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 [...]
COVID-19 is called a ‘novel coronavirus’ because it is new and we don’t yet have all the information or ideal protocols developed for prevention or treatment of an infection. We are learning more about the science of COVID19 daily and I am trying to keep up with the information and apply my knowledge and [...]
5/14/2021 CDC has recently updated their guidelines for full vaccinated people. These recommendations can help you make decisions about daily activities after you are fully vaccinated. They are not intended for healthcare settings. As we slowly begin to offer in-office visits again, Lake Travis Integrative Medicine wants to be sure we do our part [...]
As the world continues to change and the coronavirus crisis continues, we must continue to protect ourselves and our neighbors. As much as we would love things to go back to “normal” this is a journey that we must take on day by day and slowly and cautiously. PPE has been on our minds [...]
I must admit, I’m a big picture person-statistics has never been one of my favorite subjects but the COVID pandemic is certainly challenging me (and all of us) to pay attention to epidemiology and statistics! I’ve also learned over the years as a physician to take medical testing in to account and use the [...]
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 [...]