Browsing Category
Orthomolecular Medicine
Dr. Jimenez Orthomolecular Medicine Team.
Orthomolecular medicine is a form of alternative medicine that maintains health through nutrition and nutritional supplementation. The concept comes from the idea of achieving an optimal nutritional environment in the body and looking at how diseases reflect any deficiencies in this environment.
The information herein is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional, 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
Urolithin A vs. Osteoarthritis
Degenerative diseases, specifically those that affect joints and muscle, produce detrimental effects on movement,…
The Link Of Inflammation
Fifty-four million adults currently suffer from Arthritis. In addition to that, about 9% of adults have some type…
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Immunonutrition, COVID-19, and Obesity.
The cytokine storm present in COVID-19 in obese patients (and normal-weight patients) develops acute respiratory…
Immunonutrition, COVID-19, and Obesity. Part 2
Immunonutrition therapy application is varied, ranging from severely ill patients, perioperative immunonutrition,…
Immunonutrition, COVID-19, and Obesity. Part 1.
This current year, we are still dealing with two global pandemics: obesity and, despite the new hope that…
The Myth behind Exercise-Induced Immunosuppression.
Physical exercise has a powerful effect on our bodies. Most of the exercise benefits can be measurable such as body…
The Perioperative use of Nutraceuticals: Probiotics
Nutritional assessment is a critical step that inpatients have to go through before undergoing surgery.…
Microbial Syntrophy and Gastrointestinal and Anti-inflammatory Benefits
The interaction between beneficial bacteria and the host is called symbiosis. Furthermore, symbiosis depends on…
The Orthomolecular Function of Akkermansia Municiphila.
The beneficial effects of using probiotics in our diets or supplementation have been studied in the last years.…
Oregano Extract: its Applications in Orthomolecular Medicine
The main focus of orthomolecular medicine is to treat the leading cause of the condition. Detecting the root cause…