Functional Medicine Covid Action Steps
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...
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Fasting - why won't my blood sugar come down?
https://www.DrKrupka.com A patient asked why their blood sugar wasn't coming down when they fasted. In Functional Medicine we see every patient as an individual, so I explain the possible reasons for this and how to overcome them with nutrition and lifestyle modifications to make the fasting more effective.
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Covid, vitamin D, and common sense protection
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.
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What is HIIT and is it useful?
https://www.DrKrupka.com Ever heard of HIIT or High Intensity Interval Training? What are the benefits of HIIT and should you do it?
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TSH when you take thyroid meds
Does TSH even matter when you are taking thyroid meds? This relationship is commonly misunderstood by your prescribing doctor. Dr. Krupka explains this relationship from a Functional Medicine perspective.
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How to test for the four types of hormones
https://www.DrKrupka.com Functional Medicine docs sometimes do different testing that your conventional doctor. What are the four main classes of hormones and how do I test for each type? This was an answer to a question posed by a student in my Female Hormone Balance Bootcamp...but I wanted to share it with all of you too.
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Is a 24 hour fast healthy?
https://www.DrKrupka.com Answering another question from a Functional Medicine patient. She wanted to know if a 24 hour fast was healthy. I'll discuss fasting and what a 24 hour fast would and wouldn't do.
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Are you lacking willpower to be healthy??
https://www.DrKrupka.com Dr. Krupka discusses the lack of willpower that so many of us deal with as we start our journey to regain out health and vitality. As a Functional Medicine practitioner, Dr. Krupka often counsels his patients on howto formulate and execute a plan of action to get their nutrition and fitness back on track.
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Hormones: how to best test different types of hormones
https://www.DrKrupka.com As a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, I frequently test various hormones in my patients. In this video I'll explain the best way to evaluate the 4 different types of hormones so that you can ask your doctor for all the right tests.
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Can we survive as a contactless society?
https://www.DrKrupka.com As we work through the pandemic, human-to-human contact is actively avoided. No hugs, handshakes, or even pats on the back are allowed in polite society anymore. How necessary is contact to our well being? How well will you be able to do in this "new normal" of no contact?
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MTHFR mutation, what it means and what to do
https://www.DrKrupka.com MTHFR mutations have been a hot topic as of late, but frequently you just hear a bunch of drama to sell you supplements. Is that legit? Or is there more to the story? How do our genetics determine out health, anyway? I'll give you the functional medicine answers you need to hear.
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Eating well & exercising but not losing weight? Here's why!
https://www.DrKrupka.com Periodically I have a patient who is doing everything correctly...eating clean whole foods...staying low sugar, exercising properly (weights and intervals) but isn't seeing the results they were hoping for. Why does this happen? Well when you see this problem through the eyes of a Functional Medicine practitioner, there are several options for why this happens.
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What about collagen powders?
https://www.DrKrupka.com Ever thought about taking collagen powder? What is it good for, and can you have too much? I explain the benefits of collagen powder and how to use it like I do for my Functional Medicine patients.
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Are you a dogmatic patient?
https://www.DrKrupka.com When you go to your doctor or Functional Medicine practitioner, are you dogmatic? Or pragmatic? Do you want productive answers? Or do you want someone to validate your current views? Sometimes being open to unexpected answers can be the most productive.
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Fasting - the mental game is tough
https://www.DrKrupka.com sometimes the most difficult part of a multi-day fast is getting your head straight. Are you ready for the mental game? Our minds play games with us trying to get us to eat. Even for me, being a certified Functional Medicine practitioner, the mental game of fasting is the toughest part.
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How to use your Keto Mojo
https://www.DrKrupka.com So you have a Keto Mojo Ketone meter and now you need to know what to do with the information. When should you measure, and what do the results mean? Can it be a useful part of your functional nutrition or functional fitness program?
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Proper stool samples and finding parasites
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?
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All about Reflux or GERD and Functional Medicine
https://www.DrKrupka.com What is GERD,, Reflux, or heartburn, and how do we approach these from a Functional Medicine, nutrition, and holistic perspective. Ever heard of a Hiatial Hernia? I'll explain that as well.
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COVID 19 - Your best defense!
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.
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Can children do Intermittent Fasting?
https://www.DrKrupka.com I was asked recently if it is safe for children to do Intermittent Fasting. As usual, I'll answer from a functional medicine perspective, but it is a very interesting question.
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Reducing your COVID risk
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?
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Bloating after eating? That's not normal...
https://www.DrKrupka.com Dr. Krupka explains the possible causes for the abdominal, or intestinal, bloating that so many of us get when we eat. This is a common complaint in a Functional Medicine practice like Dr. Krupka's. Learn the mechanisms behind this frustrating symptom.
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Estrogen metabolism and Cruciferous vegetables
https://www.DrKrupka.com Estrogen metabolism is a critical process in all of us. Improper estrogen detoxification can result in an increased cancer risk, estrogen dominance, or hot flashes and vaginal dryness. How do Functional Medicine docs use supplements like Cruciferous Complete in patients with estrogen metabolism issues? Well, I'm glad you asked!
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Keto for skinny people
https://www.DrKrupka.com So many people use a keto or ketogenic diet for weight loss or fat loss, but could someone without much excess fat use it for performance or cancer inhibition without losing weight? Here's what you need to know from my Functional Medicine perspective.
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Can you exercise while fasting?
https://www.DrKrupka.com Can you...should you...exercise while fasting? In my Functional Medicine practice I routinely have patients fasting for various lengths of time. Many of them want to continue exercising during their fast. Is it safe to exercise while you are fasting? Watch and learn now!
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