When you have pain in your abdomen, it is easy to assume the problem must be coming from one of your digestive organs. After all, the pain is in your stomach area, so it seems logical that something inside must be wrong. And sometimes it is. There are many digestive causes of stomach pain and…
When you think about factors that influence brain health, you may think about blood sugar, inflammation, gut health, nutritional deficiencies, environmental toxins, and metabolic health. But there is another microbiome that deserves attention: the oral microbiome. Your mouth is not an isolated environment. It contains a complex community of bacteria that interacts continuously with your…
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.…
Many people with MTHFR gene variants assume that poor methylation is the primary reason they struggle with histamine intolerance. While methylation certainly plays a role, it’s only one piece of a much larger puzzle. If you’ve been supporting methylation but still experience allergies, headaches, flushing, anxiety, digestive issues, or other histamine-related symptoms, there may be…
If you’ve ever had Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) testing performed, you may have been told your antibody levels—or “titers”—are high. For many people, that result immediately raises concern: Does this mean I have an active infection? Is Epstein-Barr causing my symptoms? In most cases, the answer is no. Up to 95% of the global population has…
Introduction One of the most common questions I get when working with patients is “Can my methylation problems cause digestion issues?” This question has come up over and over again as many people with methylation issues also have gut problems at the same time. It wouldn’t be accurate, in a strict scientific sense,…
Depression has to be one of the most misunderstood and poorly treated health conditions in our modern age. Yet depression isn’t the monster it appears to be. Depression like all health problems has a root cause; and once the root cause is addressed amazing things happen. I know this subject well because for 20…
Depression has to be one of the most misunderstood health problems in our society. Tens of millions of people live each day in a fog of depression, negativity and lack of enthusiasm for life. We all know someone who has struggled with depression and seen its negative impact on the family, career and quality…
Before we get into down side of elevated oxalates it is important to repeat something I said my previous post titled Oxalates and MTHFR: Understanding the Gut-Kidney Axis – that oxalates in mild amounts are not a problem for the body. As long as the body can safely detoxify each molecule of oxalate, they…
Whether you have methylation problems or a chronic disease of some kind, making sure your cholesterol levels are optimized is key for the healing process. New science is challenging the idea that high cholesterol is bad and low cholesterol is good. We’ve been “managing” cholesterol levels for 50 years and we are getting sicker,…