Dr. DSouza, medical director at District Center Integrative Medicine, (DCIM) encourages people to “Eat the Rainbow” by consuming all the colors of the rainbow when you choose food. Today, she shares why the phytonutrients in “Yellow Foods” specifically are highly beneficial for health, but can be tough to source! Remember: Food is Medicine! © DCIM
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Blood Sugar Dysregulation
Many Roads, One Destination: I was inspired to write this after having a week where almost everyone I saw had blood sugar imbalances! The chief complaints were varied, but they generally included : anxiety weight gain fatigue fungal infections Despite the varied complaints, one underlying mechanism was the same: trouble in the world of blood …
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Sleep Apnea Tied to Mood Disorders
JAMA Otolaryngology recently published an article after following 985 participants diagnosed with sleep apnea. Over a nine-year period, these individuals were 3 times as likely to develop depression. This article questions the mechanism, but perfusion and oxygenation are core principles in my mind. At DCIM, we are always thinking about how tissues are receiving oxygen. …
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The Perks of Being Outdoors
Being in nature can improve blood pressure readings, decrease anxiety, and encourage further healthy movement. I was recently very viscerally reminded of this fact after seeing my young daughters shortly after a camping trip where the degree of happy, playful, and cooperative energy was sky-rocketing. And downright silliness…so important! Right now, it looks as though …
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The Top 3 Reasons I Like Fermented Foods
“Mmmmm… Fermented foods and why I love them.” Dr. Anjali Dsouza, Medical Director of DCIM discusses the benefits of consuming fermented foods. © DCIM
Menopause and Perimenopause
Opportunity for a Reframe: A Celebration Not a Sentence I want to start with a personal plea to change how we think about this time in a woman’s life. I remember hearing dark and scary stories about what would happen when I “change” later in life, and how I needed to “enjoy my life now” …
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Anxiety
by DCIM
Anxiety is pervasive…especially in a reality that is more connected to technology, more propelled to steadily achieve academically/professionally, and simultaneously less grounded by family, nature or spiritual outlets. It’s a perfect storm. It’s rare that a day goes by without a patient that has some form of anxiety. The loneliness of the struggle is heartbreaking: …
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Inflammation: Is It Always A Bad Thing?
A little inflammation is good. Chronic inflammation…not so much. Anjali Dsouza, Medical Director at DCIM, explains the difference. © DCIM
Stress Can Make You Sick
Stress is a root cause for so many (if not all!) of our chronic ailments. I can make an absolutely gorgeous treatment plan, and if stress chemistry is still active — it will not work. The New York Times doesn’t always nail it on health, but this article resonates with what I see in my …
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Join Me In A 30 Day Rainbow Challenge!
“Eat the Rainbow” by getting all your colors in every day. Here’s my lunch: all the colors are in! Please see this super helpful “Rainbow Checklist” handout from the Institute for Functional Medicine’s color checklist. It’s an easy and fun way to keep track of your healthy eating. Big shout out to the IFM for …
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Is More Than A Fertility Issue
Women repeatedly complain that doctors only took their struggle with PCOS seriously when they couldn’t get pregnant. What a reductivist bias! To those who suffer from it, PCOS is so much more than a fertility complication: acne, obesity, excess facial hair, and increased risk for diabetes… the list goes on. While Dr. Gunter appropriately responds …
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Leaky Gut
Is Leaky Gut a Thing? I have many skeptical colleagues joke about whether “leaky gut” is a real phenomenon or just another fad that has taken off. “Leaky gut” is the more pedestrian way of referring to a mechanism defined in the medical literature as “Intestinal Permeability.” So, I can assure you that this process …
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