Articles & Blog
Explore our Health & Wellness Blog—a thoughtfully curated space where expert insights and practical guidance come together to support your journey toward vibrant living. From nutrition and mental well-being to spiritual health and lifestyle tips, our articles are here to inspire and empower you every step of the way.
Brain Fog and Memory Loss: The Hidden Fire You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Chronic inflammation often underlies common cognitive complaints like brain fog, memory lapses, and mental fatigue—yet it’s frequently overlooked in conventional care. When inflammation becomes persistent, it disrupts neuronal communication, weakens the blood-brain barrier, and impairs energy production in the brain. Root causes range from gut dysfunction and blood sugar imbalances to environmental toxins and chronic infections. Identifying and addressing these inflammatory drivers through targeted testing and lifestyle interventions can restore mental clarity and memory function.
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Chronic Infections in Warm Weather: How Functional Medicine Supports Your Immune System
Warm weather and seasonal changes can trigger flare-ups of persistent infections by stressing the body through heat, dehydration, allergens, and disrupted routines. Unlike acute illnesses, chronic infections simmer quietly and weaken immune function over time. Functional medicine tackles root causes—assessing gut health, nutrient status, toxin burdens, and stealth pathogens—to create individualized plans. Summer strategies like anti-inflammatory nutrition, proper hydration, gentle movement, and targeted supplements help bolster resilience and prevent relapses.
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Mosquitoes and Your Health: Understanding Vector-Borne Diseases in North Carolina
Summer in Western North Carolina brings increased mosquito activity and a heightened risk of vector-borne diseases such as West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, La Crosse encephalitis, and travel-related Zika. Vulnerable groups—including children, older adults, and those with chronic illnesses—are most at risk of severe symptoms. Combining traditional prevention (repellent, eliminating standing water) with dietary, lifestyle, and supplement strategies offers comprehensive protection and faster recovery.
Protecting Your Brain and Body During Hot NC Summers: Hydration and Nutrition Tips
Summer heat in Western North Carolina can impair cognitive function, circulation, and mood if hydration and nutrition aren’t optimized. Electrolyte balance—through mineral-rich broths, coconut water, and sodium, potassium, and magnesium—is essential for maintaining fluid absorption and energy. Water-rich fruits and vegetables, along with smaller, balanced meals, support mental clarity and prevent fatigue. Personalized hydration plans, especially for older adults and active individuals, ensure resilience in hot, humid conditions.
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Stay Safe This Summer: How to Prevent Tick-Borne Illnesses in the NC Mountains
Ticks thrive in the warm, humid forests of Western North Carolina, spreading illnesses like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, and alpha-gal syndrome. Key prevention tactics include wearing protective clothing, using effective repellents, sticking to well-marked trails, and performing regular tick checks on skin, pets, and gear. If bitten, prompt and proper removal, documentation, and medical evaluation for emerging symptoms are essential. Early functional testing and immune-supportive care help detect and address infections before they escalate.
Are Over-the-Counter Drugs Harming Your Brain? A Wake-Up Call for the Health-Conscious
We generally assume that over-the-counter medications are mild, safe, and harmless for regular use since they don't require a prescription. However, it's important to reconsider this assumption, as what you're unaware of could be silently affecting your brain health over time.
Aging Gracefully: How to Stay Sharp and Protect Your Brain
Aging gracefully is about more than physical vitality—it’s about preserving mental clarity and cognitive function. By understanding the causes of memory loss and cognitive decline, and taking a proactive approach through diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management, you can protect your brain health at any age. Simple lifestyle changes can significantly reduce the risk of memory issues and cognitive decline, helping you stay sharp, independent, and vibrant in your later years.
Rooted in Relationship: A Heartfelt Thank You from Dr. Cindy & the Caring for the Body Team
In this touching recap, Dr. Cynthia Libert shares highlights from our recent Open House & Patient Appreciation Event, honoring the relationships and community that make our mission possible. From heirloom seeds to healing conversations, see what made this gathering so special.
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🎉 You’re Invited: Open House & Free InBody Scan ($50 Value!) at Caring for the Body, PLLC
Come celebrate with us, meet a couple of team members, and enjoy a free InBody scan at our Open House in Asheville!
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Can Supplements Replace a Healthy Diet? The Functional Medicine Perspective
Taking a handful of supplements—but still not feeling your best? You’re not alone. Many people try to fill nutritional gaps with pills, but functional medicine reminds us: true healing starts with real food. In this empowering post, Dr. Cynthia Libert explains why supplements are supportive—not substitutes—and how to build a food-first foundation for vibrant health.
Join us for Shalom: A Women’s Bible Study on Faith, Wellness & Soul Care
Whether you're just beginning your health and faith journey or have been walking it for years, you are warmly invited to join us for encouragement and community.
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Gut-Brain Connection: The Overlooked Key to Mental Clarity and Longevity
Anxiety, brain fog, and memory issues may have less to do with your brain—and more to do with your gut. In this insightful article, Dr. Cynthia Libert reveals how the gut-brain axis holds the key to emotional resilience, sharp thinking, and healthy aging. Discover science-backed strategies to restore your microbiome and reclaim your clarity.
How to Protect Your Brain Health Without Risky OTC Medications
From antihistamines to NSAIDs, some over-the-counter drugs may do more harm than good when it comes to long-term brain health. Discover safer, root-cause solutions to protect your memory, mood, and mental clarity—without risky side effects.
The Science of Brain Resilience: Staying Mentally Sharp at Any Age
Is your brain getting the care it deserves? Forget the myth that memory loss is just part of getting older. Discover how your brain can grow, adapt, and thrive at any age with science-backed strategies from Dr. Cynthia Libert. This empowering guide walks you through the 7 pillars of brain resilience—from gut health to neuroplasticity—and offers real tools to protect and optimize your mental clarity.
🌿 Exciting News! Welcoming Kamila Fiore, NP to Our Team 🌟
Today, I am excited to share some very personal and joyful news with our extended family here at Caring for the Body, PLLC – Center for Functional Medicine. This August, a dear friend and a highly respected professional in the field of functional medicine, Kamila Fiore, APRN-C, will join our team.
Gum Disease: A Silent Contributor to Chronic Inflammation and Systemic Health Issues 🌱🦷
Welcome to our discussion on a topic that profoundly affects more lives than we often recognize. As an expert in brain health and resilience, I’m committed to rethinking the aging process and helping people make long-term health transformations. Today, we delve into gum disease—not just as an oral health issue but as a pivotal factor in our systemic health and a vital piece of the puzzle in maximizing healthspan and flourishing.
Mental Barriers to Optimal Health: What’s Holding You Back?
Our beliefs have a profound impact on our lives, influencing our choices, actions, and overall well-being. When it comes to our health, our beliefs can either be empowering or limiting. Limiting beliefs can hinder our ability to make positive changes, achieve optimal health, and live our lives to the fullest.
Tips for Building Stress Resilience
Stress is a normal part of life, but it can become overwhelming when it takes over our lives. Chronic stress can have serious consequences on mental and physical health, leading to fatigue, anxiety, depression, heart disease, and other long-term conditions.
Happy New Year & 2023 Practice Update from Dr. Libert
In February 2023 we will celebrate four years of patient care at Caring for the Body, PLLC – Center for Functional Medicine. It is a profound honor and privilege to work with our patients. I love seeing people heal! It brings me great joy and fulfillment when our patients no longer suffer from chronic symptoms, improve lab values, reverse their risk factors for disease, shed diagnoses, cut back or eliminate their need for prescription drugs, lose unwanted body fat, increase energy, think clearer, move better, and experience improved vitality…
A Letter of Gratitude from Dr. Libert
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, I will take this opportunity to share how grateful I am for our patients and all who support the Caring for the Body, PLLC medical practice.
Dr. Libert’s 5 Non-Negotiable Health Habits
Over the years, I’ve passionately explored ancient health practices, modern, cutting-edge technologies and treatments, and the spiritual path to help heal myself, my family, and my patients.
10 Signs of Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is one of the most common diagnoses in my clinical practice. Here’s a recent patient scenario, a middle aged female with a family history of hypothyroidism, numerous symptoms of low thyroid and normal lab testing
Could it be Perimenopause?
If you raised your hand to one or more of the above symptoms, know that you are not alone and there is help!
An Invitation to Soul Care
I hope you and your loved ones are well. It has been quite a tumultuous period in human history since the pandemic was declared in March of 2020. We have all been coping and trying to make sense of the various events and unrest in our world.
Whole Body Psychiatry – A New Paradigm in Mental Healthcare
I want to introduce you to a Christ-centered, Grace-filled, Science-based approach for treating stress, anxiety, and depression and improving your brain health.