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Metabolic Health & Nitric Oxide
The ability your body has to heal itself is immense. 80% of what you look like is what you eat… Exercise and hydration are the other 20% 💪🏼 I am not diminishing the benefits of proper exercise, in fact, exercise boosts your metabolism, reduces inflammation, depression, diabetes and heart disease, even dementia which is becoming a pandemic these days! However, if you are eating a bad diet, exercise is simply just not enough: “You cannot exercise your way out of a bad diet” Plus, exercise by itself does not lead to weight loss!! You could also be of normal weight and exercise and still be...
Gut Dysbiosis and H. Pylori – Gut Health
“All disease begins in the gut” ~Hippocrates 80% of the immune system resides in the gut. Serotonin, the precursor to melatonin, both are mainly produced in the gut. Your sex hormones are balanced in the gut. Leptin regulation is accomplished in the gut. Detoxification and Methylation pathways rely on a healthy gut. Neurotransmitter balance depend on gut health; have you heard about the “Gut-Brain Connection”? The Gut is known as the second Brain! The numbers of gut dysbiosis cases in our country is rapidly escalating leading to several autoimmune conditions. What is gut dysbiosis?...
Detox and GLUTATHIONE
Glutathione: Your Primary Protector! I normally refer to Glutathione as the Master “Antioxidant”, but Glutathione is actually your Primary Antioxidant and Protector! Glutathione is needed for Methylation, Homocysteine, to reduce Inflammation and for proper Detoxification! Our bodies burn oxygen for fuel within the mitochondria, which is good, but this process can create several harmful chemicals, one of them being hydrogen peroxide, which is rendered harmless by the presence of enough Glutathione!!! By this burning process the mitochondria produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is the...
HPA-Axis, Stress and Cortisol
What is the HPA-Axis? Is our stress response system, what I call our survival mode. It's our key system of surveillance, protection, adaptation, and resilience. So often when we first refer to the HPA axis we're focusing on the adrenals as when you hear people talk about talking about “adrenal fatigue” and the impact of the stress response system. It starts in the amygdala. The amygdala is in the brain. The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis is based on the primary glands that regulate the Fight-or-Flight mechanism of the body. When we are under chronic stress, any one of these glands can...
Sunlight and Circadian Rhythm
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine went to the Mechanisms controlling the “Circadian Rhythm”. Circadian Rhythm controls several important functions, it affects digestion, insulin sensitivity, fat oxidation, DNA repair, detoxification, autophagy, NAD metabolism, methylation and much more. And what does sunlight, hormones and Vitamin D have to do with it? EVERYTHING!!! You need sunlight, all frequencies of the spectrum. Sunlight acts like a cofactor to nutrition to stay healthy. We need UVA to make melatonin so you can fix your sleep; during deep sleep mitochondria repair takes place… Deep sleep...
Hormonal Balance
Our sex hormones regulate mood, they play a big role in optimism, confidence, maintained energy and focus, thyroid health, breast health, uterus health, libido, regular periods, lean body mass, reduced cravings, better adaptation to stress, skin elasticity, improved sleep, healthy weight, and metabolic flexibility to name a few. Hormonal balance is crucial to navigate the ups and downs of daily life in harmony and without triggering this cascade of disruptive symptoms and HPA-axis dysfunction. The most common complain when hormones are out-of-whack are weight gain, and depression but there...