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Why is good nutrition so important for oral health?
Nutrition has a direct influence on our teeth and gums. In fact, according to studies, more than 90% of oral diseases have a nutritional basis.
Why can’t pharmacies ignore nutritional measurement services for customers?
That’s a huge number of people who would potentially need medication to treat their weight. Yet, most pharmacies do not offer nutritional measurement services to their customers.
Looking for ways to increase sales at your pharmacy?
The current economy is affecting everyone, including pharmacies. Although pharmacies are not as sensitive as other businesses, due to the fact that people will always need medications, you may feel the effects of the recession.
If your pharmacy has experienced a decline in sales, here are some ways to increase sales.
Functional Medicine: Why Gut Health is Important and How to Maintain It.
Gut health is an increasingly popular topic of conversation. Millions of cases of digestive diseases are diagnosed worldwide each year. Some of these diseases are benign, but others can be very serious. Fortunately, there are many things we can do to maintain our intestinal health.
Functional Medicine: Natural foods that help you strengthen your digestive system.
Do you feel that your digestive system is weak and do you have trouble digesting food? These problems are more common than you think and, fortunately, there are many natural foods that can help you strengthen your digestive system. Functional Wellness Network presents the best foods for a strong digestive system.
Functional Medicine: Why functional, nutritional and regenerative medicine is the future of health.
Functional, nutritional, and regenerative medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on the prevention and treatment of disease through the use of natural therapies. This form of medicine is based on the idea that our body has the power to heal itself, as long as we provide it with the nutrients necessary for it to do so.
How a Functional Approach to Medicine could change your life for the better
For years, Western Medicine has been the go-to approach for medical needs. And there's no doubt that advances in technology have made it more accurate and reliable than ever before. But what if there was another way? What if there was an approach to medicine that took...
Functional Medicine: Learn about the impact of not sleeping well on people’s mental health
Sleep is as important to your health as a good diet and a daily exercise routine. Studies confirm that people who suffer from insomnia tend to have a poorer quality of life compared to those who sleep well.
Functional medicine: 8 keys to an ever-young digestive system
FWN wants to promote intestinal health, that’s why we recommend 8 tips to maintain a youthful digestive system.
Functional Medicine: Myths and truths about Cholesterol
Cholesterol levels are one of the most common health concerns. However, cholesterol itself is not a problem. We will explain why.
A functional approach to blood sugar balancing
For people with diabetes or another disease that can affect blood sugar, diet is an important factor in maintaining healthy blood sugar levels.
Functional Wellness Network – The Side Job Solution For Pharmacists
Being a pharmacist can be financially rewarding, but it is not easy. In fact, the profession has some of the lowest average salaries around. However, there are ways to increase your income with side jobs. Learn more about them here at Functional Wellness Network!
Influence of stress on gastrointestinal diseases
From the butterflies we feel in our stomach when we fall in love, to the stomach pain we feel when we are nervous about something, emotions are intimately related to our digestive system.
Why have pharmacists begun to embrace functional medicine?
Functional medicine has come a long way since this concept was first introduced in the early 1950s as an alternative form of medicine.
The 7 foods that affect your intestinal health
Did you know that high-fat foods increase stomach acidity levels and can irritate the intestine and cause reflux? In the long term, they can also lead to metabolic disorders.
Toxins in food that are of real concern
You’ve probably heard many claims that some common foods or food ingredients are toxic.
Link between Alzheimer’s disease and intestinal microbiota confirmed
Intestinal bacterial proteins may modify the interaction between the immune and nervous systems.
6 Things that Best Describe Functional Medicine
The field of functional medicine is becoming increasingly common in general medical care as patients demand a more preventative approach rather than a reactive treatment-based approach.
How stress affects your digestive system?
The existence of an excess of real or imaginary stress, and a bad management to control it, affect our digestive system when it comes to storing that energy.
The importance of a healthy intestine
In recent times, the interest in taking care of the intestine has spread, to the point of becoming a priority within the different branches of functional medicine.
Learn how to improve your health: habits, rules and tips
Your energy level is a reflection of your overall health and well-being, the more energy you have, the more activities you can do throughout the day.
Depression: causes, symptoms and prevention
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression affects some 121 million people in the world.
24-Hour Fasting – Weight loss and more
When our stomach is empty and our body is not working on digestion, it gives our system time to concentrate on performing dozens of other tasks that will keep our body, organs and brain healthy.
10 Simple Ways to Relieve Stress and Anxiety
Stress and anxiety are common experiences for most people. In fact, 70% of adults in the U.S. say they suffer from stress or anxiety every day.
The regenerative medicine market is expected to result in a CAGR of 23.8% between 2022 and 2031
The regenerative medicine market will reach a CAGR of 23.8% during the forecast period from 2022 to 2031.
How negative emotions affect health
Often, we don’t realize that health is determined more by our mental state than by external events. It’s not necessarily about what happens, but how you cope with it.
Why should you adopt the functional approach?
Are you feeling burned out in your current position? You are definitely not alone. Research shows that more than 50% of physicians currently suffer from fatigue, and some literature indicates even higher numbers, up to 80% of the physician population.
How to focus on living in the present?
In this article, we’ll talk about how to live in the present moment more often and some of the ways that can help you return to a mindful lifestyle.
Diabetes mellitus: a functional approach | Functional Wellness Network
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder resulting from high insulin production by the pancreas. This causes sugar to reach the bloodstream.
How does the digestive system influence our emotions?
Just like food, emotions have to be processed, digested, taking advantage of what is useful from them and eliminating the things that are not useful to us.
The importance of a good night’s sleep, How can I improve my sleep?
According to the World Health Organization, an adult should sleep between 7 and 8 hours a night to ensure physical and psychological well-being.
Should you do sports if you have heart problems?
Physical exercises help to improve our health and should not be left aside, even when it may seem difficult to do them.
What are and how to identify Energetic Blockages?
Energetic blockages are specific points that obstruct the flow of energy, hindering your energetic vortexes, i.e. the chakras.
Stress and its influence on lifestyle diseases
Stress is a type of adaptive response because it alerts us to a given situation that requires us to be prepared to face it.
Food as medicine: Fill your plates with health!
A balanced diet is the foundation of iron health: it keeps your heart strong, your defenses in shape and your weight in check. And it’s not difficult. You just have to say goodbye to fast food, rescue the recipes of the Mediterranean diet and fill your fridge with “medicine” foods.
Balancing your emotions in unstable times
When life changes quickly and dramatically, your mental health can suffer.
Antioxidants: great allies in sport
To reduce oxidative stress and stop free radical damage, it is essential to ingest antioxidants.
Emotions, Energy and Disease
We must be constantly observing the quality of our thoughts and emotions to produce high quality vibrational frequencies, thus obtaining a full quality of life.
Quality of life and integral health: An attainable and profitable life goal
In integral health, extreme importance given is to factors related to lifestyle, such as: Natural and balanced diet, quality water, toxic-free home, nutritious breathing and practices for physical/mental energy.
Optimism VS Pessimism, which one do you identify with?
There will always be things that will not be under our control, but everything will be determined by how you react to it.
Discover anthocyanins, a pigment with great antioxidant power
Anthocyanins, responsible for the red, blue and purple hues, are a very interesting type of flavonoids, due to the fact that they have an extraordinary antioxidant power.
Gestational diabetes and pregnancy a functional approach
In some women, gestational diabetes may affect them in more than one pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually appears in mid-pregnancy.
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San Diego, California, USA
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