A Fishy Suggestion to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease
Yesterday I posted a link to my online supplement store through Fullscript where you can get discounted professional-grade supplements. Let me be up-front: I am not a proponent of people taking a basketful of supplements every day. Many people get sucked into the hype and fads of all kinds of …
Black Friday Supplements
Many of you prefer to use supplements or herbal products in your general health and wellness routine. Did you know that you can order professional-grade supplements through my online dispensary at Fullscript? I have curated a long list of the various products that I have successfully used over the years …
Fascinating Facts about Hygiene & Health
The antibiotic era brought about a pretty severe over-reaction to our microbial friends. On the one hand, we learned that bacteria were often responsible for some of our deadliest diseases and that we could kill them with antibiotics! Yay! But we neglected to see the other side – the good …
New Testing for Lyme FDA Approved
This Medscape post entitled Lyme Testing Gets Fast and Easy really caught my attention. Namely, because Lyme testing is anything but fast and easy. It is challenging and confusing for patients and practitioners, alike, and has also been quite expensive. So, if we can get away from the confusion and …
Your Fresh Breath Might Be Raising Your Blood Pressure… What?!
So this is a crazy article… Mouthwash use could inhibit benefits of exercise…. what? really?! Apparently, studies have already shown that mouthwash can raise blood pressure. This small study tried to see if mouthwash would have any effect on the typical BP-lowering effects of exercise. It turns out that it …
I Want to Help You Take Control of Your Own Health
We all love to delegate. The less we have to do ourselves, the better, right? Of course, we cannot be experts in everything, so we depend on each other to help us out when things move outside of our abilities. When it comes to your health, although it would be …
What is Leaky Gut: Part 3
The previous 2 posts have defined ‘leaky gut’ and laid out some of the symptoms and conditions that have been associated with poor digestive health. But how do we figure it out? How do we determine if you have gut health problems? Well, first, we talk about it. 🙂 We …
What is Leaky Gut: Part 2
Yesterday, I introduced this odd term “leaky gut,” which is basically another, simpler way of saying “intestinal hyperpermeability.” In essence, the lining of the intestines is compromised, so proteins that should leave the body are absorbed. When this happens, your immune system, which is already working hard to keep you …
What is Leaky Gut?
The first time I heard the term “leaky gut” I thought, “ew, that sounds yucky! Is this the latest euphemism for diarrhea or something??” Well, it’s not. Fortunately, it isn’t quite as gross as diarrhea… sort of. Actually, depending on how you look at it, you might consider it to …
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