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https://www.DrKrupka.com Like many of you out there, my son is a student athlete, and he has commercial sports drinks offered to him all of the time. Are these drinks necessary? Are they helpful? Is there a better way to support our athletes?

https://www.DrKrupka.com What is intermittent fasting, how should you do it,when should you do it, and what to expect. Functional medicine doctors routinely suggest fasting and intermittent fasting to their patients, i'll give you the details in this video.

https://www.DrKrupka.com I explain functional medicine testing for stool samples, parasites, probiotics, and all things poop! What's the best way to test for all of this, and what do the answers mean?

https://www.DrKrupka.com I had a request to do another "what is Functional Medicine" video...so here it is! This is a concise explanation of Functional Medicine and how a functional nutritional, lifestyle practice works.

https://www.DrKrupka.com Can you drink a green drink while you are fasting? We all know that green drinks can be really healthy if done correctly, but is it helpful while you are fasting? Hear my functional medicine perspective.

https://www.DrKrupka.com Answering a viewer question about her stopping her insulin safely. Functional medicine docs generally try to handle foundational problems so that medications are not necessary. Can this be done with nutrition and lifestyle so that insulin isn't needed? Watch and see.

https://www.DrKrupka.com Viewer question about Estrogen. Is estrogen good or bad? You will get a different answer from a Functional Medicine practitioner than you will from most other doctors (probably why she asked me). Truth is, it all depends. Watch for the details.

https://www.DrKrupka.com I frequently see thyroid testing from other offices and they routinely miss some really important tests. If you want to really know what's going on with your thyroid, and your thyroid hormone, watch this video and take notes! I tell you exactly which tests should be in every full thyroid panel. This is what a functional medicine evaluation of your thyroid hormone looks like.

https://www.Drkrupka.com More frequently now Functional Medicine practitioners are using health coaches to handle most of the patient education and everyday Q & A for new and existing patients. What are health coaches and what can they do for you?

https://www.Drkrupka.com Most of us were raised to immediately react to our symptoms by looking for ways to relieve them. What if your symptoms weren't the real problem? Maybe it's good to have symptoms. Functional medicine doctors use symptoms to help find the true underlying problem...here's how.

https://www.DrKrupka.com A good friend and colleague of mine Dr. Tabor Smith and his team at Reverent Media recently completed and launched their amazing documentary called "A Better Way" check them out at ABetterWayFilm.com/livestream. I was interviewed for the film, and my wife and I went to the premier last night. Here are my thoughts.

https://www.DrKrupka.com As you venture out in public, start athletic participation, or spend time in public, it makes sense to check your vitamin D level. Discover what Functional Medicine practitioners are suggesting for vitamin D levels, how to get it tested, and how to raise yours.

https://www.DrKrupka.com Dr. Krupka, a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, details what you need to do to reduce your risk of getting, spreading, and suffering from, Covid. Beyond masking, what are some actual meaningful ways to reduce your risk?

Https://www.DrKrupka.com Dr.Krupka clearly lays out, from a Functional Medicine and general perspective, your best and most effective action steps so your immune system is prepped and ready so you can fight your way through COVID efficiently! Including Vitamin D and Zinc.

https://www.Drkrupka.com Dr. Krupka presents a quick list of action steps you can take to help you avoid and major issues with Covid 19. Sorry about the mic scratching on my collar...

https://www.Drkrupka.com Dr. Krupka answers questions and provides explanations about COVID and his Functional Medicine approach to infections and natural immune responses.

https://www.DrKrupka.com Ok, so you've been exposed to covid, or you tested positive, what do you do now? Dr. Krupka explains some of the first steps you should take from a Functional Medicine perspective. Add these steps to the standard medical protocols for extra holistic and nutritional help.

https://www.DrKrupka.com The CDC just released new Covid numbers and only 6% of Covid deaths were from Covid ONLY. What does that really mean? Do I interpret these differently coming from a Functional Medicine background? Are these numbers giving us something more we can do to get through this?

https://www.DrKrupka.com Nervous about sending your kids back to school to possibly face Covid? Will your school aged children be playing sports this fall? What about you going back to the office? What needs to be done to prep you and your kids to go back to school (work) with Covid in the mix? Get the same recommendations that Dr. Krupka gives his patients in his Functional Medicine and nutrition practice.