Nutrition Carin Nielsen, MD Nutrition Carin Nielsen, MD

Why are you so TIRED?

Why are you so tired? There are often multiple factors contributing to fatigue, and the patterns are different for each person. Fatigue can be a natural response to working too much and sleeping too little, but it is also often the result of other issues going on beneath the surface.

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Integrative and Functional Medicine Carin Nielsen, MD Integrative and Functional Medicine Carin Nielsen, MD

Mycotoxin Illness - One Patient’s Story

Mycotoxin Illness is not something I learned about in medical school and something that I was initially hesitant to explore with patients. Yet as is often the case when you have a medical practice like mine, you tend to see patients with multiple symptoms who have consulted with multiple providers and have not been given an explanation, diagnosis, or clear treatment plan.

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Integrative and Functional Medicine Carin Nielsen, MD Integrative and Functional Medicine Carin Nielsen, MD

What you need to know about Mold & Mycotoxin Illness

Mycotoxin Illness is not something I learned about in medical school. In fact, even in my early years of practicing Integrative and Functional Medicine, I was reluctant to explore the concept of Mycotoxin Illness with my patients. Similar to conditions like Lyme disease (which I also now treat frequently), Mycotoxin Illness seemed “taboo” and dismissed by traditional Western Medicine. Yet as is often the case when you have a medical practice like mine, you tend to see patients with multiple symptoms who have consulted with multiple providers and have not been given an explanation, diagnosis, or clear treatment plan.

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