by Jessamine Sothard | May 6, 2024 | Blog, Functional Medicine
What’s the most common question I get when people visit my website for the first time? The winner, undoubtedly, is: “Do you take insurance?” The quick answer to that is no, and here’s why. When I chose to leave conventional medicine to start my...
by Jessamine Sothard | Apr 29, 2024 | Blog, Nutrition
Gluten is a hot topic these days. I generally think gluten isn’t great for anyone, but certain people benefit more from avoiding it than others. At Best Life Functional Medicine we recommend strictly avoiding gluten in 3 instances: Those with Celiac Disease (an...
by Jessamine Sothard | Apr 22, 2024 | Blog, Gut Health
You’ve probably been prescribed antibiotics throughout your life to fight infections. You’ve seen antibacterial soaps and detergents. We are taught to eradicate bacteria. That must mean all bacteria are bad, right? Actually, no. The truth is that many bacteria are...
by Jessamine Sothard | Apr 15, 2024 | Blog, Nutrition
There is something you likely don’t know about me. It is embarrassing, but I’m all about keeping it real and being vulnerable. So here it goes. . . . . . . . Flashback to 1996. It was a year of peak stress for me. I was a 1st-year medical student AND I...
by Jessamine Sothard | Apr 1, 2024 | Blog, Gut Health
A well-functioning digestive system is essential for overall well-being, as it breaks down food into vital nutrients that fuel energy, growth, cellular repair, and more! When your digestion is functioning optimally, you may not even think twice about it. However, when...
by Jessamine Sothard | Mar 25, 2024 | Blog, Lifestyle
Intermittent fasting isn’t a diet. It has nothing to do with what you eat and everything to do about when you eat. Intermittent Fasting (IF) is the self-imposed abstaining from food for a specified period. We all do it naturally from the last calorie we take...
