What is Histamine? Histamine is a chemical released by immune cells in the body in response to a perceived threat. Histamine acts to improve and amplify the immune response and remove offending agents to help with healing. This works well when the target is a problem, but sometimes can activate in excess to certain common…
Functional and Integrative Medicine Both Functional and Integrative Medicine view health as a “holistic” concept, incorporating the health of the body, mind and spirit as important. Functional and Integrative Medicine are closely related and have many similar concepts and ideas. The approaches also have certain key differences as well. Both of these fields…
Introduction Much has been learned about health and the importance of carrying good bacteria around with you! No, I’m serious. We have bacteria, trillions of them, that are helping us with our health. Fiber is the microbiome’s main source of food. We know that certain strains of bacteria that live with us in symbiosis actually…
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic fatigue is one of the most common complaints we see today in our practice. Generally, chronic fatigue syndrome is described as extreme fatigue that has lasted longer than 6 months and is worsened by exertion. Oftentimes, fatigue accompanied by brain fog, poor concentration, myalgia, non-refreshing sleep, toxicity and inflammation. Fatigue of…
What is Histamine? Histamine is a chemical released by immune cells in the body in response to a perceived threat. This chemical acts to improve and amplify the immune response to help remove offending agents and help with healing. Healing happens and works well when the target is a problem, but sometimes activation in excess…
Dr. Jennifer Kessmann ABFM, IFMCP, DABIHM www.drjenniferkessmann.com www.kessmannclinics.com copyright 2022 all rights reserved Introduction Do you live in a state of chronic stress? If you do, this may be contributing to many chronic health issues and chronic inflammation. I see this often in my practice and work with most every patient to decrease their…
What are Oxalate Crystals? Oxalates are small nanoparticles that may be made in the body or may come from many healthy foods. These small particles are composed of 2 carbons and 4 oxygen molecules creating a supercharged particle. As a result of being “supercharged”, oxalates are known to bind with many other…
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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…
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…