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NAD+ – Tiny Helper, Big Gains

If you recently looked into Vitamin IV therapies or spent time in a functional medicine clinic, you likely came across NAD+ services for energy, longevity and more. If you haven’t given it a try yet, it’s probably time. There’s a reason it’s gaining so much popularity: NAD+ may be small, but its effects are mighty! Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (see why we call it NAD+?) is a type of coenzyme, a powerful little molecule that helps out with the key chemical reactions that make up your metabolism. Want to build

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Pain Relief, Steroid Free

Most of us associate “pain injections” with cortisone (steroid) shots or nerve blocks, common interventions that often work very well for acute pain. These allow physicians to quickly get painful swelling under control, and in some cases better confirm the source and location of the pain. But what happens when the injection fails, or the effect wears off? This is where alternative injections therapies shine, in the management of recurring and chronic pain syndromes.  As mentioned above, sometimes the steroid injections and nerve blocks fail. Even when they succeed,

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Understanding Suboptimal Cortisol

In modern culture, we are sadly all too familiar with chronic stress and the insidious symptoms of high cortisol: abdominal weight gain, insomnia, mood swings, headaches, high blood pressure and increased appetite. Stress was already a way of life long before the COVID-19 pandemic came along, completely flipping daily living upside down. According to the American Psychological Association, 78% of adults reported a significant increase in their stress levels 2020 onward. When you consider how chronic stress destroys a body, this number is even more frightening.  Identifying and treating

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