by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | Jun 25, 2019 | DIGESTIVE HEALTH, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, INFLAMMATION, NUTRITION
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 American consumes almost...
by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | May 14, 2019 | DIGESTIVE HEALTH, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, INFLAMMATION, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION
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, initially you may shy...
by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | Apr 30, 2019 | DIGESTIVE HEALTH, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, HORMONES, INFLAMMATION, NUTRITION, SKIN HEALTH, WEIGHT-LOSS
I have been practicing functional medicine for almost six years, and for the past year have operated a completely virtual practice. Want to know the most common question I still get after all these years? “What exactly is Functional Medicine?” ...
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