Tag: Functional Medicine

This time of year, when we are locked indoors, eating alot of stuff we probably shouldn’t be – and our immune systems are on constant guard – challenged, and sometimes even defeated. Why warming socks? Because this tried and true hydrotherapy technique is an excellent tool to use at the first sign of an acute […]

At Harvard Medical School during my first formal Mind-Body training, Dr. Herbert Benson shared something he learned in medical school, “that the greater part of what you was learning about the human body would be obsolete in five years.” That was 15 years ago, and guess what? Everything has changed! Neuroscience, Nutritional Science, Exercise Science […]

Through the current avalanche of research we know how gluten damages the microbiome (gut) to activate the immune system. Because of this, the importance of avoiding this food protein in anyone with multiple sclerosis (or any autoimmune condition) has become very real. While obvious foods like a loaf of bread are easy to identify, the […]

For decades I have found people who work shifts respond very differently to my treatment plans – in fact, I have consistently found them the most difficult to treat. I did not, however, know that the disrupted circadian rhythms put shift workers at greater risk of multiple sclerosis. In a way, it was no surprise […]

It’s already  happening! We’re seeing less and less of the sun which means less and less natural Vitamin D production. Why is Vitamin D so important in Multiple Sclerosis? Vitamin D is actually a hormone which means it is a messenger. It is wildly anti-inflammatory, is neuroprotective and, ever so important in MS, immunomodulatory. Vitamin […]