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”. [...]
What exactly is Functional Medicine and how do we integrate it into our practice? Functional Medicine uses an evidence based, systems biological approach to identify and address underlying causes of diseases- and is grounded in the belief that the patient is at the center of their own health journey. In Functional & Integrative Medicine, [...]
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 [...]
The other day I saw an eager 8 year old patient who really wanted to listen to his heart with the stethoscope. I love it when my patients want to learn and happily let him. Then I asked him if he wanted to be a doctor when he grows up. He replied “No, I want [...]
A key factor in Dr. Reardon’s LIVE IT Philosophy, VITALIZING is an important tool in getting and staying well. We get vitality from our environment, from nature, and especially from the food we eat. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates Of course, we can’t always eat as well as [...]
As an Integrative & Functional Medicine physician I cannot help but see correlations and patterns. This is what I do. I listen to your story and observe patterns related to your health. Over the past few years, I could not help but to note so many similarities between people suffering from Post Covid Syndrome and [...]
In integrative medicine there are many connections between light and healing. I have always been passionate about investigating and exploring various treatment modalities that can leverage the body’s energy into healing. Recently, I found myself further drawn to this when I observed immune system parallels between chronic viral illness and post COVID syndrome. I revisited [...]
As the coronavirus crisis continues to evolve, as our hospitals continue to fill, and as a new school year begins many people are questioning what other plans or actions should they be taking. Currently with the DELTA variant exploding around us, it continues to be so important to be proactive and take care of ourselves. [...]
Another advantageous tool we have to help mediate COVID infections and break through cases is Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Therapy. Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system's ability to fight off harmful pathogens such as viruses. Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Therapy may help decrease or prevent severe symptoms for COVID infection. This is a [...]
I have been prescribing Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) in my practice for some time and continue to see many of my patients benefit from using it. LDN has an anti inflammatory effect that can help with many conditions including: Arthritis Autism Autoimmune Diseases Hashimotos Crohns Ulcerative Colitis Psoriasis Chronic pain Eczema Endometriosis Irritable Bowel [...]