The Seven Keys to "UltraWellness"

If you are like millions of Americans searching for a more holistic or natural approach to your overall health and well-being, and are not convinced that the answer to your health and happiness is contained within one "magic pill," then become a part of a healthcare revolution that's being lead by Mark Hyman, MD, and other "functional medicine" practitioners.
Dr. Hyman's program is based on the principles of "functional medicine," a whole-systems approach to healthcare. Functional medicine integrates the best of all medical practices with a primary focus on fixing core imbalances in the body's seven basic biological systems. Dr. Hyman and other functional medicine practitioners believe that the fundamental cause of all chronic illness and dis-ease is connected to imbalances in each of these systems and must be addressed if true healing is to take place.
As simple as 1, 2, 3!
The first step involves identifying which of the seven key systems is not working. Once identified, the fundamental sources of malfunction must be corrected. In the final phase, healthy functioning is restored when each of these systems are nourished and the body's natural intelligence takes over, automatically fixing any other remaining problems.
According to Dr. Hyman, the seven keys to "UltraWellness" are:
1. Optimize Nutrition
This includes identifying and treating food allergies and intolerances as well as eating whole, organic foods free from hormones, antibiotics, chemicals, preservatives and additives. Dr. Hyman believes that food is the fastest and most powerful medicine you can take to change your health and your life.
2. Balance Your Hormones
Dr. Hyman identifies three problems in hormonal imbalance: too much insulin (from sugar); too much cortisol and adrenalin (from stress); and not enough thyroid hormone. These all interconnect and affect the other major category of hormones--our sex hormones.
3. Cool Off Inflammation
Inflammation in the body is linked to some of the most debilitating diseases facing millions of Americans including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, allergies and asthma. Dr. Hyman compares the affects to our bodies as literally being "on fire."
4. Fix Your Digestion
The stomach is now considered the body's "second brain." It is the home of the second nervous system. The newly discovered bidirectional link between the functioning of your stomach and the functioning of your brain has dramatic implications for new ways to cure mental and neurodegenerative illnesses.
5. Enhance Detoxification
In today's world, the importance of detoxification cannot be understated. Toxins are everywhere, from household cleaning supplies, Teflon pots and pans, to plastic containers, hair dyes, mercury teeth fillings, air, water and even our own metabolic processes. Evidence shows these toxins are directly linked to many of the dis-eases of the modern world.
6. Boost Energy Metabolism
The fundamental basis of all life is energy. Healthy energetic functioning results in a healthy, happy human being. Disruptions, leakages or blockages in energetic functioning lead to illness and eventual death.
7. Calm Your Mind
Mind and body are one, connected by a variety of biological processes. Thoughts are tangible events. "The placebo effect" is more than just an unexplained phenomenon connected to prescription drug trials. Our beliefs can transform our physical functioning. Change your mind and body, and change your world.
To learn more about Dr. Hyman's seven keys to "UltraWellness," visit ultrawellness.com.