by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | Jan 25, 2021 | ADRENAL HEALTH, D.I.Y. Remedies, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, HORMONES, INFLAMMATION, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION
EVIDENCE BASED! About fifteen years ago I went to a doctor for “brain fog,” and was told “it’s all in your head. There is simply no such diagnosis. You need more sleep.” And just like that I walked out of that office with a prescription for sleep medication. Which...
by Dr. Francesca LeBlanc | Nov 13, 2020 | ADRENAL HEALTH, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, HORMONES, INFLAMMATION, METABOLIC DISEASE
EVIDENCE BASED! In the always on-the-go, over-caffeinated, fast food society we live in these days, it’s no surprise that an estimated 80% of Americans suffer from an adrenal insufficiency. Adrenal glands, also known as suprarenal glands, are small,...
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...
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