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The main difference between functional medicine and evidence-based medicine

Alex Lickerman, MD | Physician | November 8, 2018 Figuring out what’s actually true is far harder than most people realize. Our brains are both hypothesis-generating machines and incredibly credulous. As a result, most of the things we believe to be true turn out to be false. We don’t just mistakenly believe that vaccines cause… Read More: The main difference between functional medicine and evidence-based medicine »

What Is Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea? (And How Can It Affect You?)

Exercising everyday? Crushing your macros? Getting compliments on how “great” you look? You are the picture of health, and yet you haven’t had your period in nearly a year. How could this be? You’re doing everything right. You clearly are healthy. Or are you? Too Much of a Good Thing About 3 to 5 percent… Read More: What Is Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea? (And How Can It Affect… »