Innovative Health Blog
Functional Medicine Can Resolve Feel Like Crap Syndrome
Functional Medicine Can Resolve “Feel Like Crap” Syndrome Do you have brain fog? Are you tired and achy for no apparent reason? Is it getting harder to lose belly fat? Do you have trouble getting a good night’s sleep? Perhaps you’ve explained these symptoms to your primary care doctor, only to be told that your…
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The Benefits Of Chiropractic Care During (And After) Pregnancy
Pregnancy brings about a number of changes to a mother’s body. Aside from the obvious — the brand new life growing inside has its own nutritional and other needs — with pregnancy comes weight gain and stressed muscles, joints, and tendons. These changes tend to cause a number of aches, pains, and general discomfort —…
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8 Ways to Get Immune Strong
8 Ways to Get Immune Strong Build Immunity to Protect Yourself from COVID-19 Dr. Kevin Ritzenthaler, DC, DCBCN As if the COVID-19 pandemic itself isn’t stressful enough, unanswered questions and conflicting information are only adding to the anxiety and loss of control that many of us are feeling. In this article we will share…
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How to Choose Safe, High-Quality Dietary Supplements
Dr. Kevin Ritzenthaler, DC, DCBCN If you’ve visited the vitamin and supplement aisle of your favorite store lately, you may have been overwhelmed by the myriad of choices available to you. As more and more people are using nutritional supplements to prevent or treat disease, the market for these products has exploded. But how do…
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Tips to Make Working from Home Less of a Pain
Dr. Kevin Ritzenthaler, DC, DCBCN Many people have been asked to set up a home office with little or no notice – without a proper desk and office equipment to do so. But beware, hours spent hunching over a coffee table or sunken into a couch puts your body in an awkward posture which can…
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Avoid the Flu, Naturally
Anyone can take steps to reduce the chances of getting the flu. Building your immune system, combined with a little bit of common sense, is critical to staying healthy during the cold and flu season. The Centers for Disease Control recommends most everyone should get the flu shot each year, with special attention given to…
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A Better Way to Treat Chronic Health Conditions: Functional Medicine
Kevin Ritzenthaler, D.C., D.C.B.C.N. When diagnosed with a chronic condition, most people have a similar experience: a diagnosis is made, medications are prescribed, and discussion centers on “living with” or “managing” the condition. But, often, no one addresses the question: why? Why did you develop this disease? What are the underlying factors? Can anything be…
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4 Important Questions to Ask About Any Prescription Drug
Functional Medicine Offers Better Outcomes Without the Risk of Some Prescription Meds DR. KEVIN RITZENTHALER, DC, DCBCN, Innovative Health Today, it seems that there’s a “pill for every ill”. Advertisements for prescription medications have taken over nightly newscasts and magazines. As a society, taking prescription drugs is so commonplace that we often don’t give a…
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Reduce Your Risk of Dementia
7 Steps to a Healthier Brain Dr. Kevin Ritzenthaler, DC, DCBCN All of us know of someone or have heard of someone in their eighties and nineties and is as sharp as a tack. And yet, many of us also know of someone who is significantly younger and in some state of cognitive decline. As…
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