Food allergies (IgE) and food sensitivities (IgG) both have negative reactions on your body. Many people have food allergies and sensitivities but don't realize it because they're not having an anaphylactic response.

Leaky gut can be resolved by testing the gut microbiome and fixing it with diet, lifestyle and supplements. Leaky gut has been associated with numerous chronic conditions, including autoimmune diseases, skin disorders, and metabolic dysfunction. It can also interfere with hormone regulation by increasing systemic inflammation and altering detoxification pathways. Many patients experience improvements in multiple symptoms once gut integrity is restored.

Sleep regulates hormones, immunity, metabolism, and brain health. Deep sleep is also when your regenerative cells are the most active. Think of deep sleep as the fountain of youth!

Aging is often thought of as an inevitable process, but much of what we associate with aging—fatigue, joint pain, cognitive decline, hormone imbalance—is driven by one underlying factor: chronic inflammation. This low-grade, persistent inflammation is often referred to as “inflammaging,” and it plays a central role in nearly every chronic condition. At Inner Balance Functional Medicine, we help patients across Colorado and California.

Gut health affects long COVID by influencing inflammation, immune regulation, nutrient absorption, mitochondrial function, and the gut-brain axis. When the microbiome is disrupted after COVID, symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, and immune sensitivity may persist.

Nutrition is one of the most important factors influencing fertility, pregnancy outcomes, and long-term health for both mother and child. The most important nutrients for pregnancy include folate, iron, omega-3 fatty acids, choline, vitamin D, iodine, and B vitamins, all of which support fetal development, maternal health, and hormone balance.

Post-viral (CoVid) fatigue can be caused by lingering inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, immune dysregulation, nutrient depletion, gut imbalance, and nervous system stress after an infection.

After COVID or another viral illness, some people continue to experience fatigue, brain fog, body aches, digestive issues, sleep problems, shortness of breath, and immune sensitivity. These symptoms may reflect ongoing inflammation and immune dysregulation.

The best diet for autoimmune conditions focuses on whole, anti-inflammatory foods while removing triggers that may increase immune activation. Keep in mind, while no one single diet works for everyone, diet strategies for autoimmune disorders should be tailored to your individual bodies needs.

Common autoimmune flare triggers include stress, poor sleep, infections, food sensitivities, blood sugar instability, and environmental toxins. Autoimmune flares are often driven by underlying triggers that increase inflammation and immune activity. Identifying and reducing these triggers is one of the most effective ways to improve symptom stability.

Gut health affects thyroid function by influencing nutrient absorption, immune regulation, inflammation, thyroid hormone conversion, and autoimmune risk, especially in conditions like Hashimoto’s. The thyroid is connected to the gut, immune system, stress response, liver, and nutrient status. If the gut is inflamed or dysfunctional, thyroid health often suffers.This is especially true for people with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, where the immune system is involved.