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Are Saturated Fats Bad For You?

This is a question I often get asked in my practice. Many people are still under the impression that saturated fats are bad for you, that they cause heart disease, that saturated fats will cause high cholesterol levels and high cholesterol causes heart disease. [...]

Are Saturated Fats Bad For You?2021-09-03T03:01:10+00:00

Fats and Bones

What is the connection between consuming dietary fats and bone health? There are a number of woman that are concerned about bone health and they often do not see the connection between needing to increase fat consumption to promote their bone health. Many women [...]

Fats and Bones2021-09-03T15:25:24+00:00

FOUR Tactics to Mobilize Fat Soluble Toxins

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 – [...]

FOUR Tactics to Mobilize Fat Soluble Toxins2020-03-09T14:55:55+00:00

FOUR Tactics to Improve Bile Flow

Chewing slowly gives the body time to produce more bile Take choline: Choline is an important lipotropic nutrient in every cell. It helps emulsify fats and make them water-soluble. It helps with lipid transport, liver repair, nerve conductivity, brain development and cognition. It helps [...]

FOUR Tactics to Improve Bile Flow2020-02-18T03:26:31+00:00

What are Parabens?

Parabens are chemical preservatives typically found in personal care products such as shampoo, conditioners, body lotion, cosmetics. Anything we put onto our skin gets absorbed into our bodies. These parabens are lipophilic, which means that they are fat-loving and they will tend to accumulate [...]

What are Parabens?2019-12-09T03:53:25+00:00

Sluggish Bile and Weight Loss

Let’s talk about the connection between sluggish bile and difficulty with weight loss. Bile becomes sluggish and thickened when: Overloaded with fat-soluble toxins Insufficient intake of specific nutrients that keep it thin and flowing Increased blood sugar leads to thicker bile and gallstone formation [...]

Sluggish Bile and Weight Loss2019-12-03T03:11:04+00:00

Sluggish Bile and Neurological Dysfunction

Let’s talk about the connection between sluggish bile and neurological dysfunction. Sluggish bile can be a contributing factor to neurological dysfunction. Bile is stored in the gallbladder and is released into the small intestines in response to consuming dietary fat. Bile becomes thickened and [...]

Sluggish Bile and Neurological Dysfunction2019-11-11T20:08:56+00:00

Gallbladder as a Detox Organ

Many people don’t think of the gallbladder as an important component of the detoxification pathways. Let’s go through the gallbladders role in terms of the detoxification and why it’s vitally important to take care of this organ to ensure that our body can effectively [...]

Gallbladder as a Detox Organ2019-10-21T01:39:47+00:00

Bile-SIBO Connection

If bile is thick and congested then the gallbladder is a breeding ground for bacterial overgrowths, and as the bile gets released into the small intestines then the bacterial overgrowth moves into small intestines and causes an imbalance of the microbiome, contributing to small [...]

Bile-SIBO Connection2019-09-23T02:01:19+00:00

Digestive Disorders and Fat Absorption

Digestive disorders and Fat Absorption To absorb fats requires bile In people with digestive disorders, they have inflamed mucous membranes and imbalances in their gut flora, which leads to the production of excessive mucus to protect itself. These large amounts of mucus interfere with [...]

Digestive Disorders and Fat Absorption2019-08-06T02:21:25+00:00
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