“I heard that magnesium is good for you and everyone should take it.” I often hear this comment from people asking me which form of magnesium they should take. The answer depends on your specific health goals and the health benefits you are hoping to achieve.
Read more2 Supplements I Always Bring With Me When Traveling (in case of accidental exposure to toxic mold)
Having to deal with toxic mold exposure while traveling is not fun! But unfortunately very common. The negative health effects due to toxic mold exposure are still not widely known and mold is often seen as “only” an aesthetic issue, not a health hazard which it truly is.
Read moreThe Internal Terrain
Your internal terrain, both physical and non-physical, determines your susceptibility to disease.
Read moreHow To Use Bach Flower Remedies For Emotional Support
The Bach flower remedy system consists of 38 plant and flower-based remedies developed in the 1920s and 1930s by Dr. Edward Bach, who was a physician and a homeopath. Dr. Bach believed that the key to overall health was emotional wellbeing. Each remedy in the Bach flower system is associated with an emotion and taking the remedy can be helpful in shifting the energetic and emotional state of the individual.
Read moreHU58™ High Potency Bacillus Subtilis Probiotic
HU58™ is a single-strain spore based probiotic containing 10 billion CFU of Bacillus subtilis HU58™. The “HU” in the strain name refers to Royal Hollow University of London where this probiotic strain was originally isolated from a healthy human gastrointestinal tract. [1]
Read moreChronic Illness Does Not Happen Overnight
Chronic illness does not happen overnight. It is an accumulation of various stressors on the body and the nervous system beginning in utero. The label of chronic illness sets in when the toxin bucket becomes full and the body is no longer able to compensate.
Read moreMedicinal Mushrooms To Support The Immune System
Health benefits of medicinal mushrooms are diverse and include antibacterial, antidiabetic (blood sugar lowering), antifungal, antioxidant, antiparasitic, antiviral, antitumor, cardiovascular (heart heath), antihypercholesterolemic (cholesterol lowering), detoxification, hepatoprotective (liver protective), immunomodulating, and radical scavenging (antioxidant) effects. (2)
Read moreHealth Benefits Of Baicalin Extract (Antioxidant, Neuroprotective, and More)
In my clinical practice I find Baikalin Powder to be helpful when treating viral infections, both acute and chronic. Baicalin can also be helpful in promoting relaxation and sleep because it acts on GABA receptors in the brain, our natural relaxation receptors.
Read moreAdaptogens To Help With Stress During The Holidays
Adaptogenic herbs support the adrenal system and assist the body balance stress hormones, increase resilience and energy levels, and help the body “adapt” to what is needed in the moment.
Read moreIs Mold Making You Sick?
Mold can be misdiagnosed as seasonal allergies, chronic sinusitis, anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, nephritis, mast cell activation syndrome, sarcoidosis, dementia, cancer … The list of symptoms that exposure to mold can cause is long because mold and it’s components create inflammation, cause immune dysfunction and can affect many systems in the body. There is no single diagnostic symptom and each individual will react differently to mold exposure based on genetic susceptibility and overall toxic burden. So you must look at the totality of the symptoms, history, and do appropriate testing.
Read moreThe Pineal Gland And The Glymphatic System
On the physical level, the pineal gland is best known for its role in producing and secreting the hormone melatonin in response to darkness at night. When the retina of the eye detects darkness, this signals the pineal gland to release melatonin, which tells your body to prepare for sleep.
Read more3 Natural Antifungal Remedies To Consider When Treating Mold Illness
Antifungal treatment is an important part of healing from mold illness and is a necessary step for a full recovery. The beauty of using natural antifungal remedies, compared to pharmaceutical prescription antifungal medications is that in addition to their antifungal properties these remedies have lots of other ways of supporting the body.
Read more8 Foods High In Mycotoxins
Mycotoxins are toxic chemicals that are naturally produced by certain types of fungi including molds. These molecules suppress the immune system, negatively affect the nervous system, create DNA damage and may lead to a long list of symptoms including cancer. Exposure to mycotoxins can happen through our lungs, skin, and digestive system.
Read moreAdvanced TUDCA To Support Your Liver, Detox Pathways, And More
Advanced TUDCA by CellCore Biosciences is a product that is designed to help support the liver and digestive health, reduce systemic inflammation, increase antioxidant levels, optimize detox and mitochondrial function.
Read moreTreating Parasites With Para 3 (And How To Use It As A Nasal Rinse)
Para 3 is an herbal tincture from CellCore Biosciences designed to help support the immune system, gut microbiome and help the body detox and address pathogens on a systemic level.
Read moreParasites 101: Could Parasites Be Causing Your Symptoms?
Parasites are organisms that live and depend on a host for survival. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to travel to a tropical destination to pick up parasites. Many people in the United States have parasitic infections (and many don’t know it).
Read more11 Signs And Symptoms Of A Leaky Gut
Leaky gut, or intestinal hyperpermeability, is when the lining of the intestines becomes damaged and food particles, pathogens, or toxins are able to “leak” or cross through the intestines and make their way into the bloodstream.
Read moreSupport Gut Health with MegaSporeBiotic
MegaSporeBiotic from Microbiome Labs is a one hundred percent spore based probiotic that is designed to help recondition the environment of the gut by promoting microbial diversity.
Read moreIntegrative Peptide Therapy for Immune Support and More
Peptides are signaling molecules and are involved in regulating many different systems in the body and have been shown to be extremely safe in helping to improve, normalize or optimize various specific functions in the body.
Read moreCould Your Laundry Detergent Be Making You Sick?
Did you know most laundry detergents sold in grocery stores are full of toxic chemical compounds that are damaging to human health and the environment? Some of these harmful chemicals include bleach, brighteners, dioxane, fragrance, phenols, surfactants, and more.
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