Functional medicine is the new language of medicine through which chronic disease can be reversed and health can be optimized. It is highly personalized and seeks to understand the individual’s entire history so that basic functions of the body can be brought back into balance, thus reducing or eliminating symptoms of chronic disease.
Fatigue. It’s become all too common. From debilitating fatigue (chronic fatigue syndrome) to waking tiredness, fatigue is contributing to significant inefficiencies at work, problems with concentration, personal performance, and relationships.
On January 24, Henri Roca, MD, and the Greenwich Hospital Integrative Medicine Program will present Your Health and the National Significance. The presentation will discuss the key drivers of our increasing health care costs, the role we each play in our nation’s economic health, how integrative medicine can help solve this dilemma, and specific actions [...]
Good health is built from a series of individual choices we make on a daily basis. As we age, good health is something we think about more often, treasure deeply. We invest in our health rather than take it for granted.
We usually have many medicines in our medicine cabinet. This year during cold and flu season, it may be better to have a “Health and Healing Cabinet” on hand. The goal this year – and every winter season – is to enhance health and ward off symptoms. We must plan that most of us will [...]
QUESTION: “What can I do to prevent and treat my seasonal allergies other than conventional medicines?” Answer by Integrative Clinical Pharmacist Scott Berliner, RPh, and Medical Director Henri Roca, MD: Seasonal allergies can surely put a damper on energy and vitality. Allergies are a series of symptoms caused by irritation from outside triggers.
QUESTION: My antidepressant medication makes my brain feel foggy and I’m always tired. It’s an “SSRI” medication. Any suggestions? ANSWER: Depression often begins as a dysfunctional stress response. First we would evaluate you to see if you need the medication. There might be natural ways to address your depression. If you need the medication, here [...]
