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Dr Patti Zub has practiced as a medical and Functional Medical MD for over 15 years and studies and teaches Full Spectrum Healing. Lisa Vasile, NP is a Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner with a Post Master’s Certification in Nutrition and Holistic Health Coaching. Sophia DaRosa-Spillane, NP has 28 years of experience as a nurse and Nurse Practitioner and 10 years working in the Functional Medicine arena
4 Better Health is the 'bridge' filling the black hole between traditional medicine and holistic health helping people to find the pieces to the puzzle for a healthy and vibrant life.

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10/31/2025

Parenting in a Nutshell: Functional Medicine Meets Halloween

We spend 364 days a year telling our kids:
-Don’t take candy from strangers
-Don’t eat too much sugar
-Don’t go to random houses at night

Then October 31st hits and we’re like:
“Put on this costume so we can walk you door-to-door collecting sugar from strangers while I sip a spiked pumpkin latte.” ☕️

And yes, we’ll later “inspect the candy”… which somehow involves all the Reese’s mysteriously disappearing.🙈

🎃👻🦇
From all of us at 4 Better Health — may your blood sugar stay steady, your willpower strong, and your kids’ candy stash well hidden.

10/30/2025

“Flu Season” or Inflammation Season?

Every year around this time, we start hearing it — “It’s flu season!”
But here’s the truth: the virus hasn’t suddenly become more powerful… our resilience has quietly weakened.

As the holidays roll in, we tend to trade routines that regulate our health for habits that inflame it.
🍸 More alcohol (because “it’s the holidays”)
🍪 More sugar and processed foods (because they’re everywhere)
😴 Less sleep and recovery
💼 More stress, deadlines, travel, and emotional load

This combo suppresses the immune system, ramps up cortisol, increases gut permeability, and dysregulates blood sugar — creating the perfect storm for inflammation, fatigue, and susceptibility to every virus that comes along.

We don’t have a “flu epidemic.”
We have a sleep deprivation, stress overload, sugar-heavy, alcohol-soaked, under-muscled epidemic.

You have so much control over this season.
You can build resilience instead of reactivity.
You can make small daily choices that strengthen your immune system, calm inflammation, and stabilize your metabolism — even while still enjoying the season.

Try these:
🌿 Keep protein and fiber consistent — it stabilizes blood sugar and mood.
💧 Hydrate more than you think you need.
🏋️‍♀️ Move daily — even 20 minutes improves immune circulation and detox.
😴 Prioritize 7–8 hours of sleep (your immune system restores while you rest).
🍋 Support detox pathways — sauna, sweat, magnesium, B vitamins, and antioxidants help your liver process the extra load.
🍷 If you drink, pace it: 1 drink, lots of water, and eat before.
🧠 Check in with your stress and emotions. Connection, rest, and gratitude regulate the could.

You can support your body before it crashes.

💧 Our IV Infusions — like the Immune Boost, Mini-Myer’s, and Wellness Infusions — deliver high-dose vitamin C, magnesium, zinc, and B-vitamins directly to your cells for rapid hydration, immune defense, and recovery.

10/23/2025

We’re back for our 3rd year at the Natural Living Expo! 🌿
Join us November 8–9 at the Best Western Royal Plaza in Marlborough, MA for a weekend filled with wellness, education, and inspiration — 200 vendors and 60+ workshops under one roof!

🎤 Catch Lisa Vasile, NP from 4 Better Health Functional Medicine
📅 Saturday, November 9th at 11AM
💩 Topic: “All Things Gas, Grumbles & Gut – IBS, Digestion & P**p Talk!”
Get ready to laugh, learn, and leave empowered to take control of your gut health! 🚽🧻

Visit us at Booth #802 for:
✅ InBody Composition Scans
💉 B12 Energy Shots
🛡️ Immune-boosting supplements for winter
🎟️ Raffle entry for a FREE Immune Infusion!

Weekend Admission:
$21 in advance (+ FREE tote bag!)
$25 at the door
$10 Sunday Late Admission

Grab your tickets here Natural Living Expo Tickets https://www.naturalexpo.org/upcoming-events

10/19/2025

World Menopause Day: Let’s Talk About What Really Happens

For far too long, menopause has been dismissed as “just something women go through.”
But it’s not just about hot flashes or missed periods — it’s a metabolic, endocrine, psychological, and neurological shift that affects every system in the body.

Over the last few years, awareness is finally growing. Women are learning about the vast changes that occur during perimenopause and the first 5–10 years after menopause — a window where biological aging accelerates dramatically (and doesn’t match the male counterpart until around age 70).

Yet too often, women are still told that:
🧠 Brain fog
😴 Poor sleep
🦵 Frozen shoulder or plantar fasciitis
💭 Anxiety or mood swings
🍎 Belly fat
🏋️‍♀️ Muscle and bone loss
…are “just part of aging.”
Or worse — that what we need is simply an antidepressant.

At 4 Better Health, we know better.
We’re a women-owned, all-women team, and we see you.
We validate you.
And we’re here to support you in aging smart and strong.

✨ Women lifting women — that’s our motto.
Because when women are informed, supported, and optimized, we age better — body, mind, and soul.

The ingredients for thriving through menopause?
💊 Bioidentical HRT
🥦 Foundational nutrients
😴 Restorative sleep
🏋️‍♀️ Strength training
🧘‍♀️ Stress resilience

You deserve to feel vibrant, powerful, and in control — at every stage.
We’re here to help you do just that. 💜

(And yes, we see men too — helping them age vibrantly alongside the women they love!)

10/17/2025

Friday Funny 😏

10/16/2025

A fantastic quote from one of our patients today!

10/14/2025

Join us Friday night!!
We will be have our InBody composition scan, checking A1c’s and having raffles for mini myers IVs, 4BH prize bag as well as sharing our favorite immune supports for winter ❄️ 🤧 🤒

10/11/2025

Nature as Medicine: Your Body’s Ancient Ally 🌿

In a world full of screens, stressors, and synthetic solutions, one of our most powerful healers remains free and available: nature. Here’s how time in green (and blue) spaces supports mood, sleep, immunity, vitality, and longevity — plus some practical ways to tap into it this long weekend.

1. 120 minutes per week yields health & wellbeing gains: People who spend ≥ 120 minutes in nature per week are significantly more likely to report good health and high well-being (vs. zero nature contact).
2. Nature supports immune and anti-inflammatory function: Exposure to natural environments has been associated with beneficial immunological changes (e.g. reduced inflammation, improved immune markers) in systematic reviews.
3. Access to greenspace lowers odds of insufficient sleep: In a representative U.S. adult sample, those with greater access to natural amenities had lower odds of reporting insufficient sleep, especially among men and older adults.
4. Better mental health via green exposure: A meta-analysis of 33 studies showed that short-term exposure to nature has a modest but significant effect in reducing depressive mood (pooled effect size γ = –0.30) compared to control settings.
5. Environment (vs. genetics) plays a large role in longevity / mortality risk: A large UK Biobank study found that environmental exposures explained ~17% of the variation in risk of death — far exceeding what was explained by current genetic risk scores.

10/10/2025

Friday funny 🤓

10/09/2025

So glad you’re feeling better Brittany 🫶

10/08/2025

Cooking Oils: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

We all use them — but how can you make the best choice 4 Better Health?

Not all oils are created equal. Some nourish your cells… others feed inflammation.

⚠️ The Bad & The Ugly

Vegetable oils, canola, corn, safflower, margarine
👎🏼Highly processed and often hydrogenated (chemically hardened).
👎🏼This process creates trans fats that damage cell membranes and drive inflammation + oxidative stress.
👎🏼These oils oxidize easily under heat, forming harmful compounds and AGEs (Advanced Glycation End Products).

The Better Choices
Use minimally processed, stable oils in dark glass bottles:

👍Olive Oil – Rich in antioxidants, ideal for low–medium heat.
👍Avocado Oil – Great for high-heat cooking.
👍Coconut Oil – Naturally heat-stable; don’t fear its healthy saturated fats.
👍Butter & Ghee – Flavorful, nutrient-dense, and more stable than seed oils.

💚 4 Better Health Tip
1. Ditch clear plastic bottles of “vegetable oil.”
2. Avoid anything with “hydrogenated” or “partially hydrogenated” oils on the label.
3. Match your cooking oil to your heat level.
4. Store in dark glass, away from heat and sunlight.
5. Don’t fear healthy fats — your brain, hormones, and mitochondria thrive on them.

You can’t avoid oils — but you can make smarter choices 4 Better Health. Which oil do you use most often and why? Drop it below 👇

10/01/2025

October 1st — The Last Quarter of the Year 🍂

We’ve entered the final stretch of 2025. Instead of waiting for January to “start fresh,” ask yourself today:

👉 What’s one thing you can add to support your health?
• More nutrient-dense, less processed food
• A daily walk in nature
• A good laugh every single day
• Being with people who bring joy
• 20 minutes, 3x/week working on a project you want complete by New Year
• Strength training, journaling, or mindful breathwork

👉 What’s one thing you can reduce or remove?
• Sugary drinks or nightly alcohol
• Endless scrolling on social media or news overload
• Ultra-processed snacks and meals
• Negative self-talk
• Relationships or obligations that consistently drain your energy

✨ Contemplation → Action
Don’t just think about it—choose one action step and write down:
• What you’ll do
• When you’ll do it
• How you’ll protect that time so it doesn’t get deprioritized (set a reminder, ask for support, block your calendar).

💛 Self-love in practice
Consistency now means you won’t need a massive “New Year’s Resolution” fueled by guilt or frustration. Your future self will thank you for the small, steady actions you take today.

🌟 Do something today that brings you energy, joy, and progress—the version of you stepping into 2026 will be grateful.

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Lisa & Dr Zub are the 'bridge' filling the black hole between traditional medicine and Integrative health. Any and all symptoms are your body’s way of talking to you and we help interpret what it’s telling you. We listen, we educate, we empower our patients 4 Better Health. Dr Patti Zub has practiced as a medical and Functional medicine MD for over 16 years. She also practices and teaches Full Spectrum Healing energy work. Lisa has worked and taught in medicine for over 25 years. She is a Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner with a Post Master’s Certification in Nutrition, Gluten and Holistic Health Coaching.