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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*
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Testing & Treating SIBO
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Gluten Related Disorders
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Gluten Sensitivity or Celiac Disease?
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Understanding The Underlying Causes of SIBO
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Functions Of The Intestinal Barrier
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Organic Acids Testing
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“Leaky Gut” – What Does It Really Mean?
Leaky gut is becoming more prevalent as practitioners are understanding the severity of this health condition.…
Pathogens: What Are They?
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Safe to Eat Lectins & Harmful Lectins to Avoid
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The Importance of Lab Testing
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Two Brains? A New Perspective On The Bodys Gut & Nervous System
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An Early Indication On Hyperinsulinemia
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Diets & Autoimmune Factors
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Are Lectins Good or Bad for Your Health?
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Thyme To Heal The Body
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The Guts Relation to Optimal Brain Health
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The Role Of Inflammation
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7 Fiber-Rich Foods for The Body
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Difficult bowel movements?
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GERD Relief Connected To Reduction of BMI
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Vitamin B Deficiency Along With Metformin
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The Critical Link To Crohn’s Disease and The Gut
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Food and Autoimmunity
Autoimmunity
An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body. There…
Food and Autoimmunity
Autoimmunity
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Beta-Glucan: The Modulator of Immune Health
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Difficult, infrequent bowel movement?
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A Hidden Source of Joint Pain, Gut Imbalances, and Thyroid Problems
Curated by Dr. Alexander Jimenez
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Understanding Functional Medicine
Functional medicine is so effective because it uses the concept of interbody connections. Organs are not alone and…
The Relationship Between The Gut-Brain Axis in Health and Disease
The Gut-Brain Axis in Health and Disease
Curated by Dr. Alexander Jimenez
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Skin And Hair
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Thyroid Imbalance
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SIBO- Overlooked Cause of GI Issues (Case Review)
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Health & Immunity LIVE WEBINAR with Dr. Jimenez and Dr. Ruja
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Balance Hormones Naturally El Paso, Texas
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