Pearl Zimmerman MD

Pearl Zimmerman MD Dr. Zimmerman retired at the end of 2024. She offered cutting edge healthcare to provide you with a comprehensive Functional Medicine approach.

Thank you for a fulfilling 43 years in nursing and medicine! I've retired just in time for my 62nd Birthday this coming ...
09/13/2024

Thank you for a fulfilling 43 years in nursing and medicine! I've retired just in time for my 62nd Birthday this coming Sunday! I will probably do some writing and teaching next year, but for now, here's to life, here's to love, here's to all of us finding the many ways and people to make our dreams come true!

WHATโ€™S POISONING YOUR SLEEP?Unlock the power of sleep and awaken your full potential. Imagine waking up feeling refreshe...
02/21/2024

WHATโ€™S POISONING YOUR SLEEP?

Unlock the power of sleep and awaken your full potential. Imagine waking up feeling refreshed, energized, and ready to conquer your day. Sleep is essential for our health, happiness, and success. But what if hidden toxins are sabotaging your sleep?

I find it insulting when sleep specialists blame my patients for their insomnia, as though good sleep habits are the only factor influencing your sleep. Scientific evidence, shows that heavy metal exposures and air pollutants:
Decrease sleep quality
Shorten sleep duration
Affect your ability to fall asleep
Are associated with nighttime awakenings
Contribute to sleep disordered breathing, even apnea

See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8081760/

Furthermore, it has been scientifically established that mold can cause insomnia, difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep, plus early morning awakenings.

See https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020301008

Toxicities create significant inflammation in your body. This raises your stress hormones, which lowers your melatonin. Your body isnโ€™t able to produce enough of your neurotransmitters, like GABA, for optimal relaxation and sleep. As more inflammatory cytokines (messenger cells) fill your body, aches and pains further interrupt your sleep.

What can you do?
1. Testing to determine what environmental chemical, heavy metal, and toxins you may
have
2. Learn how to avoid those toxins and replace them with healthier nontoxic choices
(see the article below).
3. Follow a Functional Medicine detox program

Discover the secrets to a good nights sleep and unlock a healthier, happier, and more fulfilling life. My goal is to help you sleep soundly and wake up feeling like your best self!

With Warmth and Caring,
Dr Z

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๐—จ๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ'๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ Imagine your sleep as a serene garden, flourishing under the ...
02/15/2024

๐—จ๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ'๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€

Imagine your sleep as a serene garden, flourishing under the gentle moonlight. But sometimes, stress throws weeds in its path, disrupting its tranquility. If you face adrenal issues or feel the weight of physical or emotional burdens, Dr. Z helps you find tools to reclaim your slumber sanctuary:

๐•๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐๐Ÿ“: ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ง'๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ซ

Think of B5 as a magic fertilizer for your sleep garden. The fertilizer gets depleted by stress, so the small amounts in a typical multivitamin aren't enough when you're sick, injured, or facing trauma. But like all powerful tools, use it with care! Take less if you are sensitive, as too much can worsen your sleep. Start with 250mg of Pantothenic Acid. With significant stress, some people may even need 1000 mg or Pantothenic Acid. Both forms of Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid and Pantethine, have been found to work together synergistically to support your body and facilitate sleep during stress. Helpful dosage ranges for Pantethine range from 250 mg to 660 mg, adjusting based on your sensitivity.

๐—•๐Ÿฑ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ-๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ

This magical vitamin doesn't just nourish your sleep; it keeps your energy levels bright, like hummingbirds flitting through your garden. It even helps your body create melatonin, the moonlit lullaby for peaceful slumber. Plus, it supports strong blood cells, balanced moods, and a headache-free day, so you can wake up feeling refreshed and radiant.

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜†

Remember, nature holds powerful remedies too! If stress depletes your B5 reserves, consider adding these delicious friends to your diet:

-๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐-๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง: Imagine it as the sleek guardian of your sleep sanctuary, swimming with B5 goodness.
-๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป, ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Think of these as the hidden B5 treasures, waiting to be discovered.
-๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ: Like little bursts of sunshine, they fuel your energy and B5 stores.
-๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ: Earthy and delicious, they add B5 and a touch of magic to your meals.
-๐€๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐๐จ๐ฌ: Creamy and delightful, they're packed with B5 and other sleep-loving nutrients.
-๐‹๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ: These tiny powerhouses offer sustained energy and a generous dose of B5.

Remember, you're not alone on this journey to restful sleep. Dr. Z is your Functional Medicine coach, with a warm hand reaching out to help you cultivate your own sleep sanctuary.

๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐™ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ. ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ...
02/13/2024

๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐™ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ. ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ. It's true that various imbalances, like missing vitamins or hidden inflammation, can disrupt this harmony.

โ€ข๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ÿ, ๐๐Ÿ“, ๐๐Ÿ”, ๐๐Ÿ—, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š'๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ. Not enough, or too much, can throw them off key.

โ€ข๐ˆ๐ซ๐จ๐ง, ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐œ are like essential instruments - their absence can leave gaps in the melody.

โ€ข๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜†. If they're not in sync, the rhythm gets muddled.

โ€ข๐—จ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ.

โ€ขAnd ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ might be like hidden discordant notes, stirring up unrest.

๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. It takes patience, exploration, and maybe a few adjustments. A thorough Functional Medicine approach is like having a supportive music coach, helping you discover the notes that bring rest and rejuvenation.

So, ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ. Keep seeking the right notes, and with perseverance and support, you'll write a masterpiece of restful nights and vibrant days. My goal is to help as many of you as possible achieve optimal sleep and feel your best. So don't hesitate to reach out โ€“ I'm here to listen, offer Functional Medicine expertise, and personalized support in any way I can.

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