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How do heavy metals impact autoimmunity? This 2014 paper states: It is evident that heavy metals present serious risk to human health. Heavy metals are capable of altering the immune response; they have been implicated in influencing autoimmunity. In fact, they are usually inhibitory to immune cell proliferation and activation. And another paper states that …
The role of heavy metals in autoimmunity (and how to treat)Read More
It is an autoimmune condition that affects multiple body systems, causing pain and swelling of the joints, fevers, rashes, and many other difficult and unexpected symptoms. The tell-tale physical sign of lupus is a ‘butterfly’ rash across the face. Worldwide, over 5 million people are estimated to have lupus. Lupus is most common in women …
How Lupus Originates in the Gut: Autoimmune disease focusRead More
Not being able to sleep causes frustration at night, impaired cognitive function, hyper alertness, cardiological and neurological decrease in function and mortality, mental health issues(1) immune system hinderance (2), obesity (3), and more. In our children lack of enough sleep can have harmful effects on mood, behavior, performance, social function, and physical health. (4) Sleep …
How Your Gut Flora is Keeping You Awake at Night {Holistic Sleep Solution}Read More
Picky eating starts in most preschoolers as they learn that they don’t always agree with their parents. Picky eating almost always starts as a combination of asserting independence and ‘picky eating gut flora’. Unfortunately most methods of parenting children that are picky eaters only address the behavior itself – but it’s just as important, and …
Your Bugs Are Screaming for Sugar (why gut microbes are making your kids PICKY)Read More
ADHD is one of the most polarizing health topics. Hyperactivity or inattention (ADD) have been blamed on too many electronics, lack of consistency in parenting, just boys being boys, too much structured time in the classroom, not enough structure at home, food additives, or just a normal part of childhood. Brain Rewiring & Technology With …
ADHD: It’s More Than Just Too Much Sugar and Screen Time (the root is in the gut)Read More
Until my first son was born, I had only heard of eczema, I hadn’t had any experience with it. But a few months into his little life, and some rough patches developed over the smooth baby skin on his abdomen, back, and thighs. A young mom, thinking that maybe it was just dry skin, I …
Eczema: It’s the Gut-Skin Connection, You Need to Heal From the Inside OutRead More
As a society, we are starting to cycle back around to healing ourselves with food. We now are understanding the importance of nourishing our bodies, and allowing ourselves to naturally heal or maintain health. Part of this is using the way we eat to either gently correct minor issues, or use a strict dietary protocol …
While we were doing the Leaky Gut Webinar yesterday, Steve brought up some free things that we can do to improve leaky gut. What a great idea! I wanted to recap the tips that he shared, and share some of my own. Did you know that managing stress is a key component to keeping your …
8 Free Things You Can Do Today to Help Fix Leaky GutRead More
Our culture is full of health problems. We are stressed, depressed, anxious, nutrient-deficient, and about half of the American population struggles with a chronic health problem. We don’t like to be this way- we all would like to enjoy long healthy happy and energy-filled lives. As a solution, there are band-aid fixes. More and more …
We’ve been using homeopathy to treat my daughter’s delays and symptoms left over after we stopped the GAPS diet. We’ve been working with Alan Freestone, a homeopath in the UK, via skype and even ordering remedies from his trusted source in the UK. While we saw tons of healing on the GAPS diet, after her …
The Body Ecology Diet, by Donna Gates, is a fantastic book that I found fascinating from the first page. The Body Ecology Diet incorporates different health theories that author Donna came across when searching for her own healing. The book will appeal to those who have an interest in alternative medicine, it includes elements from ancient Chinese …
What the GAPS Intro diet is The Gut and Psychology Syndrome introduction diet is a diet focused on intensive rest and healing for the gut lining, as well as slow introduction of fermented foods to repopulate it with friendly microorganisms. See: Recipes for the GAPS Intro Diet Different ways to use the GAPS Intro Some, as …
