15 Steps to Spring Clean The Toxins Out of Your Life
Eat organic, you want to be very aware of the clean 15 and the dirty 30… You don’t need to buy everything organic, I mean an avocado isn’t a big deal. Chemical overload means your bodies systems are working double and triple time. If your waste systems can’t keep up...
Metabolic Assessment
Urinary indican is an effective screening tool for assessment of protein digestion, dysbiosis, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and malabsorption states. Also known as indoxyl sulfate, indican is produced when there is putrefaction of tryptophan from...
GI Pathogen Screen
This stool analysis determines the presence of ova and parasites such as protozoa, flatworms, and roundworms; Cryptosporidium parvum, Entamoeba histolytica, and Giardia lamblia antigens; bacteria, fungi (including yeasts), and occult blood; and Clostridium difficile...
Anxiety, is it a histamine thing?
Look at the connection between the gut brain axis, anxiety and histamine reactions. Many have seen relief by switching to a FODMAPs diet, no sugar or no gluten diets also seem to help but for others there is more needed. It can be hard to figure what the right path is...
Some Histamine, A Migraine and A Bad Glass of Wine.
Ever notice when you are exposed to certain fragrances or foods that you experience headaches and migraines, how about feeling nauseous and tired? What if I told you it can be caused by too much exposure to histamine, from those same fragrances from food or the...
Homocysteine levels, DHEA, Hot Flashes and Olive Oil… Maybe It’s Not Menopause After All?
What the hell is up with my hormones? Adrenal fatigue? Menopause, Perimenopause or Histamine… Hormones? Reaction? As promised in my other article I wanted to talk about hormone supportive food, especially for women. First off let me just say that more and more women...
Beyond Hormones
Did you know? Air retention is the new black! Air retention, also known as the art of holding ones breath has become the newest weight loss trend for 2015. No seriously did you know that holding your breath for 2 minutes every 1.5 hours can cause you to lose weight?...
Neuro-Inflammation – Brain Fire
You’ve heard of the fire in the gut but have you heard of the fire in the brain? If you’ve ever cut yourself, gotten a bruise or stubbed a toe you are very familiar with what inflammation is. Your skin and surrounding area feel hot, red, possibly swollen and it...
Essential Herbs for Adrenal Health and Thyroid Healing.
Whats the biggest question I am asked with regards to thyroid? I’m on Synthroid and my doctor says its permanent, is it? First off let me start by saying if you are on Synthroid it does not have to be permanent. Many women are told that once they are on it it is for...
