Do you look a few months pregnant after you eat a meal? Does it get worse throughout the day? Is it difficult to zip up your jeans by the afternoon? Are stomach aches or gas and bloating something you’ve just learned to live with? Gas and bloating are about as common as breathing nowadays. But just because something is common …
The Irritable, Tired, Foggy-Brained Woman
Is this you? Maybe your wife or your friend? Are you looking for a functional medicine doctor in the Los Angeles area who can help? In my functional medicine practice, I treat women with these issues on a daily basis. Who are these women? It used to be working mothers typically in their 30s and 40s, juggling careers with children …
12 Reasons Why You’re Not Getting Better & What to Do About It
In my holistic health and Functional Medicine practice over the past 20 years, I’ve witnessed and helped hundreds of people heal, overcome, and triumph over their health issues. As a holistic doctor, I’ve also seen many people not get better and continue to struggle. Certainly not every ailment in the human experience is curable, and it’d be preposterous to say …
Are You Wearing Your INNER Mask? Understanding Germ Theory vs Terrain Theory
by Dr. Jamie Chan-Ortega, Ph.D. 12/20/20 Throughout this topsy-turvy year of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve heard again and again to wear our masks, wash our hands, and social distance. These external measures of hygiene and safety are important and have their roots in germ theory, which undergirds public health. When it comes to germ theory vs terrain theory, there are …