Sanctuary Functional Medicine

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

[Proverbs 20:3]

Have you ever been on Facebook? X? Any other social media site? YouTube comment sections?

Then...

(Some reminders are worth repeating so I am running this reminder about where mold hides in our lives.)

Caring for patients with mold toxicity can be a challenging task, faced with not just body-problems but problems in their environments. In caring for their bodies and the symptoms they are experiencing, we have to turn down inflammation,...

A preliminary vote just got cast in the debate between functional medicine’s dietary emphasis in treating IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) and conventional GI doctors who dismiss the diet’s role, and it was cast for functional medicine’s side. Further, for those who hate spinach, the good news just keeps getting better: the oxalates it contains may influence IBD disease mecha...

The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.

[Proverbs 20:2]

The rulers of men are of great power and thus, to those they rule, the source of great...

None of us like pain or like getting a surgery, and we can all agree that we want as little pain as possible after any necessary surgery. This research suggests that getting our vitamin D levels checked and optimized before needing surgery, despite what a recent mainstream medical association said (see links at end). Optimizing our health before a surgery would seem to make p...