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Understanding Your MTHFR Mutation: Why It Matters for Detox, Mood, and Energy

Understanding Your MTHFR Mutation: Why It Matters for Detox, Mood, and Energy

Your genes may hold the key to why you struggle with fatigue, mood swings, or trouble detoxing. One of the most common—and overlooked—genetic variations is the MTHFR mutation, which affects how your body processes B vitamins, produces energy, and supports mental health. At Progressive Medical Center, we take a functional medicine approach to uncover how this mutation impacts your unique biochemistry and provide targeted solutions—like methylated nutrients, detox therapies, and lifestyle support—to help you regain balance, energy, and clarity.
Discover What’s Triggering Your Autoimmune Symptoms

Discover What’s Triggering Your Autoimmune Symptoms

Living with an autoimmune condition can feel unpredictable—one day you’re fine, the next you’re dealing with fatigue, pain, or brain fog. These flare-ups may seem random, but often they’re linked to specific triggers like diet, stress, gut health, or toxins. By uncovering what’s really fueling your symptoms, you can take meaningful steps to calm inflammation, reduce flare-ups, and regain control of your health.
Post-Vacation Fatigue? Here’s How to Reboot Your Body After Travel

Post-Vacation Fatigue? Here’s How to Reboot Your Body After Travel

Coming back from a trip should leave you feeling refreshed—but for many, it brings fatigue, brain fog, and low energy. Post-vacation fatigue is common and can be caused by jet lag, disrupted sleep, dehydration, and inflammation. Fortunately, there are proven strategies and therapies that can help restore your energy and get your body back in balance. From IV nutrient therapy and hyperbaric oxygen treatments to ozone therapy, detoxification, and hormone optimization, you can reboot your body and feel like yourself again—faster. [Read More →]
Back-to-School Health Tips for Families Using Integrative Medicine

Back-to-School Health Tips for Families Using Integrative Medicine

As the school year approaches, now is the perfect time to reset your family's wellness routines. From immune support to brain-boosting nutrition, integrative medicine offers natural, preventive tools to keep kids healthy, focused, and energized throughout the year. In this post, we share 7 holistic strategies — including personalized supplement tips, gut health essentials, and emotional wellness practices — that will help your family transition smoothly into the school season. Read the full blog to learn how Progressive Medical Center helps families build lasting health from the inside out.
Insulin Resistance and Inflammation

Insulin Resistance and Inflammation

Discover how insulin resistance and chronic inflammation contribute to stubborn weight gain, fatigue, and brain fog—and what you can do to reverse the cycle naturally.
Estrogen Dominance: Causes, Symptoms, & How to Clear it Naturally

Estrogen Dominance: Causes, Symptoms, & How to Clear it Naturally

Struggling with PMS, bloating, or stubborn weight gain? It could be estrogen dominance. Learn what causes excess estrogen, how to recognize the symptoms, and how to naturally rebalance your hormones.
Gut Dysbiosis vs. SIBO: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters

Gut Dysbiosis vs. SIBO: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters

Still Bloated After Eating Clean? It Might Be More Than Just “Gut Issues” If you're eating all the right foods, taking probiotics, and avoiding triggers—yet still dealing with bloating, gas, and fatigue—your gut may be sending a deeper signal. Two of the most common but misunderstood causes are gut dysbiosis and SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth). Though they share similar symptoms, they stem from different root causes and require different treatments. In this blog, we’ll break down the key differences, how to spot the signs, and why proper testing is essential to finally feeling like yourself again.
Is Inflammation Affecting Your Mood or Memory? Here’s What to Know

Is Inflammation Affecting Your Mood or Memory? Here’s What to Know

Struggling with brain fog, mood swings, or forgetfulness? It might not be stress—or even aging. Chronic inflammation could be silently affecting your brain health. Known as neuroinflammation, this process can disrupt your memory, mood, and ability to focus. In this post, we explore how inflammation impacts the brain, what causes it, and how a functional medicine approach can help you think clearer, feel better, and reclaim your mental sharpness. Keep reading to discover if inflammation could be the hidden culprit behind your mental fatigue or emotional ups and downs.
Struggling to Detox? Your Lymphatic System Might Be the Culprit

Struggling to Detox? Your Lymphatic System Might Be the Culprit

Are you eating clean, hydrating, and doing all the “right things” for your health—yet still feeling bloated, tired, or toxic? The missing piece might be your lymphatic system. Often overlooked, this crucial part of your immune and detox pathways acts like your body’s drainage system, moving waste and toxins out of your tissues. But when your lymph gets congested, everything slows down—including your energy, metabolism, and healing. In this post, we’ll explore how a sluggish lymph system can block detox, the symptoms to watch for, and how targeted lymphatic support can make all the difference—especially for those recovering from cancer or chronic illness. Read more to find out how to get your detox flowing again.
Discover What Your Brain Is Telling You: The Power of Brain Mapping

Discover What Your Brain Is Telling You: The Power of Brain Mapping

Ever feel foggy, anxious, or emotionally off—and no one can explain why? Brain Mapping, or qEEG, is a powerful tool that helps uncover what traditional tests often miss. By analyzing your brainwave patterns, it reveals how your brain is truly functioning and helps pinpoint the root cause of symptoms like memory loss, mood swings, and lack of focus. At Progressive Medical Center, Brain Mapping is the first step to understanding your brain—and creating a personalized path to mental clarity and healing.
When “Normal” Isn’t Healthy: The Hidden Signs of Thyroid Dysfunction

When “Normal” Isn’t Healthy: The Hidden Signs of Thyroid Dysfunction

Still feeling tired, foggy, or gaining weight despite doing all the right things? You might be living with an underactive thyroid—even if your labs say you’re “normal.” In this post, we dive into the often-overlooked symptoms of hypothyroidism, why standard testing may miss the real issue, and how our functional medicine approach at Progressive Medical Center uncovers the root cause and helps you feel like yourself again.
Hormones Out of Whack? Signs You Might Need BHRT

Hormones Out of Whack? Signs You Might Need BHRT

Are you struggling with unexplained fatigue, mood swings, or stubborn weight gain? These could be signs that your hormones are out of balance. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) offers a safe, natural way to restore harmony and help you feel like yourself again. Learn how BHRT works, who it’s for, and the benefits you can expect from personalized treatment at Progressive Medical Center.