Although they’re located at the farthest distance from your brain, the health of your feet can give you clues about the health of your brain, mainly whether your brain is receiving enough oxygen. When circulation to the feet is poor, creating a variety of symptoms discussed below, this is a red flag circulation to the brain is compromised as well. Just because you can breathe doesn’t mean your … [Read more...]
Good balance equals a better brain
Do you wobble if you stand on one foot? How about with your eyes closed? If you walk in a straight heel-to-toe line do you stumble? How about with your eyes closed? If you stand with your feet together and close your eyes do you sway to one side? Do you walk with a wide gait, or feel like you’re going to fall if you don’t hold the handrail going down the stairs? If you answered yes to any of these … [Read more...]
Reacting to fermented foods? It could be histamine intolerance
Are you eating a good diet and finding certain healthy foods, such as sauerkraut, are causing hives, swelling of the face or throat, a headache, nasal congestion, skin problems, a racing heart, anxiety, watery red eyes, heartburn, or irritability? If so the problem may not be allergies but instead a histamine intolerance. Histamines are found in many common foods, especially those that have been … [Read more...]
What is MTHFR and why does it matter?
If you read the latest health news, you may have seen the acronym MTHFR popping up a lot recently. MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, an enzyme that plays a role in processing the nutrient folic acid/folate into a form the body can use. With the increased popularity of genetic testing, many people are showing a mutation in the MTHFR gene. This genetic defect impacts the body’s … [Read more...]
One in five children have a mental disorder; lower the risk before pregnancy
One in five American children today has a mental disorder and the rate is rising, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Affecting 13 to 20 percent of youth under 18, mental disorders impact a child’s behavior, ability to learn, and cope with their emotions. Although researchers don’t have a definitive explanation for the rise, studies have linked a … [Read more...]
DHA Versus EPA In Fish Oil
When you buy fish oil you will notice different companies tout how much DHA or EPA their product has. While both are beneficial, you may want to consider the unique properties of each to address different aspects of health. EPA has anti-inflammatory effects while DHA is known for boosting brain health. DHA stands for docosahexaenoic acid and EPA stands for eicosapentaenoic acid. Both are omega-3 … [Read more...]
Inflamatory Bowel Disease – Herbs verses Drugs
https://youtu.be/omUYtYmaYTY?list=PLCb-zbL-27YmUohtBLN5XEC4L82pvtEbj … [Read more...]
Your spouse: The biggest barrier to a gluten-free diet?
You swore to support each other in sickness and in health, yet when it comes to a gluten-free diet, you may have found your spouse to be your biggest barrier to success. Spouses complain that eating gluten free is too expensive and too restrictive, they tell you that you’re making a big deal about nothing, or perhaps they simply cannot imagine life without those staples of Western civilization, … [Read more...]
Thyroid & Your Gut – Hidden Cause of Thyroid Problems #2 – Gluten, Food Allergies & Thyroid
“All Disease Begins in the Gut” ~ Hippocrates Gluten, Food Allergies & Thyroid Some have said health and disease start in the gut; in functional medicine we certainly feel this is true. If I could only address one area with a patient it would be their gut. Addressing your digestive health is the single most important action you can take. If you have any health issue and … [Read more...]
Inflammation – The Silent Thyroid Disruptor
“All steps of thyroid hormone synthesis, from iodide uptake to thyroid hormone secretion, may be affected by cytokines (aka inflammation), the effects of which are generally inhibitory.” 1 Inflammation is a big deal. The more we research the effects of inflammation the more we realize how inflammation is one of the main unifying commonalities in most chronic disease; thyroid disease … [Read more...]
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