Bloating Treatment: Looking Beyond Short Term Relief
Bloating treatment that looks past short term relief: common causes, what a functional assessment explores, and how Dr. Bek approaches it.
Stress Management: How Ongoing Stress Can Affect the Body
Stress management begins with the body. Learn how ongoing stress may affect sleep, digestion, hormones and pain, and what a root cause assessment looks at.
Fibromyalgia Symptoms: Why They Vary From Person to Person
Fibromyalgia symptoms differ widely from one patient to the next. Why the pattern varies, what a functional evaluation maps, and how a personal plan is built from it.
IBS Treatment: What to Check When Symptoms Keep Coming Back
IBS symptoms that keep returning often mean the underlying driver was never addressed. How a functional evaluation looks at nutrition, hormones and the gut microbiome together.
Insulin Resistance Symptoms: What to Watch For
Insulin resistance symptoms often build slowly, which is exactly why they are easy to miss for years. Insulin is the hormone that helps move sugar from the bloodstream into your cells for energy. When cells stop responding to insulin the way they should, the body compensates by producing more of it, and that quiet compensation […]
Brain Fog Causes: What May Be Behind It
Waking up and still feeling like your thoughts are moving through fog is one of the more frustrating experiences a person can have. If you have been searching for brain fog causes because coffee stopped helping and a full night of sleep still leaves you unfocused, you are not imagining it. Brain fog is not […]
How a Functional Medicine Consultation Works
Functional Medicine consultations at Reuven Bekermus Functional Medicine are designed for people who want more time to discuss their health history, recurring concerns, and the factors that may be affecting how they feel. Rather than reducing the visit to one symptom or one brief question, the process begins with a detailed conversation about medical history, […]
Why Treating Symptoms Alone May Not Be Enough
Treating Symptoms can be an important part of medical care, especially when discomfort affects daily life. Yet when symptoms keep returning, remain unexplained, or appear alongside other concerns, relief alone may not answer every question about why the pattern developed in the first place. Reuven Bekermus Functional Medicine takes a broader, individualized view that considers […]
Brain Chemistry
There are numerous chemicals found in our brains called neurotransmitters. Neurons are nerve centers which communicate with one another. Our mood, behavior, emotions, sleep, focus and attention are all controlled by these neurotransmitters. These chemicals are tightly regulated and require an array of vitamins and minerals in order to be manufactured. When imbalanced, and when […]
The Importance of Grounding (to the Earth)
It is an amazing and vitally important issue – that of “grounding” with the earth. Walking barefoot (or with leather-bottom footwear) on bare ground, grass, or sand (beach) has major health benefits. The Science Behind Grounding Free, negatively charged electrons are transferred from the earth into our bodies. This grounding effect is one of the […]