LDN, Issues With Fillers and The New Kid On The Block.

As a clinician who utilizes LDN therapy in clinic I have noticed a few things that ring true across the board. One of those is fillers cause issues. Since dealing with MCAS both personally and with many of my autoimmune patients, I can honestly say that quality...

Nutrient Deficiencies An Age Related Decline?

Let’s talk micronutrients and how they are affected by age. A decline in digestive capacity means a reduced availability of nutrients, especially those that are protein bound. In simple terms this means you have low HCl and bile. Without enough hcl and bile,...

Nutrient Absorption By Location

Let’s start at the top! Each part of the digestive system plays a role in our digestion AND the absorption of nutrients. EsophagusStomach – water, ethyl alcohol, iodide, fluoride, molybdenumDuodenum – calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper,...

What Is A DBS Test (dried blood spot)

DBS Testing, dry blood spot First let’s talk about the methodology.  Dried blood samples are collected by a finger prick They are a mix of capillary blood, arterial blood, interstitial fluid and extracellular fluidThis is how we test new born babies –...