Dr. Bilstrom Blogs
Is Melatonin Safe to Take Every Night for Sleep Long Term?
Is it safe to take melatonin every night or is it bad for you? Dr. Bilstrom shares the science of your melatonin hormone, how to choose the best melatonin supplement to take, when and why.
Improving Vitamin D Receptor Sensitivity – the Foundational Triad for Preventing & Reversing Autoimmune Disease
When Vitamin D receptors become resistant, the gut lining may produce pro-inflammatory cytokines and stop producing proteins that keep bad bacteria at bay. This can lead to disruptions in your gut microbiome and inflammation throughout your body.
The Most Dangerous Disease. Estrogen Dominance
Do you remember that tricky, make you think, parlor question? “What is the most dangerous creature in the world?” Or, “What creature kills more humans every year than any other?” Of course, the first creatures to jump to mind are the big, obvious, and inherently scary...
Nurse Practitioners – You Can Become the Functional Medicine Expert on Autoimmunity for Your Patients
Functional medicine, as defined by the Institute for Functional Medicine “Determines how and why illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root causes of disease for each individual.” It is a scientifically based biological approach to uncovering the root...
Metabolic Syndrome: Treating, Reversing, and Preventing Without Causing Birth Defects. Wow, What a Concept
Strengthening Vitamin D receptor sensitivity and optimizing vitamin D levels (70-90) is 3 times more powerful at helping blood sugar/insulin correction than metformin.
Fasting and Elimination Diets to Help with Rheumatoid Arthritis
This blog on rheumatoid arthritis is #8 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question # 8 A 35-year-old woman with new-onset rheumatoid arthritis...
Supplements to Reduce Cortisol: Adrenal Adaptogens vs. Adrenal Extracts
Supplements to reduce cortisol should also improve low cortisol levels – you need both. Supplements should be temporary, you want to balance your stress hormone with daily relaxation and other functional medicine techniques.
Autoimmune Nutrition: Top 7 Nutrition Protocols to Consider to Help Calm Autoimmunity
Can your nutrition actually influence autoimmune disease? The short answer is, absolutely! This is exciting because nutrition can be such a valuable tool to have in your arsenal when tackling your autoimmune condition (and really any other chronic health condition,...
Components of a healthy antiinflammatory diet include:
This blog is #21 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Components of a healthy anti-inflammatory diet include: Glycemic load Low Tumeric (curcumin)...
Which of the following classes of drugs inhibits enzymes (DDAH, ADMA) needed to convert nitrites to nitric oxide, which may inhibit their vasodilating effects?
This blog is #20 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Which of the following classes of drugs inhibits enzymes (DDAH, ADMA) needed to convert...
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