by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | Sep 10, 2019 | ADRENAL HEALTH, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, HORMONES, INFLAMMATION, NUTRITION, SKIN HEALTH
EVIDENCE BASED! From countless patients over the years I’ve heard the exact same thing, “I don’t drink alcohol so my liver is fine.” And from the folks that do casually drink alcohol I’ve heard, “I don’t drink that much alcohol so my liver can’t be the reason I feel...
by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | Jul 23, 2019 | DIGESTIVE HEALTH, INFLAMMATION, NUTRITION
EVIDENCE BASED! Even though it’s 2019, I’m finding more and more that cholesterol is still widely misunderstood as an “evil” lab value leading you to adopt a low or fat-free tasteless diet and/or place you within the population of folks taking cholesterol lowering...
by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | Jul 9, 2019 | DIGESTIVE HEALTH, INFLAMMATION, NUTRITION
EVIDENCE BASED! I want to bring to your attention one of the most common conditions I see in my functional diagnostic medicine practice known as “Gluten Intolerance.” Nowadays, you can’t get through any retail grocery store without seeing gluten-free options available...
by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | Jun 25, 2019 | DIGESTIVE HEALTH, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, INFLAMMATION, NUTRITION
EVIDENCE BASED! Did you know that it in the year 1700, the average individual consumed about 4 pounds of sugar each year. In 1800, it was about 18 pounds of sugar per year. In 1900, the average person ate 90 pounds of sugar per year (1). Today, the average...
by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | Jun 11, 2019 | ADRENAL HEALTH, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, HORMONES, INFLAMMATION
EVIDENCE BASED! A subject near and dear to my heart: sleep. Did you know that the CDC reports that over 40 million Americans get less than 6 hours of sleep at night. And if you know anything about sleep, all the clichés are true. You really do need adequate sleep so...
by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | May 14, 2019 | DIGESTIVE HEALTH, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, INFLAMMATION, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION
EVIDENCE BASED! Once you dive into wellness-based literature, websites, and media, it seems these days that you can’t get around hearing about a condition known as “Leaky Gut Syndrome.” Medically termed, “intestinal permeability,” or just “leaky gut” for short,...
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