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7 07, 2016

Why Do You Need to Take Supplements, Even if You Eat a Good Diet?

2017-12-01T22:27:22-08:00By |Categories: Functional Medicine, Nutrition, Supplements|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Why Do You Need to Take Supplements, Even if You Eat a Good Diet?

Many people say  “You don’t need to take supplements if you eat a good diet.” Although a good diet is essential to good health, supplements play an instrumental role in various health conditions.

People who don’t understand the value of supplements think they are a waste of money. Others think that they are dangerous and unregulated compounds that should be taken off the market. Some of those products do exist.

The United States is unique compared to the rest of the west in terms of of the freedom of our supplement market. Supplement availability in Europe and Canada is severely limited compared to the United States. With this comes pros and cons.

How to be a smart supplement shopper

The key to understanding supplements is to understand the underlying causes of your condition.

For instance, ten different people can each have a different cause for leaky gut, insomnia, pain, depression, and so on. Buying a “depression supplement,” or an “insomnia supplement,” can often result in failure and frustration, because it might not be what your body needs..

Also, quality matters. Supplements from your local chain supermarket are not going to meet the same standards of quality, care, specificity, and educational support of supplements sold through a practitioner.

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25 11, 2015

There is a Mass Extinction of Species Happening in Your Gut

2017-12-01T22:56:13-08:00By |Categories: Digestive Health|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on There is a Mass Extinction of Species Happening in Your Gut

You probably already know the planet is experiencing an extinction crisis; scientists estimate we’ll lose up to 50 percent of current species during the next 20 years. But did you know there’s also an extinction crisis of gut bacteria happening among civilized humans?

The modern diet, which is high in processed foods, meats and sugars, but very low in plant fiber appears to have killed off a rich diversity of gut bacteria on which our health depends. Chronic stress also kills off the good bacteria. The result? Inflammation and chronic disease.

Low fiber kills bacteria and increases inflammation

There is a Mass Extinction of Species Happening in Your GutTo prove the point, one study changed the diets of African Americans, who have a high risk of colon cancer, and native Africans in South Africa. They put the African Americans on a native diet high in plant fiber and the native Africans on a typical American diet high in processed foods and meats.

The researchers quickly saw a decrease in colon inflammation in the Americans eating increased fiber, and an increase in colon inflammation in the South Africans on a standard American diet.

In fact, studies […]

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9 11, 2015

High Blood Sugar Can Cause Many Deadly Diseases

2018-09-04T23:24:09-07:00By |Categories: Nutrition|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on High Blood Sugar Can Cause Many Deadly Diseases

It’s not easy being a healthy these days. We are constantly besieged by the lure of sugary, starchy treats (salted caramel latte and a scone anyone?). Yet behind the innocent disguise of these pleasures is the threat of chronic disease, the leading cause of death.

Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s are among the most common and most expensive health problems in the United States today. In most cases their origins spiral back around to those small daily decisions — the fries instead of a salad, the syrupy hot drink with whipped cream instead of a simple cup of coffee or tea, or the ice cream or pie for dessert instead of a little fruit (or, gasp, no dessert).

What is it about these seemingly innocuous indulgences that add up to deadly diseases? — Sugar and refined carbohydrates. (Although the hydrogenated fats, lack of fiber, industrialized salt, and artificial chemicals play their roles, too.)

The standard American diet chronically spikes blood sugar, which in turn chronically spikes insulin and the result is inflammation. Inflammation is now recognized as the common denominator among chronic disease today.

Stable blood sugar levels are vital to all processes of the body, […]

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