Hypercupremia: Copper Toxicity
Zinc and copper levels are a common evaluations in our practice, as when out of balance, these two minerals can have quite the impact on...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Nov 21, 2022
- 6 min
Tinnitus: 101 Causes
This one is a fun one in that there are a plethora of underlying causes for #tinnitus, and sadly, most of what I hear from clients is...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Sep 1, 2022
- 7 min
Dissociative Disorder: a Subtype of Posttraumatic Stress
We now know that those who suffer posttraumatic stress disorder don't have to be soldiers who endured war trauma. The event itself isn't...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Jul 20, 2022
- 7 min
Alcohol Damages the Brain
It is often said that one glass of red wine a day is good for you, and this may be true for your heart because of the antioxidants...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Jul 8, 2022
- 9 min
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Although nursing school was more than twenty years ago now... woah, no, almost thirty years ago, I can't say that I remember learning...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- May 17, 2022
- 2 min
Qigong
As I was exploring the opportunities within my yoga practice early in my teacher's training, I was introduced to #Qigong, a mind-body...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Feb 16, 2022
- 9 min
Creating a Sanctuary for Yourself
Does your space fill you with joy? Does it balance your energy - not too stimulating but enough energy to be productive? Does it inspire...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Oct 20, 2021
- 7 min
Alpha-Lipoic Acid & IV Nutritional Therapy
There are a number of IV Lounges which offer a handful of compounding recipes ranging from weight loss to immune boost, to even enhancing...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Aug 3, 2021
- 10 min
Anorexia & Vitamin Deficiencies
This is an issue, I believe, we really do look at backwards. I suppose it is easier to blame to person when as clinicians we are lost in...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Jul 28, 2021
- 8 min
Integrative Medicine
This philosophy to care is not new, but I find that it is far more unfamiliar to healthcare consumers than I might have appreciated. More...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Jun 28, 2021
- 17 min
Anorexia Nervosa
This has been on my mind a few years, as I feel there is an underlying cause we have failed to fully realize. Why would someone...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- May 18, 2021
- 10 min
Hair Mineral Analysis
Functional medicine providers can evaluate wellness through a variety of tests; one of those is the hair tissue mineral analysis or HTMA...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Dec 30, 2020
- 17 min
Menopause Updates
As a functional medicine practitioner, the #menopause transition is viewed by me as a physiologic state, much like pregnancy and puberty,...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Dec 28, 2020
- 7 min
Postpartum Depression: Move Beyond Medications
One of the more devastating outcomes of pregnancy complications occurs as a result of postpartum #depression. Approximately 6.5 to 12.9...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Nov 2, 2020
- 6 min
Epigenetics: A Functional Medicine Pillar
This term is commonly used in functional medicine and I am not confident it's always clear to my clients, or even my colleagues what this...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Oct 8, 2020
- 3 min
Massage: Detoxification Support
Certainly don't want to usurp actual #massage therapists, because I don't even pretend to play one at home, but as a clinician, I must...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Aug 8, 2020
- 7 min
Happiness: Seeking Balance
These past two years, I have been on an earnest quest for happiness which I've learned for me means I need to very intentionally work to...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Aug 6, 2020
- 4 min
Yoga is Leading the Exercise World in Health Benefits
Yesterday, I taught my first #vinyasa class for the local yoga studio, about a year after I took my very first yoga class. I had embraced...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Apr 27, 2020
- 7 min
Developing a Meditation Habit
I believe I've shared this before, but for many years while I was aware that I was uneducated about #meditation and had on my list to...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Apr 9, 2020
- 7 min
Identifying Chronic States of Fight or Flight
I know #selfcare and #selflove are the new catch phrases or even the new fad, particularly among mothers and women in their forties and...
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