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Is your IBS affecting your thyroid?
I notice that a high percentage of my thyroid patients also complain of digestive stress: gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, reflux and gut pain. One patient who I have been working with and is becoming educated about the importance of gut health for proper thyroid function told her endocrinologist that she believed her IBS was connected...Continue reading→
Sleep and the Winter Season
At Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute in Cherry Hill, NJ our mission is to help you recover from chronic pain and illness. While there is a lot we can do to guide you and help you function better, all efforts will fall short of their potential if one critical factor is missing: adequate sleep. This...Continue reading→
Vitamin D: How Much is Enough?
The verdict is out. We are simply not getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is crucial in every disease from inhibiting cancer and heart diseases to mental disease, recurrent infections, tooth loss, osteoporosis, narcolepsy and auto-immune disease. Unfortunately the reference range of Quest and Lab Corp is commonly 30 to 100 nanomols per liter (nmol/l),...Continue reading→
3 Tips For Raising Kids Without Sugar
At Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute in Cherry Hill, NJ we strive to help you and your family live healthier lives. Getting rid of sugar is one of the most important things you can do for you and your family, yet parents often think it is impossible to raise kids without relying on sugary comfort...Continue reading→
Gluten Matters: Getting the Right Testing
At the Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute in Cherry Hill, NJ, Educating you about understanding the root causes of disease is one of our missions. These days you always hear about the dangers of gluten, and you see all kinds of gluten-free foods in the stores. Yet the causative role of gluten in disease is...Continue reading→
Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute: Fight Cold and Flu season with Chinese Medicine.
Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute: Fight cold and flu season with Chinese Medicine. If you live in the Cherry Hill/Haddonfield, NJ area and are worried about getting sick this winter, Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute will show you how to stay healthy. At FHAI we use time tested principles of acupuncture and Chinese medicine to...Continue reading→
Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute: Acupuncture and Organic for Health Maintenance!
Acupuncture, like organic foods, help to preserve your health and prevent disease. One of the best things you can do for your body is to feed it real, wholesome, nutritious foods. If you can find locally grown organic products, even better. The benefits of going organic include less pesticide contamination, higher nutrient content, no genetic...Continue reading→
Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute: Gluten, Inflammation and Health.
If you live in the Cherry Hill, NJ area and experience unexplained headaches, aches and pains or an overall lower level of wellbeing, Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute may be able to help you. At FHAI we use time tested principles of acupuncture and Chinese medicine to help you shift towards a higher state of...Continue reading→
Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute in Cherry Hill: Reach Your Potential!
If you live in Haddonfield, Cherry Hill or anywhere in Camden County and feel like you are not living at the top of your game, stuck in first gear and not living up to your full potential then Functional Health and Acupuncture Institute may offer a useful tool for improving your health and well-being. Most...Continue reading→
Your Body Is A Garden
While I was living in Japan I had a nice plot of land where I could grow my own organic vegetables. Growing vegetables in Japan is no easy feat- the weather in summer offers up monsoon rains followed by brutal heat and humidity. The soil is not great because it contains a lot of volcanic...Continue reading→