Functional Medicine

Osteoporosis: The Toxic Metal Effect

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Millions of Americans have been led to believe that osteoporosis is simply a deficiency of the common drugs, Boniva, Evista, Actonel, or Fosamax. Many are prescribed the “knee-jerk” recommendation of 1500 mgs of calcium a day to prevent osteoporosis. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. It is important to […]

Thyroid Health Part II: The Gluten, Gut, and Thyroid Connection

July 24th, 2015 Thyroid Health Part II: The Gluten, Gut, and Thyroid Connection This is the second article in a multi-part series on the thyroid. Follow along as we explore how the thyroid works and how you can use The Myers Way® Four Pillars of Health to prevent, control, or reverse thyroid disease. Last week […]

Mercury Toxicity: The Great Mimicker – Video

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Mercury toxicity is the great mimicker of a host of health challenges. Here is a sample of what one should know about mercury toxicity. 1: Mercury is known to denervate nerve fibers, similar to the pathology of multiple sclerosis. In other words it makes it so the nerves do […]

7 Common Causes of Constipation and 7 Solutions to Eliminate It

by Amy Myers, M.D. Have you gone “number two” today? Yesterday? The day before that? In conventional medicine, the baseline requirement for regularity is three bowel movements a week, but a better indication of a truly healthy gut is going one to three times a day. Regular bowel movements are a key indication of a […]

Th1 Th2 Cytokine Test

Th1 and Th2 Cytokine Advanced Test Panel   For those with a confirmed autoimmune condition, the Th1 Th2 test is possibly the most important test. The test points out imbalances in the immune system by looking at cytokines, proteins that the immune system relies on to communicate. Bad communication results in complications for those with autoimmune […]

Importance of C-Reactive Protein (High Sensitivity)

A few months ago a story in The New York Times revealed the newly discovered importance of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP). Apparently, a drug company-sponsored study showed that people who had high CRP levels had fewer heart attacks and strokes when taking statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs). Suddenly, the whole medical community is buzzing about the […]

How to Cure Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Few Days – Video

Welcome to the First House Call with Dr. Hyman! So many times, I get asked health questions—in my newsletters, on Facebook, on Twitter, by my patients, or when I give lectures. That’s why I’ve created House Call with Dr. Hyman. It’s a Q&A with me once a week. I’m inviting you to send your questions, […]

Powerful Strategies to Eliminate IBS & Other Gut Issues

by Mark Hyman, MD Last Updated April 17, 2015 Last week I described a condition with symptoms so severe that you can’t leave the house, yet many doctors call it a “functional” or “psychosomatic” disease, suggesting it’s all in your head. Unfortunately, it’s a very real problem for the almost 50 million people — that’s […]

How to Survive End-Stage Cancer

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. After 31 years in practice, I have had thousands of patients who were told that there was nothing else that could stop their back pain except pain medication and/or surgery. Unfortunately, many of these same patients were NOT offered ALL of their options. The one option that was not […]

How to Stop or Slow Down Stroke Damage

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. I can remember like yesterday, a dear friend in the prime of his life suffered a massive stroke. My wife and I went to the hospital every day for a few weeks and watched the medical team work to keep him alive. I will say that there is a […]

The Calcium Myth

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Calcium may well be the world’s most popular nutritional supplement. Osteoporosis has almost nothing to do with a deficiency of calcium. There are several other minerals and trace minerals that are far more important than calcium in reversing osteoporosis. You need to get a clear mental picture of what […]

Fibromyalgia: Who Told You There Wasn’t A Cure?

Ronald Grisanti D.C.,D.A.B.C.O.,D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Well my comment to that is “HOGWASH”.. Who gives any physician the right to deny his/her patient the opportunity to seek “peer-reviewed” proven treatments? Now understand this.. I am not talking about some magical “herb” found in the tropical forest that has recently been discovered.. No, I am talking about accepted.. […]

Ron Grisanti, D.C. – What is Functional Medicine?

(New Published The American Chiropractor May 2013) “What is Functional Medicine”? (May need to copy and paste the below link into your browser) http://www.functionalmedicineuniversity.com/FunctionalMedicineArticle-May2013.pdf

How Functional Medicine can Help Treat or Possibly Cure Autism

1.13.2015 Mark Hyman, M.D. Why Current Thinking about Autism is Completely Wrong Autism rates have skyrocketed. Today an estimated one in 150 kids today has been diagnosed. Over the past 10 to 20 years, dramatic scientific discoveries have turned conventional thinking about autism on its head. For example, Martha Herbert, MD, a pediatric neurologist from […]

Peripheral Oxidative Stress Blood Markers in Patients With Chronic Back or Neck Pain Treated With High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude Manipulation.

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Dec 5. pii: S0161-4754(14)00244-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.11.003. [Epub ahead of print] Peripheral Oxidative Stress Blood Markers in Patients With Chronic Back or Neck Pain Treated With High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude Manipulation. Kolberg C, Horst A, Moraes MS, Duarte FC, Riffel AP, Scheid T, Kolberg A, Partata WA. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this […]

5 Clues You Are Addicted To Sugar

By Mark Hyman, M.D. November 21, 2014 Most of us have felt the urge, the unstoppable craving driving us to seek out something sweet and devour it in a flash. That uncontrollable yen for cookies, cake or ice cream or that whole basket of bread calling to us to finish it off. Why do you […]

Depression: Functional Medicine Approach

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Depression is considered the most dreaded condition of mankind. What makes depression so awful is the sad fact that it is the one disease devoid of hope in the minds of many who suffer with this global epidemic. Unlike debilitating diseases like arthritis, which shows it’s ugly face by […]

Carpal Tunnel: Effective Treatment

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Story Source Just recently I had the opportunity to consult with a patient by the name of Andrea who was suffering with carpal tunnel syndrome. Andrea was a 47 year women who was employed as an executive secretary for a Fortune 500 company. Her job responsibilities included typing business […]

Osteoporosis: My Mom’s Story

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/ My mom’s name is Pat and she is a New Yorker..all the way through. I guess you can call me a “transplanted” New Yorker now living in South Carolina 🙂 You are about to read my mom’s story on osteoporosis. Hope this true story inspires you to not […]

Sinusitis: A Simple Cause Commonly Overlooked

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. If you are one of the 33 million people suffering with a sinus infection, then this special report will be of great interest. Not a day goes by in my office that I don’t see a patient who is complaining of a runny nose, facial pain, “sinus” headache.. you […]