There’s been a recent trend in “functional medicine” and how it’s much more effective in disease prevention & cure than regular pharmaceutical medicine. There’s also been much more awareness on the importance of “leaky gut” and how the food we’ve been eating for the past decades has been impacting our health.
All these trends are new realizations to get us away from the stigma of pharmaceutical medicine that only serve to treat symptoms, rather than cure the root cause of illnesses.
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Healing Arthritis
Written by Dr. Susan Blum, she shares her experience working with thousands of patients as well as her own family and provides a keen look into what it takes to tackle arthritis and where it originates from. She explains why the gut is so crucial and how the gut is linked to the mind and health of the body. This is a great first read into the world of disease prevention and functional medicine.
Check out the book here on Amazon.
The Energy Paradox
In this 300-page book, Dr. Steven R. Gundry uncovers threats to health, in particular, lectins, gluten, and particles in every-day food that cause us to feel sick and tired all the time. He introduces the importance of microbiome in the gut and ways to strengthen it, including a six-week program that has helped his patients lead healthier lives.
Check out the book here on Amazon.
Eat Dirt
The takeaway from this book: “Get dirty.” Today, most of us are starved of actual nutrition and overtaxed by chemicals, stress, and excessive antimicrobial use. Over time, this leads to “leaky gut syndrome,” a deterioration of the gut wall that results in accumulation of diseases and physical pain. Dr. Josh Axe, a doctor & expert in natural medicine and nutrition, shares his findings & 5 ways to tackle leaky gut.
Check out the book here on Amazon.
