Socrates was right! Health starts in your Gut!
Socrates was right! Health Starts in you Gut! Have you ever felt sluggish, foggy, or like your body isn’t operating at its best? These symptoms may have a root cause you haven’t considered: your gut. Gut health is at the core of overall well-being, yet environmental toxins and food-borne contaminants...
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What Your Stool Says About You You may not think about it every day, but your stool (or poop) can tell you a lot about your health. Everything from its color, shape, consistency, and even the smell can give clues about what’s happening inside your body. Your stool can sometimes...
Continue ReadingThe Hidden Connection Between Seed Oils and Mycotoxins: What’s Lurking in Your Food?
The Hidden Connection Between Seed Oils and Mycotoxins: What’s Lurking in Your Food? Oil is a foundational ingredient for nearly every cooked food and cuisine, from appetizers to main dishes and desserts. If you make something with heat, you’re likely using oil. If you eat salad, your dressing will have...
Continue ReadingGut Health & Akkermansia – A Perfect Pairing
Gut Health and Akkermansia – A Perfect Pairing Your gut is at the center of your body and the center of your overall health and well-being. Within your gut reside trillions of microorganisms, including fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Some of these microorganisms can be harmful (like viruses), while others are...
Continue ReadingWhich Came First: Oxalates or Mast Cells?
Which Came First: Oxalates or Mast Cells? You don’t have to drink green juice every morning or stock your refrigerator full of superfoods to participate in the Western world’s health-conscious culture. It quite literally shapes us and everything around us, whether you’re aware of it or not. Every year, new trends...
Continue ReadingZonulin = Leaky Gut = Leaky Brain = Leaky Mitochondria
Zonulin: Do You Know What Your Levels Are? What is Zonulin? Zonulin is a protein that plays numerous roles in maintaining the integrity of your gut lining. It controls the tight junctions between the cells in your intestines, which determine what substances can pass through the gut barrier and into your...
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The Connection Between Gut Health, Heart Health and Constipation Chances are, you don’t give your bowel movements much thought – unless they start becoming painful or otherwise causing problems. If you’re dealing with constipation, you might be thinking about your bowels (and your gut) a lot more than you ever...
Continue ReadingRecognize 11 Signs of Toxic Mold Exposure and How to Begin Healing
Recognize 11 Signs of Toxic Mold Exposure and How to Begin Healing Feeling tired all the time? It’s a question that echoes in the minds of many, often followed by a sigh of resignation to what seems like an inevitable part of a busy life. But what if I told...
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Let’s Talk About What Your Stool Says About You Ever thought your daily bathroom trips could reveal a lot about your health? It’s true—those moments you spend in the loo are actually teeming with insights about your gut health. With more folks turning their focus towards understanding and improving their...
Continue ReadingMast Cells & Oxalates: A Distressing Duo
Mast Cells and oxalates have a distressing relationship that can significantly impact our health. To understand the repercussions of this duo, we first need to explore what exactly mast cells and oxalates are and how they interact together and wreak havoc in our bodies. Mast Cells and Oxalates: How They...
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