Blog of Dr. Brent Caplan & Dr. Tiffany Caplan
Taking charge of your health begins with understanding. Check out the inspiring content from our doctors at Central Coast Center for Integrative Health on how you can restore your health for a better future…
Estrogen Dominance – How Much is Too Much Estrogen?
What is Estrogen? Estrogen is one of the sex hormones important in reproductive and sexual health in women and men. Estrogen, along with progesterone, regularly change over the course of a woman’s life during menstruation and menopause. When estrogen is produced in...
Is Oatmeal Good For You?
Many of my patients ask me “Are oats good for you” and “Are oats a healthy breakfast?” There is no black and white answer to those questions. The real answer to both is: It depends upon several factors. It’s exactly those factors I’m going to touch on in this article,...
Natural Ways to Treat High Blood Pressure and Low Blood Pressure
A Functional Medicine Approach to High and Low Blood Pressure When many people worry about blood pressure, they often think about hypertension. Although high blood pressure is a concern for many patients, a good number of people, especially those with autoimmune...
Causes and Natural Treatments For Depression
What Really Causes Depression? It’s Not What You Think You’ve probably heard that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, specifically serotonin deficiency. But is this really true? New research indicates the answer to the question “What causes...
What Is Gut Microbiome Diversity and Why Is It Important?
The Right Way to Support Your Gut Microbiome Diversity Most people who want a healthy gut microbiome are going about it all wrong. The tendency is to always try to kill off the bad bacteria. However, the problem is often more complicated than that. In a nutshell, many...
Functional Medicine Approach to Fasting
You may have heard a lot about fasting in wellness communities, but fasting has been practiced for medicinal, religious, and spiritual reasons since ancient times. Fasting is common in many religions and goes back to ancient Greece. The "father of medicine,"...