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Functional health by Dr. Ammaarah Ismail

Complementary Medicine | Homeopathy | Fucntional Medicine

20/10/2025

Bone health isn’t something we are always aware of. Until our bodies starts whispering.

Our bones carry us through all of life - and bears the quiet weight of doing it all.

It often begins subtly:
🦴 Achy joints after mild activity
💤 Fatigue or stiffness that lingers
📏 Gradual height loss or a change in posture
🥴Stiffness in the mornings
💅 Weak nails or hair (early mineral depletion signs)

These can be early signs that your bones need nourishment and support — long before osteoporosis develops.

Our bones are living tissue — constantly breaking down and rebuilding. Stress, nutrient deficiencies, hormonal changes, and even emotional stress can tip that balance.

At functional health we prioritise the following :

🌞 Get sunlight — your body needs Vitamin D
🥬 Eat mineral-rich foods (greens, seeds, bone broth)
🥛 Prioritize calcium, magnesium, vitamin D & K2
🏋🏽‍♀️ Move — strength training supports bone density
💆🏽‍♀️ Rest — stress / cortisol drains calcium and other minerals
💖 And tend to your emotions — stress shows up in the body

Strong bones, strong foundation — in body AND spirit.

14/10/2025

Caring for your mind is just as vital as caring for your body.

Mental health is health. 🧠✨

Here are gentle, practical tips to nurture your mental well-being:

💙Breathe deeply— Oxygen calms your nervous system and resets your focus.

💜Move your body— Even a short walk helps release tension and boost mood.

💚Eat mindfully— Nourish your brain with omega-3s, whole foods, and seasonal veggies.

🩵Rest & sleep— True healing happens when your body and mind recharge.

🧡Stay connected— Share how you’re feeling; talking lightens the load.

🩷Homeopathy & holistic support— Gentle remedies like Ignatia (for grief/stress) or Kali Phos (for nervous fatigue) can support emotional balance.

Remember: symptoms — physical or emotional — are your body’s way of speaking. Listen with kindness, and seek support when you need it.

Today and every day, let’s prioritize

10/10/2025

Since stepping into ✨motherhood✨

I’ve realised just how much the women around me are holding inside.
 Some smile through the overwhelm, hold back tears, and keep going even when their hearts feel heavy.

We’ve been taught to be strong, to hold it together, to care for everyone else first.
 But when we suppress our emotions, they don’t just disappear -they whisper through our bodies as fatigue, anxiety, pain, tension , headaches , emotional eating , loss of appetite and the list goes on ..

Homeopathy doesn’t silence those whispers — it listens to them.
It helps bring balance, gently supporting the release of emotions we’ve kept inside for too long.

✨ Save this post for when your emotions feel stuck.
 🩵If you would like to consider professional homeopathic care, you can contact me here for advice or appointments .

08/10/2025

Many of us grew up hearing things like:
🌀 “Don’t cry.”
🌀 “Calm down, you’re overreacting.”
🌀 “Just be positive.”
🌀 “Boys don’t cry.”
🌀 “Be a good girl.”

These messages teach us that it’s *not okay* to feel or express difficult emotions. So, we learn to suppress them-pushing feelings aside because they feel “too much” or “inappropriate.”

But here’s the truth: emotions don’t just disappear. They don’t vanish with positivity quotes or forced smiles.

To truly move through pain, we first have to face it -to acknowledge, accept, and process what we feel.

When we bottle up our emotions, it’s like living in a pressure cooker.

That buildup can show up as stress, anxiety, or even physical imbalances in the body. Our unexpressed emotions often find another way out-sometimes through illnesses such as skin conditions , headaches , etc.

Healing begins with allowing yourself to feel🫶

Because when you feel it… you can finally heal it🤍

04/10/2025

🎗️Breast Cancer Awareness Month🎗️

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide!
📊 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed in their lifetime.
📊 Early detection increases survival rates dramatically.

While screening and awareness are key, prevention begins with everyday choices that nurture your whole body . At Functional Health we value :

🥦Nutrition: Choose a diet rich in colorful vegetables, cruciferous greens, berries, and healthy fats (like olive oil and omega-3s). These support hormone balance and reduce inflammation.

🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️Movement: Regular exercise (even brisk walking) lowers breast cancer risk.

🪴Detox support: Functional medicine emphasizes reducing toxic load—limit processed foods, alcohol, plastics, and chemicals in skincare/household items.

🧘‍♀️ Stress care: Chronic stress affects immunity. Prioritize rest, meditation, journaling, or breathwork.

👩🏻‍⚕️Homeopathic support: Remedies like Conium or Phytolacca are traditionally used in breast tissue health, but always seek professional guidance for individualized care.

Prevention isn’t about fear — it’s about empowerment, awareness, and daily choices that protect your future self.

Early detection saves lives. Prioritize your check-ups, listen to your body, and care for your health holistically🤍

17/09/2025

In homeopathy, not all symptoms carry the same weight. The body speaks in layers, and understanding this hierarchy helps us find the right remedy:

🔺 Mind & Emotions– the deepest level, showing us how stress, fear, grief, or anxiety shape health.

🌿 Generals– food cravings, sleep, energy, how you react to heat, cold, or time of day.

💫 Particulars– local complaints (like joint pain or skin rashes), important but lower in value unless very unique.

👁 Objective signs– what we can see or measure (like lab results or eruptions).

💡 The more individual and peculiar the symptom, the more valuable it is for healing.

True balance starts from within

06/09/2025

✨ Garlic isn’t just for flavor — it’s medicine for the body too! 🧄💛

This powerful little bulb has incredible benefits:
✔️ Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant & even anticancer properties
✔️ Helps lower cholesterol & balance blood sugar
✔️ Supports heart health by reducing blood pressure, preventing atherosclerosis & improving circulation
✔️ Boosts liver function by positively impacting enzymes like GGT & ALT, even supporting fatty liver

From your heart to your liver, garlic is truly nature’s healer👌🏻

❤️

02/08/2025

🌍🤱 World Breastfeeding Week🤱🌍

This week, we honour the beauty, strength, and challenges of breastfeeding.

Whether your journey lasted days, months, or years — or looked different than you planned — it’s still your journey, and it matters. 🤍

Breastfeeding is more than just nourishment. It’s connection, comfort,love, mercy, healing, and a deep intuitive dance between mother and baby. And while it’s ‘natural’ , that doesn’t mean it’s always easy.

✨ Let’s us:
➖Support mothers emotionally and practically
➖Create safe spaces for feeding in public and at work
➖Respect every woman’s feeding choices without judgment
➖Uplift one another with compassion and education

Your body is wise.
Your baby is wise.

And you’re doing an incredible job.

11/05/2025

In a world that often focuses on the baby, we must not forget the one who birthed them — the mother.

She, too, is being born anew.

“Mothering the mother” means nurturing her as she navigates the profound transformation of motherhood.

It means offering her rest when she’s exhausted, listening when she feels unheard, and holding space for her joy, grief, confusion, and love — all at once.

Too often, mothers are expected to pour endlessly from their cup.

But who is refilling hers?

Whether it’s bringing a meal, watching the baby so she can shower or sleep, or simply asking “How are you doing?” — these acts of care matter deeply.
They affirm that she is seen, valued, and supported.

Let’s remember: when we care for a mother, we care for generations🫶🏼

A well-nurtured mother is better able to nurture her child — and from that place, everything grows .

🌸Tag a mama who needs this 🌸

❤️

06/02/2025

Something we often take for granted !

Are you drinking enough water⁉️

Your body benefits from adequate hydration regardless of the season. In addition to drinking at least 8 glasses of water per day, try adding an electrolyte mix occasionally to your water to boost the absorption of water and key nutrients.

Some foods that have a high water content are :

🍈 Cantaloupe
🍓Srawberries
🍉Watermelon
🥬Lettuce , Cabbage , Celery , Spinach , Squash (cooked)
🍎Apples
🍇Grapes
🍊Oranges
🥕Carrots
🥦Broccoli ( cooked)
🍐Pears
🍍Pineapple
🍌Bananas
🥑Avocado

16/01/2025

January is Thyroid Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to help you understand more about your thyroid gland🔎

The thyroid is a small, bow-tie shaped endocrine gland found at the front of the throat. A bit like a thermostat, the thyroid gland controls the body’s metabolic rate.

In fact, every cell depends on thyroid hormones for regulation of metabolism.

Thyroid hormones regulate vital body functions including:
✔ Breathing ✔ Heart rate ✔ Central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) ✔ Peripheral nervous system (the rest of the nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord) ✔ Body weight ✔ Body temperature ✔ Basal metabolic rate ✔ Energy production ✔ Digestion ✔ Immune function ✔ Hair & skin health ✔ Muscle strength ✔ Mood ✔ Menstrual cycles ✔ Cholesterol levels

We aim to help you to evaluate, identify and address underlying causes of thyroid dysfunction, to really get to the root cause of the problem by looking at you as a whole person and not just an isolated set of symptoms -so that we can support you better.

For more information kindly get in touch .

🌍Consultations
☎️ +447878942760 / +966539812821
📧 dr@functionalhealthdrai.com

24/12/2024

Unfortunately, the food we eat , the lifestyles we live and the medications that are consumed without even a second thought - further contribute to damaging our gut:

❌A diet that is high in processed foods / high in sugar and carbohydrates

❌Taking NSAIDS ( non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) or stomach acid-suppressing medications .

❌Consuming foods that contain weed killer ( glyphosate) and pesticides !

The above implicate our gut microbiome negatively and increase inflammation in the gut which is the root cause of almost all chronic diseases and obesity!

Furthermore they also decrease immune system function because ‘70–80% of immune cells being present in the gut, there is an intricate interplay between the intestinal microbiota, the intestinal epithelial layer, and the local mucosal immune system.’

doi: 10.3390/nu13030886

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