Vital Life Functional Medicine and Primary Care

11/07/2023

I am now licensed in New Hampshire!
Accepting both telemedicine and in person new patients. Schedule a free discovery call today.

09/07/2023

Decreasing insulin sensitivity, stress, obesity, high blood pressure, high carbohydrate diets all up regulate the 5 alpha-reductase enzyme activity. If you are a female and happen to have more receptor sites on your chin, you will see hair growth in places you’d rather not. Good news is that there is something you can do about it! Focusing on the items about that create changes in that enzyme activity can slow down activity so you can keep your tweezers in your bathroom.

09/01/2023

Vital Life Functional Medicine coming to a physical space in Freeport Maine soon!

08/24/2023

Exciting News! I will be stepping away from Precision Health and starting my own practice. I am available for telehealth immediately and as I secure my office space I will be posting the location (fingers crossed, it’s Freeport!) email me at vitallifefunctionalmedicine@gmail.com for info. Stay tuned for some special offers on establishing care as we celebrate!

08/23/2023

🤩Exciting News🥳! I will be stepping away from Precision Health Family Functional Medicine and opening my own practice Vital Life Functional Medicine. You can email me at vitallifefunctionalmedicine@gmail.com for more information

04/27/2022

Interesting new research on Xanthan gum (a very very common additive in gluten free products due to its "stickiness") and gut microbiota. While I really care much less about calories from this additive, I care more about whether or not we are able to break this down in our gut. The human body is amazing!

Roger Seheult, MD of MedCram explains why xanthan gum may increase caloric intake and how it affects gut microbiota. See all Dr. Seheult's videos at: https:/...

01/04/2022

Focus on resilience!

Today is back-to-school for many of our kids.

While it’s not likely most of us will “escape” getting infected with Omicron, we CAN make it more likely that our kids will have the immune resilience to get through it quickly & completely.

👉1st,
🧘🏻‍♀️BREATHE

👉2nd,
🤓READ my posts for Immune Resilience tips for your whole family

👉3rd, when your kids come home from school,
💥DO THIS …

✅Wash your hands
✅Irrigate your nose with Xlear - a saline spray w/xylitol & grapefruit seed extract (GSE). Not only does xylitol prevent cavities & ear infections, it can help prevent viral & bacterial respiratory infections. A study of Xlear found that GSE killed the C-bug & significantly reduced viral load, while xylitol prevented the virus from attaching to cell walls & invading! This was in vitro, so we can’t necessarily translate it to humans, but hey - it can’t hurt. So go ahead - spray those germs away! (REF: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.02.408575v3.full)
✅Eat a snack with immune-boosting superfoods. Download my FREE GUIDE: Food as Medicine HERE: https://healthykidshappykids.com/food-medicine-coronavirus/ [LINK IN BIO] to find out which supernutrients to focus on!
✅ Take a targeted supplement with immune-boosting superpower. My all-in-one Immune Support Synergy powder has foundational nutrients to build immune resilience against whatever nasty bug comes your child’s way - Vit C, Vit D, Zinc & Quercetin to name a few. Find this, Xlear & other amazing immune supports on my online store: https://store.healthykidshappykids.com/. [LINK IN BIO]. PRO-TIP: Keep in fridge to reduce clumping. Use a mini handheld blender/frother to mix well with water, add a splash of OJ & voila!
✅ Connect. Hugs, love & laughter engage the Vagus Nerve & optimize Heart Rate Variability - one of the best ways to build resilience against any immune stressor - infectious, physical or psychological.

xo Elisa Song, MD💕

P.S. Stay tuned for my next posts where I’ll share what we did to recover from COVID quickly & completely this holiday - yup, that’s why today is NOT my kids’ first day back at school. But at least we enjoyed an amazing sunny powder day - healthily & safely!⛷

12/30/2021

Well said Emily! Be mindful. Don’t panic!

12/07/2021

Now is the time to think about tax free investments in your health for the upcoming 2022 year💪🏽
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10/28/2021