Diets
Diets: The sum of food consumed by any living organism. The word diet is the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight-management. Food provides people with the necessary energy and nutrients to be healthy. By eating a variety of healthy foods, including good quality vegetables, fruits, whole-grain products and lean meats, the body can replenish itself with the essential proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals to function effectively. Having a healthy diet is one of the best things you can do to prevent and control various health problems i.e. types of cancers, heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Dr. Alex Jimenez offers nutritional examples, as well as, describes the importance of a balanced nutrition throughout this series of articles. Dr. Jimenez emphasizes how a proper diet combined with physical activity can help individuals reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce their risk of developing chronic diseases like heart disease, and ultimately promote overall health and wellness. For Answers to any questions you may have please call Dr. Jimenez at 915-850-0900
Functional Neurology: How to Improve Adrenal Fatigue with Diet
The adrenal glands are small glands located on top of the kidneys and they are essential for our everyday wellness because they create a variety of hormones, such as cortisol and sex hormones. The adrenal glands create hormones that control sugar and blood pressure,...
Functional Neurology: Nutrition and Parkinson’s Disease
Approximately 1 million people in the United States have Parkinson’s disease (PD) and about 60,000 more people are diagnosed with the movement disorder every year. Common PD symptoms can include, muscle soreness, spasms, and tremors, however, symptoms may be...
Detox for Back Pain and Sciatica
The human body can absorb toxins in a variety of ways, from the type of foods we eat to the external and environmental factors we’re exposed to on a regular basis. Fortunately, the human body can also eliminate toxins in a variety of ways. Healthcare...
How Foods Can Affect Sciatica
Sciatica is a health issue caused by the compression or impingement of the sciatic nerve, or the longest and largest nerve in the human body. Patients with sciatica can experience painful symptoms anywhere along the length of the sciatic nerve. Common symptoms...
Methylation Donors for Methylation Support
Can methylation donors help promote a balanced methylation support? Many doctors and functional medicine practitioners generally recommend higher doses of methyl donors, such as 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, or 5-MTHF, and methylcobalamin, in several patients. By way of...
The Importance Of Methylation Support
What is systems medicine and how is it integrated into our overall health and wellness? Systems medicine is an interdisciplinary field of study which evaluates the systems of the human body as part of a whole, including biochemical, physiological, and environmental...
Fasting and Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a common health issue which affects many people in the United States. While several medical conditions, such as fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome, can cause chronic pain, it may also develop due to a variety of other health issues. Research...
What is the Longevity Diet Plan?
Adhering to a specific diet to maintain proper nutrition can sometimes make eating stressful. Natural lifestyle modifications are the key to changing your eating habits and this can help you live a longer, healthier life. The Longevity Diet Plan, created by Dr. Valter...
Fasting Mimicking Diet Explained
Understanding the ProLon® Fasting Mimicking Diet Fasting is associated with numerous health benefits; from weight loss to longevity. There are many different types of fasting methods, such as intermittent fasting. The fasting mimicking diet allows you to experience...
ProLon® Fasting Mimicking Diet Benefits
Fasting offers numerous health benefits, from increasing insulin sensitivity and promoting weight loss to enhancing the immune system. Although we all want the benefits of fasting, many of us can’t embrace the idea of not eating for extended periods of time....
Basics Of The ProLon® Fasting Mimicking Diet
The fasting mimicking diet is an alternative to fasting. However, it can have several benefits for your overall health and wellness. We will discuss everything you need to know about the regimen. The article below describes how to do it, its benefits, and how...
The ProLon® “Fasting Mimicking Diet™”? | El Paso, TX.
El Paso, Tx. Chiropractor, Dr. Alex Jimenez presents the “Fasting Mimicking Diet™” (FMD™) by ProLon®. He introduces how the plan works, what it includes, and the benefits. This 5-day meal program provides nutrients in precise quantities and combinations...
Medicina Funcional Parte 3: Nutrición
El Doctor de Medicina Funcional Explica la Nutrición Cada reacción química que ocurre en el cuerpo humano requiere de enzimas y cada uno de estos procesos necesita una coenzima. Pero ¿qué son las coenzimas? Son vitaminas y minerales. Aproximadamente 37 billones,...
Functional Medicine Part 3: Nutrition
Functional Medicine Doctor Explains Nutrition Each chemical reaction which occurs in the human body requires enzymes and each one of these processes needs a coenzyme. But what are coenzymes? They are vitamins and minerals. Approximately 37 billion, billion chemical...