Simple tools to help you stay grounded, present, and well this season. The holidays can be joyful, yet overwhelming. Between social events, family dynamics, travel, overstimulation, and disrupted routines, your nervous system often needs a little extra care. Here are easy, science-backed micro-practices you can keep in your purse, car, or kitchen drawer to support [...]
A functional medicine approach involves a comprehensive and individualized assessment of your overall health, lifestyle, and environment. This includes evaluating your past and current exposure to toxins, identifying your unique vulnerabilities, and developing a personalized plan to minimize your exposure and support your body's natural ability to detoxify and eliminate toxins-“reducing the toxic burden”. [...]
Back to school means back to the grind of figuring out what to put on the table! It needs to be healthy, well rounded, yet palatable and easy to grab and go. The fridge and pantry need to be stocked with ingredients for a quick fix breakfast, packable lunches, after school snacks, and dinner- My [...]
All of a sudden, life as we know it has changed. I think this is the start of week 4, of our social isolation and quarantine, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. My children are out of school, our medical practice has transitioned to telemedicine, and I can no longer leisurely enjoy a trip to [...]
Fall has officially arrived! The cooler weather is here and is welcomed by myself and my family! My kids now are focused on pumpkin patches, baking cookies, and getting ready for Halloween. I too have fallen into a more relaxed, comfort-food driven mode. Growing up in the Midwest, the arrival of fall meant casseroles, crockpot [...]
So many of my patients, friends, and family members are just so overwhelmed these days. I wonder, are we actually experiencing more stress? Or are we simply becoming more aware of it? Stress, and its repercussions, play a major role in our day to day health. Learning how to become mindful of our actions, and [...]
Integrative and Functional Medicine advocacy and peer organizations recently put out a call for practitioners in the field to comment on a new Federal program to examine gaps in Pain Management in this country. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016 led to the creation of the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task [...]
It’s been estimated that approximately 70% of Americans have some sort of digestive related symptom or disease. The digestive tract also affects health throughout the body. Our gastrointestinal tract is a highly sensitive system of organs. Even though most of us would only recognize typical IBS symptoms, many people don't realize an imbalance in the [...]
© 2018, Allison Peacock/Lake Travis Integrative Medicine At Lake Travis Integrative Medicine we realize that we are all dynamic, creative beings with a wide variety of histories, genetics, exposures, and lifestyles. This requires a non-linear, individualized approach to healing, as well as a balance between the advances of Western medicine and a completely Holistic mindset. [...]