Month: July 2024

By Dr. Lisa Ballehr If you’re over 50 and dealing with worsening, frequent back pain, you might be experiencing early signs of osteoporosis—a condition affecting…

By Dr. Lisa Ballehr Do you find yourself forgetting names or words you’ve known for years?Walking into a room and thinking, “What was I doing…

by Dr. Lisa Ballehr “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine thy food.” — Hippocrates This ancient wisdom remains just as relevant today, yet modern…

by Dr. Lisa Ballehr When most people visit the doctor, they are typically given prescriptions to relieve symptoms—but what if those symptoms were just a…

by Dr. Lisa Ballehr Stress has become a common occurrence in everyday life, and it actually takes many forms. For example, chronic stress (the stress…

by Dr. Lisa Ballehr When children are little, parents put a huge emphasis on their sleep patterns. They create elaborate bedtime routines, track and manage…

Relationships can directly impact how one is feeling at any given moment. Whether with friends, family, co-workers, significant others and spouses, a positive or negative…

by Dr. Lisa Ballehr “Healthy gut” has become a buzzword in recent years, and for good reason. More and more people are realizing that their…

Are you one of the millions of Americans that suffer from chronic fatigue? As you have gotten older, you might have found yourself justifying this…

Peptides: What They Are & How They Are Used in Functional Medicine Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as messengers in the…