Lake Norman Integrative Wellness Blog
Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms?
Question: I am on thyroid hormones. Why do I still have fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, and constipation? Answer: For 90 percent of Americans hypothyroidism is an immune disease, not a thyroid disease. Thyroid hormone medication doesn’t address the immune imbalances. Hypothyroid symptoms Hypothyroidism, or low thyroid function, affects millions of Americans, causing weight gain,…
What Does Functional Medicine Mean?
What Does Functional Medicine Mean? Question: I keep hearing the term functional medicine. How is it different from regular medicine? Answer: Functional medicine’s focus is on correcting physiological function versus manipulating the problem with drugs or removing it with surgery. Different causes for same disease Let’s say 10 different people visit a functional medicine practitioner…
Is Your Food Making You "High"? The Food Opiods
Caseomorphins and Gluteomorphins – The Food Opiods These morphine-like substances, casomorphin and gluteomorphin, which we derive from dairy and wheat respectively, are critical to our understanding of the power of these two foods in our health and well-being. Caseomorphins are formed during our attempt to digest casein, the protein that makes up 80-90% of the protein content of…
Whack-a-Mole
What is a whack-a-mole? You may know it as a child’s game that involves using a hammmer to “whack” a mole that randomly pops up. Whenever another pesky mole pops up you “whack” it down. It can be very entertaining when it comes to playing with your son or daughter… but no fun at all…
The Importance of the Triglyceride/HDL Ratio
The Importance of the Triglyceride/HDL Ratio – check out this great new clinical pearl on my blog at askdrakiba.com