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8 articles on Functional Medicine, from Dr. Gabe Ariciu, DC.

What Is Applied Kinesiology?

What Is Applied Kinesiology?

What Applied Kinesiology is, where it came from, and how manual muscle testing and the Triad of Health guide treatment in my Springfield, MO practice.

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Why Chronic Fatigue in ME/CFS Is a Mitochondrial–Neuroimmune Traffic Jam

Why Chronic Fatigue in ME/CFS Is a Mitochondrial–Neuroimmune Traffic Jam

ME/CFS causes deep energy failure. Learn how mitochondrial shutdown and neuroimmune stress drive chronic fatigue and PEM.

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Why Normal Thyroid Labs Can Still Miss Problems: The Functional Thyroid Matrix

Why Normal Thyroid Labs Can Still Miss Problems: The Functional Thyroid Matrix

Normal thyroid labs can miss early dysfunction. Learn how T4-to-T3 conversion, inflammation, and gut health shape thyroid performance.

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Adrenal Stress Resilience: Why Your Fatigued Adrenals Might Be Crying for More Than Just Sleep

Adrenal Stress Resilience: Why Your Fatigued Adrenals Might Be Crying for More Than Just Sleep

Feeling drained even after a full night’s sleep? Learn how HPA axis imbalance and chronic stress affect adrenal resilience.

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Functional Bloodwork: Reading Between the Lines of “Normal”

Functional Bloodwork: Reading Between the Lines of “Normal”

Introduction Many patients come in frustrated after being told, “Your labs look normal.” Yet they’re still exhausted, foggy, anxious, or unable to lose…

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Chronic Disease and What it Means to Treat the Root Cause

Chronic Disease and What it Means to Treat the Root Cause

If you have to take something for the rest of your life, it is rarely treating the root cause. Finding what the root cause is key.

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The Big 5: Underlying Causes Of Chronic Disease

The Big 5: Underlying Causes Of Chronic Disease

Chronic disease rapidly increasing. The root cause is often a combination of issues, from food to heavy metals.

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So Your Cholesterol is High: But is it as Dangerous as it Sounds?

So Your Cholesterol is High: But is it as Dangerous as it Sounds?

Eggs are good. Eggs are bad. Eggs are good. Which is it? There is lot of misconception and misinformation on cholesterol.

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