Let’s talk about pain. When a lot of people experience pain they will take painkiller medications and the painkillers will shut off the pain response, but what we need to understand is that pain is a signal and we need to be listening to [...]
I want to talk about something called “leaky brain”. Many people have heard of “leaky gut”, but there is something called “leaky brain”. With “leaky brain”, we’ll see brain fog, changes in mood like anxiety and depression. I want to talk about how this [...]
Let’s talk about iodine and selenium. I often talk about the importance of iodine, but what you need to understand is that iodine should always be paired with selenium. We need adequate amounts of selenium in order for the oxidation of iodide to iodine [...]
Let’s talk about NeuroViscero Regulation therapy. The major concept behind NeuroViscero Regulation is understanding how important regulation is in the body. Every cell, organ, tissue in the body needs to be able to regulate itself, in order the body to properly self-heal and for [...]
A normal TSH reading in your blood work, does not mean that your thyroid is functioning properly. There can be a number of reasons for this, but I want to go through one of the scenarios that I see frequently in my practice. This [...]
What is the difference between folic acid and folate? I think it is very important to understand that these are very different compounds. Folate and folic acid are different forms of B9. Folate is naturally occurring in our food, whereas folic acid is a [...]
Let’s talk about Salivary Hormone Testing. Hormones will pass into the saliva from the cell membranes of the salivary glands. This means that the hormones move from the salivary gland tissues into the saliva. This means that the saliva hormone levels measure the delivery [...]
What is the connection between iodine and cancer? Iodine plays a key role in a process in the body called apoptosis. Apoptosis is a programmed cell death. This is a process that most cells naturally have. The problem is that cancer cells do not [...]
Let’s talk about Neuro-Emotional Technique. When we have emotional stressors or emotional conflicts that they get stored in the body, specifically in our nervous system. Depending on what that stressor is, it will leave an imprint on the nervous system and specifically affect how [...]
A concern that I will come up when I start patients on iodine is, I think I’m allergic to iodine. Patients will start taking iodine and they will have an allergic reaction like a rash. Iodine is a halogen. Now there are other chemicals [...]
