Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide is a quite a mouthful for any scientist so it’s often easier to refer to it as NAD+. NAD+ has over 500 different jobs in our bodies from energy production, DNA repair, optimal cellular function, & cognition to name a few. Like...
When we hear the words Oxidative Stress in Functional Medicine, our ears should perk up to possibly reframe the words to mean Cellular Rusting. Just like the unsightly transformation we would normally see on metal when it rusts, our cells experience the same level of...
Vitamin D is one of the most requested, and more increasingly tested vitamins in our practice. Often known as the sunshine vitamin, Vitamin D is not a vitamin but a prohormone. Its main roles are in supporting bone health & integrity by promoting calcium and...
Coenzyme Q10, or as it’s affectionately known in our world, CoQ10 is a fat-soluble antioxidant that is critical for brain, heart, nerve & muscle function. It is intricately involved in energy or ATP production in our mitochondria and is found in every cell of our...
Creatine has become a very popular amino acid as of late primarily due to recent research on its benefits. It is naturally found in our bodies with the highest concentrations found in muscles & brain tissue. It is also intricately linked to cellular...
As we embark on our journey into Mitochondrial Support nutrients, our first stop, like the alphabet start with the Letter A as in Acetyl L Carnitine. Like many things we will discuss over the next few months, Acetyl L Carnitine (ALC) is a key component to increasing...
Our first part of our next series on mitochondrial enhancement shall focus first on What are Mitochondria? And What exactly do they do to keep me young, healthy & vibrant? To examine this further, we need to go back in time about 2 billion years ago when one...
We recently lost our Founder and longtime pharmacist, Ben Briggs, who passed away peacefully at home in mid-July. For me, this loss is deeply personal — he was not only my mentor but also my Dad — and it has touched me emotionally, physically, and professionally. No...
The second hormone featured in our Longevity Movement Series on Hormones is Testosterone—a topic that’s been generating a lot of buzz in our pharmacy, especially among women. As the conversation around aging and longevity evolves, more people are determined to stay...
The first installment of our Longevity Series on Hormones will explore Progesterone and its many roles in the body. As the first sacrificial lamb in the hormonal cascade to decline during perimenopause, reduced ovarian production of progesterone can lead to symptoms...