5 Simple Reasons Your Metabolism Seems Broken
At least 4 out of 10 conversations I have with patients surrounds metabolic health and weight loss. In this article I share 5 simple reasons why someone’s metabolism may seem broken.
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How a Broken Brain is Connected to Liver Dysfunction
The liver plays a vital role as a filter in the body. But what happens when it dysfunctions? Researchers now know that brain or cognitive issues are connected to liver dysfunction.
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Breast Cancer
Conventional medicine has been amazing at immediately treating cancer itself, but it all to often fails in addressing and even recognizing, the underlying causes of cancer.
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How to Deal with Keto Flu
What is keto flu and how to deal Whether you’re dealing with it right now or proactively researching how to prevent keto flu, you may be wondering what the signs and symptoms are. Is it actually like the flu? How can I tell if I have it? The keto flu happens during the first couple…
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The 8 Best Foods to Eat with Leaky Gut
Part of the Gut Health guide 1. Whole foods No, I’m not suggesting you now get all your meals from your local, Amazon-owned grocery store in order to achieve a healthy leaky gut diet. What I mean by whole foods is foods that haven’t been messed with. A sweet potato is a whole food. Roasted…
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Foods to Avoid with Leaky Gut
In this post, we’ll explore the foods that cause leaky gut or trigger leaky gut symptoms. If you think you have leaky gut, you might find some clues by looking at these foods that exacerbate and cause leaky gut symptoms!
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High Cortisol vs Low Cortisol, and the Stress Fat Loss Connection
High cortisol vs low cortisol, at a glance Both patterns come from the same place, which is a stress response that has been running too long. They look similar from the outside, and both make fat loss difficult. What separates them is the direction the body has moved in. High cortisol Low cortisol What…
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The Blood Sugar Fat Loss Connection
Part of the Blood Sugar guide Understanding Blood Sugar There are several terms and concepts that we need to understand before proceeding with how blood sugar can prevent fat loss. Let’s discuss some basic terminology: Glucose (blood glucose) – a monosacharide or simple sugar that is the preferred source of energy for our body Glycemic…
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10 Physiological Reasons You’re Not Losing Fat
Part of the Blood Sugar guide When it comes to weight and, more importantly, fat loss, most health professionals, trainers, and gurus say the same thing: eat better and exercise more. It is sound advice, but far from complete. Millions of people eat well and exercise regularly and still cannot lose the fat. Why? This…
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Four Foundations of Health & Wellness Resiliency
What is Wellness? Wellness is a modern term with ancient roots. Wellness as both preventive and holistic treatments can be traced as far back as ancient East (India & China) and West (Greece & Rome) Civilizations. According to the Global Wellness Institute, wellness is defined as “the active pursuit of activities, choices and lifestyles that…
