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Most integrative doctors use the same types of tests as functional medicine doctors. In fact, a functional medicine doctor is really just utilizing a lot of testing and then treating what they find in the test results. Functional medicine is a style of medicine that looks at the underlying causes of disease by performing detailed and personalized testing. There are some differences though. One difference is that other providers such as chiropract...

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is the co-enzyme (Cousin) form of vitamin B3 (niacin). Most of the studies on oral NAD have been done on the precursor molecule nicotinamide riboside. When getting an infusion, it's pure NAD and there's an immediate energy boost. When taken orally the energy improvement is more subtle. The key function of NAD is generating ATP through oxidative phosphorylation also known as the electron transport chain with...

The Dangers of Stress Stress acts as a relevant and integral piece of our daily lives. Defined as a stimulus that precipitates a physiological reaction in the brain, stress functions to activate a response in the body that has historically served as a survival mechanism for the human population. Stress can be caused by daily responsibilities and routines, or more traumatic events such as development of an illness or hospitalization. Sustained le...

(Updated 11/01/2022) Starting November 1, 2022, NatureMed Clinic will no longer require you to wear a mask in accordance with the CDC and Boulder County guidelines. We do ask all patients to continue to wear a mask if they are not vaccinated. Patients may request our care team to wear a mask when visiting our facility. NatureMed clinic is committed to the well-being of our patients. Some of our patients are more susceptible to viruses, incl...

Oftentimes, when we think of cancer, we think of a primary tumor. In fact, this is what so much of our diagnostic screening sets out to find: an abnormal mass occupying space. But an important question to ask is; can cancer metastases occur without a primary tumor? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. Cancer Diagnosis and Tumors Tumors are aberrant growths of tissue and are either benign or malignant. We term them malignant when this mass is invasi...