HORMONALLY DRIVEN CANCERS!!
I will be speaking at the upcoming Breast Cancer Conference in June and the first point I want to say is that cancer isn’t a sentence, it’s a word. When addressing risk factors, it is possible to vastly improve your odds. Your DNA does not dictate your destiny and your predisposition to cancer has to […]
Work with a Certified Holistic Nutritionist for Optimal Wellness
In today’s fast world, it is challenging to have a healthy lifestyle. The busy schedules, high-stress environments, processed food options, and irregular sleep patterns can make it challenging to achieve the best results. An increasing number of people are becoming aware that reality is not about dieting or quick fixes; it is about a holistic […]
Holistic Wellness: How a Holistic Nutritionist Can Transform Your Health
Nobody tells cancer patients that chemotherapy wrecks their gut lining in just four days, and your oncologist is probably too busy saving your life to mention the digestive disaster that’s about to unfold. I’ve been doing this work for 30 years in St. John’s, and this gap in patient care absolutely frustrates me. Back in […]
Why Do I Wake Up Tired Even if I Slept Well?
How can Optimizing Autophagy Improve and Eliminate a Host of Chronic Conditions So many of my clients complain about brain fog, feeling tired, and just feeling “OFF” when they wake up in the morning regardless of if they had a great night sleep. This could be due to a multitude of reasons, but let’s take a […]
Holistic Wellness: How a Holistic Nutritionist Can Transform Your Health
Nobody tells cancer patients that chemotherapy wrecks their gut lining in just four days, and your oncologist is probably too busy saving your life to mention the digestive disaster that’s about to unfold. I’ve been doing this work for 30 years in St. John’s, and this gap in patient care absolutely frustrates me. Back in […]
FUNGI: WE NEED THEM, BUT NOT TOO LITTLE AND NOT TOO MUCH
FUNGI make up about 25% of the biomass of the earth!!! So, they are around!! The Documentary “Fantastic Fungi” covers the magic world of fungi and is worth watching. Fungal diseases represent an important paradigm in immunology, as they can result either from a lack of recognition by the immune system or an overactivation of the […]
Bistable Bacteria Balance!
If you count the number of cells the human body has, add a zero and that’s the number of bacteria a person is carrying. Add another zero and that’s the number of viruses. The number of each doesn’t matter…. except if a person’s immune system capacity is reduced. As the number of crimes in a big city isn’t […]
DIGESTIVE ISSUES EXPLAINED!
The digestive system holds everything together and it’s important to understand how digestion works. Digestion means breaking down the foods we eat to its simplest form for absorption. Having the proper acid production and the correct pH is necessary to kill any pathogens found in the foods we eat. It is a VERY IMPORTANT part of your health. If […]
Let’s Talk About the Immunology of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome has over 180 different causes, and each individual cause will have a set pattern that triggers an inflammatory response in the gut. Symptoms of IBS: · Abdominal pain or discomfort · Stool irregularities · Bloating · Other visceral and psychiatric comorbidities There are 4 types of IBS: · IBS-C (constipation) · IBS- D (diarrhea) · IBS-M (mixed with vigorous […]
Environmental Allergies, Digestive Issues, Hives, Skin Flushing and Itching, Anxiety and Brain Fog – How Are They All Related? Simply put “Histamine”.
Let’s cover a few different histamine reactions that may help explain some symptoms. Most people understand histamine in the context of seasonal allergies. Antihistamines such as Reactine and Claritin ease the symptoms of allergies and some skin reactions. But how does histamine work in the body? In a healthy person, histamine can be detoxified and […]