When you hear the word antibody, you probably think of your immune system creating a specific defense against a particular virus, bacteria, or other foreign substance. But antibodies have a much broader role in protecting the surfaces of the body that come into contact with the outside world—including the digestive tract. Immunoglobulins are antibodies, and…
If you feel like you’re constantly running to the bathroom to urinate, it’s easy to assume your bladder is simply filling up too quickly. But there’s another possibility worth considering: What if you’re not completely emptying your bladder each time you urinate? This is an important piece of bladder physiology that can easily be overlooked.…
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…
This article is a brief overview of why I think the Organic Acid Test from Great Plains Laboratory is the best test for gut & methylation issues. It is important to point out that I am not in any way affiliated with Great Plains Lab – but I do use it regularly and…
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…
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…