Resources

The Secret Life of Hormones- Seminar Summary from 8/02/2011

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Welcome to our summary of Monday night’s seminar on The Secret Life of Hormones. What a huge topic—we barely scratched the surface—so we dove right in to the latest research.

Dr. den Boer's Boot Camp

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT

“BOOT CAMP”

-a short-term, strict health regimen to shock your system into success

(without the yelling and the push-ups)
A 9 week program- Check it out for more details

Contagious Infections in the 21st Century- Seminar Summary from 5/2/11

Wed, 11 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Welcome to our summary of Monday night’s seminar on Contagious Infection in the 21^st Century. Dr. den Boer had just returned from a Functional Medicine Symposium in Seattle, Washington, and spent the greater part of the seminar sharing exciting research highlights.

Personal Origin of Disease - Summary from 3/7/2011 Seminar

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Welcome to our summary of Monday night's seminar on the origin of disease within our individual bodies. We started off with a bang of science and statistics, warning the crowd that this would be a 'toothy' lecture but well worth hanging in there given all our concerns about robust health. Why are so many people experiencing the diseases formerly associated with the extremely elderly at such younger ages? Is there anything that can be done about this? (YES!)

Kitchen Tips - Tools for Delicious Health

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT

What a fun night! This seminar was a step away from the medical lectures we often present with more of a focus on the 'how' of being healthy, instead of the 'why.' Dr. den Boer did spend a bit of time explaining a study done recently where rats were fed one of three diets: their standard pellets, a well known breakfast cereal, or the cereal box itself. Perhaps not surprising was the fact that the shortest lifespan and most illness happened to the rats that ate the cereal! Processing changes food into something our bodies can't recognize, and we must minimize it wherever possible.

Detoxification and Weight Loss - Summary from Seminar

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT

As we discussed at last month's seminar, toxicity has all sorts of negative implications on our weight. Extra weight can come from a body's attempt to protect itself from toxic overload by insulating with additional layers of fat-the body can even veto the attempt to lose that fat if it's not equipped to handle the detoxification required during fat loss.

Toxicity and Weight Loss (Part 1)

Adrian J. den Boer, DC — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Toxicity has a critical impact on our weight, yet somehow, it is usually sidelined as a factor in lieu of focusing on calories and exercise. Eating right and exercising is paramount, but you can do that all life long and not get the results you deserve if your toxicity is unmanaged. Have you ever felt like you’re doing everything right and still you don’t lose? Read on…

Smoking Causes DNA Damage

Adrian J. den Boer, DC — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Most of us are old enough to remember growing up with second-hand cigarette smoke (remember those blue smoke-filled rooms?). In many cultures, smoking was misunderstood and thought perhaps to be only mildly bad for you. We now know that smoke was even deadlier than imagined.

Auto-Immune Disorders from a Functional Medicine Perspective

Adrian J. den Boer, DC — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Auto-Immune disorders are increasing at alarming rates. As functional medicine practitioners, we look at four parts of this issue; origin, treatment, recovery and prevention.

Portion Distortion - Confessions from a Health Coach

Tina Folkertsma — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT

How much is enough? We live in a society that demands more for less, ensuring that we eat too much low-quality food. We call this a value meal? As a whole, we seem to resent meals that cost a little more but serve smaller portions of higher-quality food, when cultures that do this are significantly healthier. How did we get here?