by Jessamine Sothard | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog, Lifestyle
We depend on protein, fats, and carbohydrates to meet our daily nutritional needs. We need a certain amount of essential amino acids per day from protein as well as essential fatty acids from fats to carry out certain functions. But what about carbohydrates? Aren’t...
by Jessamine Sothard | May 27, 2022 | Blog, Mindset
If you don’t know where you want to be going then I guess you are on the right path. The patients I work with, however, do have a specific destination in mind. They desire a place of optimal health and happiness and they aren’t okay with just leaving it to...
by Jessamine Sothard | May 6, 2022 | Blog, Lifestyle
There are five modifiable lifestyle factors that are key to optimal health and longevity. In no particular order, they are diet, exercise, sleep, mindset, and relationships. Exercise is one that people tend to either love or hate. For optimal health, it’s important to...
by Jessamine Sothard | Apr 8, 2022 | Blog, Gut Health
Have you ever heard of “leaky gut”? It’s a term that despite being around for at least 20 years is often not recognized as a real condition in mainstream medicine. Increased intestinal permeability is the more official term for leaky gut and is more accepted. Although...
by Jessamine Sothard | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog, Gut Health
In functional medicine, it is often said, “When in doubt, treat the gut.” So, what exactly is the job of the gut anyways? The more appropriate term for the gut is the Digestive System. Within the Digestive System is the GI tract, which is a continuous...
by Jessamine Sothard | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog, Functional Medicine
Health is more than the absence of disease. When I went to medical school, I never heard of functional medicine. It wasn’t a choice, as a path forward, that I was aware of. While there was a lot I liked about my work as a Family Practitioner, I...
