ve had in past articles of things that we “know” for a certain to be true, (and then often are not), let’s look at antioxidants. We all seem to “know” that free radicals are bad, and that antioxidants mop them up and prevent damage to us, slowing down the aging process, […]
by Marlene
Download this PDF for the research substantiating this topic… It is so ingrained in our psyches that cholesterol is bad and never learn the truth about why it’s good, and what we SHOULD actually be worried about. Needless to say, it’s a big topic, so this is just a short version to start you thinking, but […]
by Marlene
Dr. Will, Holly, and I are all in grad school for the next two years, getting a Masters in Human Nutrition. Part of one of our classes is on a discussion board, and a student made the comment that “an acidic body causes disease.” (Inaccurate Statement #1) If you’ve done any reading in nutrition, you […]
Dr. Marlene Merritt explains the confusion around other “diets” and why they may have worked in the past, but why they fail for most people now.
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