SEVEN Tactics to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve
Why is the vagus nerve important? The vagus nerve is one of the cranial nerves. It comes down the side of the neck, comes down the front of the thorax, bisects through the diaphragm and supplies all the digestive organs. It plays an essential [...]
THREE Components that can Activate Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune disease is when the body attacks itself. It is when the body has a difficult time deciphering self from non-self. There are a number of different autoimmune conditions including allergies, eczema, psoriasis, vitiligo, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Grave’s disease, lupus, multiple [...]
Assessing How Well the Immune System is Functioning
How can we assess the quality of your immune system? In our practice, one of the ways we can actually assess the quality of the immune system is through a test that we do within our clinic called Darkfield Microscopy. Darkfield Microscopy involves a [...]
Why you may have gas and bloating
Many of my patients experience gas and bloating after eating. One of the reasons for this may be that you are not effectively shifting your body into a parasympathetic state when you are eating. We live is a high stress society. We are typically [...]
Serotonin and Gut Health
Let’s talk about the connection between serotonin and gut health! Once you get into the science of it, you can see the connection between the gut and the brain and it is very fascinating information. Embedded into the lining of the digestive tract are [...]
Drainage VS Detoxification
I want to talk about the difference between drainage and detoxification. A lot of people talk about detoxification, but I think that what often is missing in the benefits of detoxification is actually adding in something called drainage. What can happen is we can [...]