Gut Health

When we talk about nutrition, we often focus on the big three – protein, fats, and carbohydrates. But there is another layer of nutrition that is just as vital for long-term wellness. These are phytonutrients.  The word “phyto” comes from the Greek word for plant. Phytonutrients are natural chemicals produced by plants to stay healthy. ... Read more

Carbohydrates are perhaps the most misunderstood food group. Many people think of them only as bread, pasta, and potatoes, leading to the idea that they are something we should strictly limit.   However, from a Functional Medicine perspective, carbohydrates are a massive category that includes everything from a leafy green spinach leaf to a stalk of broccoli or a bowl of ... Read more

For a long time, we were told that fat was the enemy. Many of us grew up in an era where supermarket shelves were lined with low-fat yoghurts, biscuits, and spreads. The message was clear, if you want to be healthy and manage your weight, you must avoid fat at all costs.  In Functional Medicine, we ... Read more

Protein is often at the centre of health conversations. Whether you are looking at fitness blogs or medical journals, everyone seems to have an opinion on how much you need. At Functional Nexus, we look at protein as much more than just a tool for building muscle. It is a fundamental building block for almost every process in your ... Read more

Something really interesting about the body is that it can experience a stress response from physiological causes such as inflammation in the gut. It treats physiological stress and mental stress caused by trauma or other external factors the same, producing the same reaction through stress hormones. In our Functional Medicine clinic, we see many of ... Read more

Western culture is so focused on calories. If you consume a low number of calories, you are healthy, and if you consume a high number, you are unhealthy. This is a frustratingly reductionist view of a healthy diet. Nutrients are building blocks of healthy living used to repair tissues, fight illness, make enzymes and all ... Read more