What is the connection between fasting and the immune system? There has been lots of research in recent years on fasting. It’s a bit of a strange concept. The concept of not eating. How can NOT eating improve our immune system? But there’s lots [...]
What is the connection between hydration and the immune system? Seventy percent of our body is water. We want to support our body with clean, filtered water. We want to be drinking enough water to replenish our water stores within the body. Many of [...]
The liver in addition to being a major detoxifying organ and doing over 200 chemical reactions, it is also a frontline organ in terms of the immune system. Pathogens will enter the body through the digestive tract. Your skin is your barrier on the [...]
What is the connection between fats and viruses? I think this is an important connection to understand as we talk about fat metabolism. Cell membranes are made of fats called a bi-lipid membrane. Viruses need to get into our cells through that cell membrane [...]
Let’s talk about viruses. As we have this coronavirus situation happening right now which is affecting all of our lives, we want to get a better understanding of what viruses are and how they are affecting the human body. Viruses have been around for [...]
Eating clean, healthy, nutrient-dense foods. Avoiding inflammatory foods including wheat, cow’s dairy and refined sugar. Eating lot of vegetables, healthy fats and small amounts of clean proteins. Support Detoxification. Drink filtered water. Eat high fiber foods like green leafy vegetables to move toxins out [...]
ABSORPTION: It's where we absorb the nutrients from the foods we eat and those nutrients nurture every cell in our body. We literally are what we eat! Our bodies are able to convert the foods we eat into every cell, tissue and organ in our [...]
Infrared saunas – one of the most effective ways to move fat-soluble toxins out of the body Exercise and movement – sweating, increase circulation, improve lymphatic drainage Fasting or Intermittent fasting (18:6) – use ketones as fuel, which mobilizes fat-soluble toxins Binding agents – [...]
Histamine intolerance occurs when there is a build up of histamine in the body. Digestive symptoms can occur with histamine intolerance because histamine is important for helping to break down food, therefore common symptoms include diarrhea, chronic constipation, nausea and vomiting, gas or bloating, [...]
Phytate or phytic acid are compounds within plants, which are the plants natural defense mechanism against predators such as animals and insects. When we try to consume phytates, they have a similar effect on our systems and these phytates are considered an anti-nutrient. Phytates [...]
