Tensegrity Health
If you know me at all then you know that I’m a huge proponent of proper nutrition. It is one of the cornerstones of my ‘Healthy Trinity’ which is the foundation of optimizing health. The Functional Medicine approach to nutrition means that each person has an adequate & functional nutritional status. We have to have [...]
I had a patient the other day, I’ll call her Sally, who was a new patient and had been recommended by a friend. She told me that she didn’t fell right. She felt as though “something was wrong” and “I don’t feel like I used to feel.” She told me she had been to several [...]
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death in the U.S. There are a number of factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease and cholesterol is the most often blamed contributor. I do not believe that elevated cholesterol causes heart disease but I do believe that there is probably a correlation. Since my primary goal is [...]
Gymnema sylvestre (GS) is an Ayurvedic herb that has been used for centuries to help control blood sugar levels. It is native to central and southern Indian tropical forests. The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) find “good scientific evidence” that GS is useful in controlling blood sugar [...]
I have discussed this topic multiple times in the past and believe that there are significant benefits to supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3′s & Fish Oil are some of the most common supplements that I see patients using. The problem is that they aren’t getting the right stuff. There are 2 fatty acids that [...]
Dr. Chad Edwards is one of the few doctors in Tulsa, Oklahoma practicing Functional Medicine. Functional medicine seeks to identify the source or root cause of the problem and focus efforts on treating that issue. When that issue is fixed then the subsequent problems will take care of themselves. The Tensegrity Tip for today is [...]
Prolotherapy is, without question, one of the greatest procedures I have ever seen or experienced. Before I moved to Tulsa, I started looking for prolotherapy physicians in the Tulsa area. Now, I know a lot of drug reps and physicians in Tulsa. I found 1 pretty quick but it took months to find the second. [...]
When it comes to drinking sweet tasting substances (soda, coke, coca cola, pop, tea, etc) there are no free rides! I’ve seen extremely overweight people drinking a 44 oz ‘diet coke’ and just had to chuckle. Now, I’m not saying that drinking any diet drinks make you fat but it reminds me of a comedian [...]
I have seen patients transform their lives every day since I’ve started working in my clinic in Tulsa. Prolotherapy has changed more lives than anything else that I have seen in medicine over the past 18 years. I ask myself every day “can it really be this good?” Yes, it really is! I have read [...]
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