Trouble losing weight? High blood pressure? Insulin resistant? Pre-diabetic? Diabetic? A probiotic may be what your functional practitioner ordered! According to Bischoff et. al, intestinal permeability is now accepted to be of major relevance for the development of metabolic diseases including type II diabetes (Bischoff et al., 2014). A number of studies indicate that high […]
Hypothyroid? Overweight? Autoimmune disease? High trigylcerides? High blood pressure? Chronic fatigue? Inflammation? Cancer? Do any of these sounds like you? Or maybe all of them? I find the connection to mercury toxicity and health to be so relevant and under- appreciated it. When I first started to investigate my own health, my mercury levels were […]
In my early days of IC treatment, Ruth Kriz had put me on long term antibiotics for 9 months. Interestingly, I started to gain weight midway through my treatment even though my exercise and calorie consumption had not changed. However, I was eating the same foods every day and my stress levels were very high […]
One of my clients told me her doctor was impressed with her remarkable changes in T3 simply by taking 200mcg of selenium a day. In fact, selenium deficiency decreases the synthesis of thyroid hormones. This is because it decreases the function of selenoproteins, in particular iodothyronine deiodinases (DIOs), which are responsible for the conversion […]
I made a client laugh once and she said “I feel better already!” I found a study conducted in 2010 that examined the effectiveness of humor therapy in relieving chronic pain, enhancing quality of life and reducing loneliness along older persons with chronic pain. In this study, older persons in a nursing home participated in […]
Iodine is a controversial topic with regard to thyroid health, especially those with autoimmune thyroiditis. According to Wentz (2017), iodine needs to be processed by the thyroid gland, and when the thyroid is inflamed, the processing of iodine will likely produce more inflammation. A person may feel more energetic when first starting an iodine supplement, […]
The topic I wanted to dive further into, which will be ongoing for me, is the correlation to the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and interstitial cystitis (IC), painful bladder syndrome (PBS) and chronic bladder pain (CBP). IC and other bladder conditions is proposed to have causes such as infection, autoimmunity, toxic substances in the urine […]
These brownies are made with almond flour and unsweetened cacao powder, and sweetened with coconut sugar. You would never guess these brownies are so healthy! They taste like the regular brownies you grew up with. That’s right, no flour or refined sugar in these brownies. They are so easy to make, my daughter and I […]
This soup is not only delicious, but healing in so many ways. Read below to read about the healing properties of this soup. Food really is thy medicine! Ingredients 2 tbsp ghee 2 onions, peeled and chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 6c vegetable broth or organic chicken broth 2 pounds carrots, peeled and sliced 1/4c […]
This coconut flour banana muffin recipe is perfect for those who are either watching their carb intake or are looking for an almost allergy-free recipe. What makes this recipe healthy is that it is gluten and grain free, sugar free, oil free, nut-free, and high in protein. The only thing it contains that could be […]