What We Do
Call or email: 602.565.9273 info@drlindawright.net
What We Do
A functional medicine approach blending mainstream and holistic knowledge, and making use of nutrition and Chinese herbs
Call or email: 602.565.9273 info@drlindawright.net
THE “PERFECT STORM” THAT IS MAKING US SICK
Often people wonder why they see so many children around them struggling with health problems. Or why we have so much heart disease, cancer, and autoimmune conditions in our culture. These conditions were rare in the year 1900. “What’s wrong with us,” people wonder.
GUT HEALTH
I learned from Jay Leno of Tonight Show fame that the four basic food groups are: Yo-Yo’s, Ho Hos, Twinkies, and Coca-Cola. He was making a joke, and why it struck people so funny is that many people know that it’s pretty close to the truth – it is what people are eating all day.
WHEN MENOPAUSE COMES
Do you remember when Suzanne Somers brought “bioidentical hormones” to our attention as the solution to many menopause-related symptoms? Was she right? Yes and no. If you have a personal or family history of cancer, for example, you have good reason to steer clear of any kind of hormones – HRT (Premarin®, Provera®, and Prempro®) and bioidenticals (BHRT).
ARE BIO-IDENTICALS “NATURAL” HORMONES?
Hormones are the body’s natural messengers, one part of the body sending a message with instructions to another part via the bloodstream – make this, detoxify that. When they are balanced, it can shift how you see the world. When you do the things necessary to feel good physically, you also feel good mentally and emotionally and you experience life differently.
WHY DID MY HORMONE LEVELS CRASH WHEN I STARTED TAKING A STATIN DRUG?
During my residency, I was taught that high cholesterol is causing heart disease. In fact, I think that’s still the story most everyone believes. But for me, this somehow didn’t compute. What does it mean that cholesterol levels are high? What is the body trying to do? I don’t think our body is trying to kill us, so what’s going on here? The body is a very smart self-regulating system. The body raises its output of cholesterol for some reason…
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME & FIBROMYALGIA
So you got your beauty sleep, and still you’re tired? Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia are conditions that overlap each other. Throughout the rest of the world, CFS is more accurately named myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME. There is no blood test to confirm CFS or fibromyalgia.
THE POWER OF HERBS
People who are looking for drug-free and surgery-free answers find properly targeted Chinese herbal formulas surprisingly effective. The philosophy of Chinese medicine is to help people take better charge of their own health, to restore the ability of the patient’s body to heal itself.
ANCIENT MEDICINE CAN HEAL, NO KIDDING
People in the West know Chinese medicine for acupuncture. But the bulk of Chinese medicine is actually about herbal remedies. Herbal medicine has been in its present state since about 2500 years ago when it was systemized – when it became less shamanic and more scientific.
THE “PERFECT STORM” THAT IS MAKING US SICK
Often people wonder why they see so many children around them struggling with health problems. Or why we have so much heart disease, cancer, and autoimmune conditions in our culture. These conditions were rare in the year 1900. “What’s wrong with us,” people wonder.
DOES YOUR GUT FEEL TIED IN KNOTS? LET’S UNTANGLE IT
I learned from Jay Leno of Tonight Show fame that the four basic food groups are: Yo-Yo’s, Ho Hos, Twinkies, and Coca-Cola. He was making a joke, and why it struck people so funny is that many people know that it’s pretty close to the truth – it is what people are eating all day.
WHEN MENOPAUSE COMES
Do you remember when Suzanne Somers brought “bioidentical hormones” to our attention as the solution to many menopause-related symptoms? Was she right? Yes and no. If you have a personal or family history of cancer, for example, you have good reason to steer clear of any kind of hormones – HRT (Premarin®, Provera®, and Prempro®) and bioidenticals (BHRT).
ARE BIO-IDENTICALS “NATURAL” HORMONES?
Hormones are the body’s natural messengers, one part of the body sending a message with instructions to another part via the bloodstream – make this, detoxify that. When they are balanced, it can shift how you see the world. When you do the things necessary to feel good physically, you also feel good mentally and emotionally and you experience life differently.
WHY DID MY HORMONE LEVELS CRASH WHEN I STARTED TAKING A STATIN DRUG?
During my residency, I was taught that high cholesterol is causing heart disease. In fact, I think that’s still the story most everyone believes. But for me, this somehow didn’t compute. What does it mean that cholesterol levels are high? What is the body trying to do? I don’t think our body is trying to kill us, so what’s going on here? The body is a very smart self-regulating system. The body raises its output of cholesterol for some reason…
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME & FIBROMYALGIA
So you got your beauty sleep, and still you’re tired? Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia are conditions that overlap each other. Throughout the rest of the world, CFS is more accurately named myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME. There is no blood test to confirm CFS or fibromyalgia.
THE POWER OF HERBS
People who are looking for drug-free and surgery-free answers find properly targeted Chinese herbal formulas surprisingly effective. The philosophy of Chinese medicine is to help people take better charge of their own health, to restore the ability of the patient’s body to heal itself.
ANCIENT MEDICINE CAN HEAL, NO KIDDING
People in the West know Chinese medicine for acupuncture. But the bulk of Chinese medicine is actually about herbal remedies. Herbal medicine has been in its present state since about 2500 years ago when it was systemized – when it became less shamanic and more scientific.
