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Listen in as your host Candace speak with a Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner about how to optimize your immune system in the midst of this Covid-19, coronavirus pandemic. Back to the basics of staying healthy. Heather has been treating patients at some level for over 20 years and has been disappointed with patient outcomes using only traditional medicine and ignoring the root of the problem. It is simple to diagnose an illness and prescribe a medication. The challenge is finding where and when the problem occurred and then taking the appropriate steps in changing lifestyle behaviors and creating a personalized plan to achieve ultimate wellness. Heather believes lifestyle medicine needs to be the primary intervention. Without addressing the basic needs: nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress, healing is incomplete. She is very passionate about treating your gut, as it is important for all your body's functions, especially your immune system. Looking at individual food plans and working on improving your microbiome is essential to balance your body and work toward optimal health. Along with the gut, detoxing your body and exploring the potential toxins that can impair health is necessary. Balancing hormones is an essential element in wellness. When chronic health concerns have been ongoing, hormones tend to suffer as a result. Hormones, gut health, and detoxing are all important and must be examined together. When Heather is not working she loves being with her family, traveling, cooking, and being outdoors. https://www.amazon.com/Transformation-Discovering-Wholeness-Healing-Trauma/dp/0062870718/ref=sr_1_2?crid=XXRJ3EU6GEYJ&dchild=1&keywords=the+transformation+james+gordon&qid=1585334006&sprefix=the+transformation%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com/Garden-Life-Antioxidant-Supplement-Probiotic/dp/B00280M12U/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1LBLUWPUD5B2&dchild=1&keywords=garden+of+life+vitamin+code+raw+antioxidants&qid=1585334038&s=hpc&sprefix=raw+vitamin+code+anti%2Caps%2C431&sr=1-4 https://www.rawhealthwellness.com