So what is Ancestral Health anyway?

Let’s first talk about what we have now that our ancestors didn’t: Advanced technology, transportation, abundance of food, electricity, the internet, gas, you name it.

One thing they had that WE lack? Their optimal health. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors were fit, nourished, had good bone density, minimal tooth decay, healthy guts, strong hair/skin/nails and the list goes on. As a nation, we are sicker than ever. Obesity, burn out, stress, depression and countless diseases plague Americans daily.

Ancestral health is a component of Functional Medicine that teaches us to live more like our ancestors did, which is quite simple. Eat real whole food, do some form of daily movement, and allow the body to recover from various different internal and external stressors. Sure, our environment and genes have evolved, but that doesn’t mean we can’t thrive naturally.

Today’s conventional medical treatments often leave us with a plethora of lasting adverse effects. The difference between Functional Medicine and Allopathic Medicine is that Functional medicine aims to get to the root cause of the problem, not mask the symptoms. These Functional Medicine therapies can not only reverse health ailments, but prevent them.

It’s no surprise that diet and lifestyle play key roles in health and disease. This approach to health offers you the ability to heal underlying causes and symptoms of disease using food, herbs and lifestyle shifts that cultivate lasting change.

I recognize that everyone has their own bioindividual needs, which is why curating a personalized approach is always my main goal. You don’t have to keep feeling this way! If you’re interested in learning more about how I can help you, LET’S CHAT!

All organisms are adapted to survive and thrive in a particular environment. When that environment changes faster than the organism can adapt, mismatch occurs. This is a fundamental principle of evolutionary biology, and it applies to humans as much as it applies to any other organism in nature.

-Chris Kresser