by Ryan Brady | Jun 6, 2020 | Functional Medicine, Hormones
Hormones serve as our body’s chemical messengers to help maintain homeostasis, or state of balance. They originate in one area and act on another (target cell), usually transmitted through bodily fluid such as blood. I tend to visualize a New York City bicycle...
by Ryan Brady | Apr 8, 2020 | Functional Medicine
The liver sits on the right side of the abdomen, protected by the rib cage. The heaviest organ, it filters blood coming from the digestive tract before circulating through the rest of the body. The liver processes macronutrients–carbohydrates, proteins, and...
by Ryan Brady | Mar 31, 2020 | Functional Medicine
The recent announcement by President Trump about a drug with “tremendous promise” in combating COVID-19 sent people hunting through pharmacies and physicians. Trump was referencing hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial medication first synthesized in 1946 that has also...
by Ryan Brady | Mar 5, 2020 | Functional Medicine
The Halides and the Importance of Iodine Iodine is a halide ion, which is a halogen atom bearing a negative charge. The halides are grouped together on the periodic table of elements and include fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine. Chloride and iodine/iodide are...
by Ryan Brady | Feb 7, 2020 | Functional Medicine
The Thyroid Gland This small, butterfly-shaped gland sits at the base of our neck and is a major player in the energy production system. The thyroid produces active substances that determine how quickly the body uses energy, makes proteins and controls how sensitive...
by Ryan Brady | Jan 4, 2020 | Chiropractic, Functional Medicine
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “NORMAL” HEADACHE! A headache is your body’s way of letting you know that there is something wrong. There are many types of headaches. The first step in knowing what to do about your problem is to understand the various types: Cervicogenic...
