Our stomach is an amazing organ but it has an Achilles heel – it can develop a problem called a hiatal hernia. This occurs when the stomach slides up (or herniates) through the diaphragm and into the chest cavity. This puts the stomach in close contact with the heart, and the heart doesn’t like…
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth, or SIBO, is a growing problem in our society. SIBO is a problem where too much bacteria is living in the small intestine. It can impact everything from your mood, your sleep, your energy, your methylation cycle, and of course your digestion. Living with SIBO is very difficult! Most doctors…
Whether you are suffering from depression, anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain, brain fog or other concerns, optimizing your gut function is key to restoring your health. Gut bacteria produce vitamins, neurotransmitters and other molecules that can impact every cell and organ in our body. If our gut isn’t in an optimum condition, then the healing…
There is a reason why people in this society are chronically ill and sick. We all know that there is no shortage of drugs and surgeries in this country; we aren’t suffering from a lack of access to pharmaceutical drugs. What we are dealing with is a lack of understanding of what the body actually…
Have you ever heard that before you treat your methylation problem, that you must heal the gut first? Well I am here to share with you more information that supports that idea. As you will see, SIBO is a problem that is caused by several major issues which plague our society – poor nutrition,…
The health of the gut determines the health of the body. This is a well-known fact. There are roughly 100 trillion cells inside our bodies, yet the there about 10x as many cells of bacteria living on our bodies. This mass of bacteria lives in harmony with us (most of the time) and helps…
This 2014 Memorial Day post is not exactly a methylation-based presentation, but still worth your thoughtful consideration. Adrenal fatigue is a plague that impacts everyone whether we are genetically imbalanced or not. We cannot live without stress, yet our world seems to be running wild with stressful situations. It takes a toll on each and…