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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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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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A Look Into Pilates For Back Pain
Introduction
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The Beneficial Properties Of Yoga For The Body
Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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The Impact Of Chiari Malformation
Introduction
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Combating Neurodegeneration In The Body
Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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The Impact Of Multiple Sclerosis On The Body
Introduction
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The Impact On Osteoarthritis On The Hips
Introduction
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An Overview On Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Introduction
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The Impact of Fatigue & Rheumatoid Arthritis
Introduction
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Whey Protein Powder: Musculoskeletal Health
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Dancing For Your Health & Wellness
Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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The Gut-Brain Axis Affected By Somatovisceral Pain
Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Viscerosomatic Gut Bloating
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Asthma Causing Issues In The Cardiovascular System
Introduction
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The Connection Between Pelvic Dysfunction & Lower Abdominals
Introduction
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An Advance Look Into Gut Disorders & Sympathetic Nerves
Introduction
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The Aspects Of Visceral Hypersensitivity & Gastrointestinal Pain
Introduction
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