Brain Health and Intermittent Fasting
Learn about Fasting and Brain Health!
Dr. Jennifer Kessmann is a Concierge Functional Medicine Physician passionate about finding a solution to your health concerns and bringing you back to optimum health.
Are you concerned about your health? Staying healthy in the 21st century.
Maintaining Health for the 21st Century As we navigate through some of the most challenging times of our century, health has become the concern of millions. Centuries of populations have invested lifetimes dedicated to improving health and well being. Creating health naturally certainly makes sense to revive both quality of life and survival. Today is…
More on Vitamin D deficiency and Covid 19
Yes, Vitamin D! We have always heard that adequate sunshine benefits health. People that live in more Northern Latitudes are sometimes plagued by increased infections and more inflammatory conditions like depression, obesity, diabetes and now Covid19. Could this relate to vitamin D deficiency? There is support for that to be the case. Vitamin D and…
Are you concerned about your Vitamin D level?
Health in the 21st Century In today’s world we are searching for ways to become optimally healthy and that includes an immune system that is both effective AND tolerant. Functional Medicine looks at ways to create health through natural and effective evidence based therapy including vital nutrients like vitamin D. Vitamin D is…
Covid 19 and Immune System Health
Since everything has recently changed all around us I decided to do some posting on the subject of COVID19. What is known today has changed drastically since I went to medical school. What is a virus? How could something so simple be making us this sick? Why are some people getting sick and others not…
How Electromagnetic Radiation Relates to Health and How to Protect Yourself
Introduction Over the last two decades I have witnessed an increase in certain symptom complexes and diseases. I had the opportunity to practice in over 25 locations in the DFW Metroplex over a period of 8 years. During this time, I saw patterns of disease based on locations. In the more urban areas…
Keto Friendly Beverages
Keto Drinks: Your Guide to Keto-Friendly Beverages If you’re considering a keto diet you may think it’s extremely difficult maintain. The low-carb, high-fat diet will certainly require a lifestyle change, but it may also illuminate hidden sources of carbs in your everyday diet—especially in regards to sugar intake. This is no truer than with…
Healing your Gut and a Healthy Microbiome!
Our Microbiome We all live with trillions and trillions of different bacteria that help support our health. Our germ phobic world has created less diversity among our bacteria and this has turned up our immune responses. It is futile to sanitize our homes and eliminate bacteria that are living inside of us. I have…
BIA- ALCL and Breast Implant Illness
The FDA recently alerted physicians of most specialties of the increasing incidence of a certain lymphoma specific for women with textured type breast implants. This lymphoma termed BIA-ALCL (breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma) was originally termed as rare, but seems to be increasing as the duration of these implants increases. Allergan conducted a study…
Insomnia and 10 tips to help with sleep
The importance of sleep Everyone knows how good it feels to have a complete and restful sleep, waking up feeling refreshed and ready to go. Many things can prevent a completely refreshing sleep. The benefits of sleep are well known and include prevention of obesity, depression, anxiety and dementia. Our brain and…