Overworked and Underpaid

Are you overworking your liver and immune system without giving anything back for payment?  Keeping this up is going to maintain your course to disease.

In this last part of the 6-part series of investigating underlying gut dysfunction, we are going to discuss the role of leaky gut and its impact on the liver and immune system. All the compounds that we ingest, breathe in, place on our skin, and produced as waste products by our body are designed to [...]

Are You Starving Your Gut?

What you eat directly impacts the health of your gut.  Without proper nutrients your good gut bacteria cannot live and cannot confer their health benefits to you.

Have you ever had a pet?  Maybe a hamster…or a guinea pig…or a dog?  You know that to keep them healthy you have to feed them appropriately. You understand that in order for you to be healthy…you have to eat healthy. But did you know that you need to properly feed the good bacteria in [...]

Your Gut’s Competitive Edge

If you want to be like everyone else then chances are you are going to suffer with digestive complaints, acid reflux, heartburn, and irritable bowel like everyone else.

Every person can improve their health and decrease their suffering by ensuring proper gut health.  We have addressed the importance of proper gut health in the last few posts.  Today I want to continue our discussion by considering the proper balance of microflora and undue competition from yeast, parasites, and bacteria.  Many of the concepts [...]

Location, Location, Location!

Do you have the right type, the right amount and the right locations of your gut bacteria?

Location, location, location.  You have heard this statement before.  If you are in real estate, or starting a small business, it seems everyone is concerned about location.  In this 3rd installment of our investigating gut dysfunction series we are going to talk about real estate and location…but not the real estate you are thinking about. [...]

Your Gut, Our Borders and TSA Agents

Your gut is designed to appropriately filter out things that are dangerous to you and allow passage of health giving nutrients.

In the last post we discussed the concept of properly breaking down your foods with the appropriate amounts of digestive enzymes.  In the second part of this 6-part series we are going to discuss the concept of a hyperpermeable gut membrane…or leaky gut.  The ability of your gut to recognize the good versus the bad [...]

Could This Sign Be Ruining Your Health?

This sign can be a warning to you of toxic chemicals that can ruin your health.

Detox is on my mind…pretty much all the time.  But as I drive around town and see all the little flags in people’s yards, I am reminded of the importance of detox even more.  You know the little flags I am talking about…the signs that the yard has been sprayed with chemicals and you should [...]

Is Your Health Worth It?

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You know, I see a lot of patient’s in my office that come in with a variety of complaints.  A few aren’t willing to make the necessary lifestyle changes to restore health, but most are willing since nothing else has worked.  Those that are committed to restoring their health are able to do so with [...]

N.E.P. Syndrome

Like a gas gauge, some people wait until they are "full of pain" to finally start working on their health.

Every year countless Americans suffer and die as the result of this tragic syndrome.  Many woman battle hormonal imbalances each day that cause them to feel tired, bloated, sick and in pain.  Many men suffer with decreased libido, poor memory and muscle aches because of the N.E.P. Syndrome.  Chances are very good that you, and [...]

Three Ways Toxins Are Making You Fat and What You Can Do About It

We are literally bathing our genes in a sea of toxins.

We have already talked about some ways stress makes you fat.  We know that stress, toxins, and malnutrition are at the root causes of the majority of chronic healthy issues.  Now, let’s talk about toxins and their affect on your weight.   When we talk about toxins we need to consider our external and internal [...]

Is Your Doctor Making You Fat?

Want to lose weight? Cleanse, nourish and balance your body.

We are facing an obesity epidemic…we understand that.  It seems that everyone has a solution, or a pill, or a starvation diet that will cause you to lose weight.   Your medical doctor tells you to just eat a well-balanced diet and avoid any vitamins.   Your retail “health store” clerk tells you to pack [...]