Voted Best Functional Medicine Clinic by Our Community 17 Years Running
Mila McManus MD, DABFM and Associates

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The Woodlands Institute publishes Health Articles specifically designed to keep you updated with relevant wellness news.  In these newsletters, you’ll find valuable information regarding supplementation, fitness tips, and recipes.

TWIHW has been serving the community since 2004. Dr Mila McManus and her highly trained team at The Woodlands Institute for Health and Wellness are winners of numerous awards, including Living Magazine Best Of Readers’ Choice awards over the years: Best Functional Medicine Practice, Best Weight Loss Center, Best Bio-identical Hormone Practice.

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Postpartum Depression

[expand title="Postpartum Depression"] After battling postpartum depression for the last 3 years I am finally feeling more like myself. I can attest to the yeast cleanse, adding supplements, bio-identical hormone therapy, and diet changes to recovering from my severe depression, ADD symptoms, and low energy. Thank you to Dr. McManus, Nancy & the team. -Veronica…
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Yeast Cleanse? NO WAY! Not happening.

[expand title=" Yeast Cleanse?  NO WAY!  Not happening."] I was NOT going to follow the yeast cleanse diet.  I thought it was completely absurd and unrealistic.  Besides, I was already eating pretty clean.  I tried to get out of it.  I was willing to do everything else.   Just not the diet.  Once I met with…
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Foods that Promote Sleep

In every step of my life journey, one message resounds over and over again. What we eat really does matter. The optimal function of the human body is in every way dependent on our daily food choices. There is no question in my mind that when we don’t eat well, we are promoting dysfunction and…
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Tuck Me In Savory Oats & Salmon Recipe

Having trouble sleeping? Try this savory oats and salmon recipe for better sleep. Serves 4 Preparation: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 2 tsp organic, pressed coconut oil ½ cup gluten free steel cut oats 1 small yellow onion 2 cups boiling water 2 stalks of celery, diced 3 5 oz pouches cooked wild…
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Sleep-Enhancing Supplements

Achieving quality sleep is fundamental to our level of health and wellness. While we realize there are exceptions to every rule and circumstances to consider, we do advise against prescription or over the counter sleep aids as a routine solution to insomnia. Rather, we want to explore the root causes of the problem and correct…
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Using Essential Oils in the Kitchen

Most likely, without really being aware of it, you have experienced essential oils in your food for a long time. Chewing gum is one example. Candy makers have been long time users of essential oils, though the quality and health benefits of these oils is arguable. When you use pure, superior quality essential oils in…
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The Essentials on Essential Oils

Essential oils have been used throughout history by many cultures for medicinal and therapeutic purposes. With growing scientific validation and expanding markets for natural approaches to healing and wellness, interest in the use of essential oils is on the rise. Essential oils are natural compounds found in seeds, bark, stems, roots, and flowers of plants.…
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Misdiagnosed as having Rheumatoid Arthritis

[expand title="Misdiagnosed as having Rheumatoid Arthritis"] 7 years ago, mere weeks after the birth of my son, Doctors shared the news of a dreaded diagnosis of an Autoimmune Disease called Rheumatoid Arthritis. That was the reason that I could no longer type a sentence on a keyboard or worse...button my 3 week old baby's onesie!…
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Lemon Tarragon Dressing (using lemon essential oil)

1 Tbsp. fresh Tarragon, or 1 tsp. dried 1 Tbsp. fresh Basil, or 1 tsp. dried 1 cup cold pressed olive oil 1/8 tsp. black pepper 1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes 1-3 drops doTERRA* lemon essential oil Mix all ingredients well and use as a salad dressing, or topping for fish, as well as steamed…
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