The following articles integrate my physical therapy experience with my functional medicine education

The Skinny on Fat
Traci Richardson Traci Richardson

The Skinny on Fat

Whether or not fats belong in a healthy diet, has long been overshadowed by poor marketing and misinformation.

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Straight Talk on Stomach Acid
Traci Richardson Traci Richardson

Straight Talk on Stomach Acid

Many of us can easily beome disenfranchised from better health under a popular medical model that often pedals a pill for every ill.

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What is Functional Medicine?
Traci Richardson Traci Richardson

What is Functional Medicine?

Instead of looking for a quick resolution to specific symptoms, maybe we should consider that our body is trying to get our attention.

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Not so Sweet
Traci Richardson Traci Richardson

Not so Sweet

In order to moderate the sources and amount of sugar in our daily diet, it takes an understanding of where to look and why it is important.

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The Healing Power of Sleep
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The Healing Power of Sleep

As adults, we under-estimate how critical it is to maintain a bedtime routine to help us have a good night’s sleep.

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No. 1 Derailer of Health
Traci Richardson Traci Richardson

No. 1 Derailer of Health

We often wear stress as a badge of honor, however, the truth of the matter is stress can wreak havoc on our body at a deeper level, long before disease processes become evident.

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Vitamin J
Traci Richardson Traci Richardson

Vitamin J

During this three months of pausing “real life”, I recognized my JOY and how I need to re-prioritize to prevent returning to multi-tasking and over-scheduling

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The Gift of PAUSE
Traci Richardson Traci Richardson

The Gift of PAUSE

Instead of being at war with a virus, let us think about what we can best do with this PAUSE that life has given us.

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