Hashimoto’s After years of not feeling well your Doctor finally runs the Thyroid Antibody Test, TPO and tells you that you have Hashimoto’s. The emotional roller coaster and array of symptoms to include but not limited to fatigue, cold extremities, weight gain, joint pain, sleep issues , hormonal imbalances and hair falling out that has […]
Functional Medicine
ANXIETY: GENETIC COMPONENT GAD TO GABA
Anxiety is one of the most prevalent conditions is America today. There are many theories as to why this rise has occurred. Is it our stressful lifestyle, the increased exposure to food additives, pesticides, heavy metals? Probably a little bit of everything; and Glutamate, GABA and GAD are certainly at the core of the discussion. […]
Type 2 Diabetes: Can It Be Reversed?
Diabetes Type 2: How It Affects Neuropathy And Can It Be Reversed? Type 2 Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose in the blood stream. Insulin, which is the hormone that allows for the transfer of glucose into the cell, becomes resistant at the cell not allowing glucose from the blood into […]
Metabolic Syndrome: Diabetes, Obesity and Fatigue
Metabolic Syndrome affects nearly one third of all adults putting them at a greater risk for heart attack, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Individuals with metabolic syndrome generally live a sedentary lifestyle and have poor dietary habits. What Is Metabolic Syndrome? If an individual has 3 of these 5 risk factors they have metabolic syndrome […]
Leaky Gut: The Impact On Chronic Disease
Intestinal hyper-permeability or leaky gut, is a condition in which macromolecules leak either between the cells or tight junctions or through cells that line the gut called enterocytes. This can lead to systemic inflammation and can lead to many chronic diseases. The most common endotoxin is LPS or lipopolysaccharide which, is a gram-negative bacteria. Conditions […]
Anxiety/Insomnia: Finding The Cause With The Organic Acids Test
The Organic Acids Test is a excellent way to measure whether your body is getting and using nutrients to drive optimal health. It warns us of potential problems your body has by measuring certain chemicals or organic acids as indicators. This alerts us to potential and or current problems you now have. These indicators or […]