Dr. Charles Bens  – Not only is Functional Medicine here to stay, it is poised to be the centerpiece in one of the most significant shifts in the health and medical paradigm in the past one hundred years.  For anyone who has been paying attention, there has been a virtual war going on between Conventional/ Allopathic Medicine and Functional/Natural Medicine since the early 1900s.  In fact, this virtual war often became a real war when the medical establishment would attack and try to discredit chiropractors, naturopaths, homeopathy practitioners and those who made or distributed nutritional supplements. 1

C-reactive Protein Test – This is a blood test that measures the amount of inflammation in the body.  In many cases, inflammation is a better indicator of risk for heart disease than cholesterol.  Cholesterol is important to our bodies for the repair of the epithelial lining of our arteries and for making vitamin D3, just to mention a few of its many functions.  Over half of people who experience heart attacks have perfect levels of cholesterol, which calls into question its true value as an indicator of risk for heart disease. 13 Continue reading →