Do we need SALT
Do we, as humans, need salt? The truth is that our body’s do need salt. Salt has always played a functional role in human health. Our cells are bathed in a salty fluid. Salt is needed to maintain the optimal amount of blood in [...]
Can I consume BUTTER on a dairy-free diet?
This is a question I often get asked when I recommend patients follow a dairy-free diet. This a diet that removes cow’s dairy from the diet. So you are removing milk, yogurt, cheese, ice cream from the diet that are cow-based. The reason we [...]
What is the Glymphatic System?
Do you know what the glymphatic system is? The glymphatic system is the glial-lymphatic system. It was discovered in 2013. They’ve discovered that the fluids that go throughout our central nervous system, the brain and the spine, called our cerebral spinal fluid. There are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Organic Acid Test
Let’s talk about Organic Acid Testing. Organic acids are by-products of internal biochemistry in the body. There are over 70 markers that can be measured in a single urine sample. These markers can give us an analysis of yeast overgrowths, bacterial overgrowths, oxidative stress, [...]
BDNF and Psychobiotics
Let’s talk about the connection between BDNF and psychobiotics! BDNF is brain derived neurotrophic factor and it is considered the miracle grow of brain tissues because its helping to promote the growth and development of new neurons in the brain and it is also [...]
Folic Acid VS Folate
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 [...]