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Dr. Jimenez Nutrition and Wellness Functional Medicine Team. Food provides people with the necessary energy and nutrients to be healthy. By eating various foods, including good quality vegetables, fruits, whole-grain products, and lean meats, the body can replenish itself with the essential proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals to function effectively. Nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
Healthy eating does not have to be hard. The key is to eat various foods, including vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Eat lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, and low-fat dairy products and drink lots of water. Limit salt, sugar, alcohol, saturated fat, and trans fat. Saturated fats usually come from animals. Look for trans fat on the labels of processed foods, margarine, and shortenings.
Dr. Alex Jimenez offers nutritional examples as well as describes the importance of balanced nutrition throughout this series of articles, emphasizing how a proper diet combined with physical activity can help individuals reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce their risk of developing chronic diseases like heart disease, and ultimately promote overall health and wellness.
The information herein is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified healthcare professional or licensed physician and is not medical advice. We encourage you to make your own health care decisions based on your research and partnership with a qualified health care professional. Our information scope is limited to chiropractic, musculoskeletal, physical medicines, wellness, sensitive health issues, functional medicine articles, topics, and discussions. We provide and present clinical collaboration with specialists from a wide array of disciplines. Each specialist is governed by their professional scope of practice and their jurisdiction of licensure. We use functional health & wellness protocols to treat and support care for the injuries or disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Our videos, posts, topics, subjects, and insights cover clinical matters, issues, and topics that relate to and support, directly or indirectly, our clinical scope of practice.* Our office has made a reasonable attempt to provide supportive citations and has identified the relevant research study or studies supporting our posts. We provide copies of supporting research studies available to regulatory boards and the public upon request.
We understand that we cover matters that require an additional explanation of how it may assist in a particular care plan or treatment protocol; therefore, to further discuss the subject matter above, please feel free to ask Dr. Alex Jimenez or contact us at 915-850-0900.
Dr. Alex Jimenez DC, MSACP, CCST, IFMCP*, CIFM*, ATN*
email: coach@elpasofunctionalmedicine.com
phone: 915-850-0900
Licensed in: Texas & New Mexico*
Health & Wellness: Genetics and Nutrition Part 4 of 4
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Health & Wellness: Genetics and Nutrition Part 3 of 4
As previously discussed, our genes play a significant role in energy expenditure, appetite, and fat metabolism. Our…
Health & Wellness: Diet and Nutrition Part 2 of 4
Genetic testing has come a long way and we are now able to use it in our clinic. We have the resources to send a…
Nutrition and Fitness During These Times | El Paso, Tx (2020)
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Health & Wellness: Genetics and Nutrition Part 1 of 4
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Personalized Medicine Genetics & Micronutrients | El Paso, Tx (2020)
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Health & Wellness: Food Responsiveness
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Health & Wellness: Vitamin Metabolism
Vitamins are essential to the body as they are responsible for carrying out important biochemical pathways.…
Health & Wellness: Insulin Sensitivity
Insulin resistance is directly related to many chronic health conditions. As the research continues to evolve, we…
Health & Wellness: Bone Health
In order to have proper bone health, it takes a lot of focus and a lot of nutrients. Bone health is not only an…
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The Future of Personalized Medicine in El Paso
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Health & Wellness: Oxidative Stress
Oxidative stress represents an imbalance in the body. This imbalance is between reactive oxygen species (free…
What is Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)?: An Overview
Degenerative Disc Disease is a general term for a condition in which the damaged intervertebral disc causes chronic…
Health & Wellness: Inflammation
Chronic inflammation is an ongoing problem that many are not even aware of. Internal inflammation puts constant…
Understanding HIV/AIDS and Opportunistic Infections
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Disc Bulge & Herniation Chiropractic Care Overview
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Gluten Sensitivities & Our Genes
Many have heard of celiac disease, but non-celiac gluten sensitivity, not so much. However, this condition is…
Health & Wellness: Detoxification
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Detoxification is essential in the human body. As we create energy, there are waste products…
What is Crohn’s Disease? An Overview
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Health & Wellness: DNA Methylation
DNA Methylation
DNA methylation is a very important factor in our biochemical pathways. Methylation uses a process…
Osteoporosis & Gut Health
There are over one million osteoporosis-related fractures per year. In fact, with a hip fracture, the percentage of…
Health & Wellness: The Importance of Heart Health & Lipid Metabolism
Lipid metabolism is extremely important as heart disease remains the number one killer in America. In fact, over…
Health & Wellness: Our Genetic and Environmental Impact
Health & Wellness
Part of our mission is to take a central role to help change healthcare. Many patients…
Does the Brain Need Carbohydrates?
Our brain is constantly working to help us make decisions, speak, read, and perform many other important functions.…
LIVE PODCAST WITH LIZETTE ORTIZ: TIPS ON FITNESS DURING THIS TIME
Join us for a LIVE podcast with Lizette Ortiz to discuss nutrition tips during this time, suggested exercise types,…
CoQ10: An Essential Supplement
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The Importance of Folate and Folic Acid
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Nutrigenetics: Bitter Taste
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Is Fructose Bad for Your Health?
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Arthritis: A Functional View
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What is Folate Metabolism?
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Excess Sugar and Chronic Inflammation
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Nutrigenetics: Salt Sensitivity
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MTHFR Gene Mutation and Health
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