Autism - a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior.
Artificial Sweeteners - Synthetic sugar substitutes, including aspartame, sucralose, saccharin, xylitol
Blood sugar - Blood sugar, or glucose, is the main sugar found in your blood. It comes from the food you eat, and is your body's main source of energy
C-reactive protein (CRP) Test - measures the level of C-relative protein in the blood.
Carbs - Carbohydrates, or carbs, are sugar molecules. Along with protein and fats, carbohydrates are one of the 3 main ingredients in foods and drinks.
Cardiovascular disease - a type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels.
Circadian rhythm - physical, mental, and behavior changes that follow a 24 hour schedule and based on responses to light and dark.
Cortisol - A steroid hormone that plays a key role in the body’s stress response.
CRP - a protein made by the liver and is used to monitor various inflammatory states in the body.
Dehydration - occurs when you use more fluid that you take in, and your body doesn’t have enough water and other fluids to carry out its normal functions. If you don’t replace lost fluids, you will get dehydrated
Depression - is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
Detox - the process of reducing the body’s toxic load by lessening exposure to harmful chemicals we are taking in
Diabetes - Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high.
EMFs - Electromagnetic fields are physical fields produced by electrically charged objects. Natural EMFs exist everywhere in nature and most are invisible to the human eye. Man-made EMFs are generated from smartphones, laptops, microwave ovens, wifi networks, cell towers, smart meters, everyday appliances, electronics and basic wiring in our homes which have negative effects on our health.
Epigenetics - Epigenetics refers to how the genes express themselves, the process of turning genes on and off.
Fats - Saturated fats raise the level of cholesterol in blood and is unhealthy along with trans fat.
Functional medicine- is a system biology-based approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of chronic disease within an individual patient, taking into account the whole person including their environment, genetics and lifestyle.
GMOs - genetically modified organism whose genome has been engineered in the laboratory in order to favor the expression of desired physiological traits or the generation of desired biological products.
Guillian-Barre syndrome - a rare autoimmune disorder in which a person’s own immune system damages the peripheral nervous system, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.
High blood pressure - a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease and stroke
High Fructose Corn Syrup - a sweetener made from corn starch.
Homocysteine - Homocysteine is an amino acid, a building block of protein, that is produced in the body. Homocysteine is normally changed into other amino acids for use by the body. Vitamin B helps our bodies use the homocysteine.
Immune system - a complex network of cells and proteins that defends the body against infection.
Inflammation - our immune system's response to stimulus; it is our body attempting to fight off foreign invaders. Inflammation can be acute (short-term and protective) or it can become chronic (ongoing and destructive). Examples of acute inflammation include sudden injury or illness.
Insomnia - habitual sleeplessness, inability to sleep
Insulin - a hormone produced in the pancreas, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.
Methylation - a key biochemical process that is essential for the proper function of almost all of our bodies systems
Microbiome - the collective genomes of the microbes (composed of bacteria, bacteriophage, fungi, protozoa and viruses) that live inside and on the human body.
Preservatives - in foods may contain chemical additives used to prevent spoilage caused by chemical changes.
Protein - is a molecule and is made up of of amino acids
Psoriasis - a skin disorder that causes cells to multiply up to 10 times faster than normal.
SuperBalance - refers to the fact that our bodies are unique and therefore, we need different approaches for us to get well. The key is that one size does not fit all.