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Vitamin D and the Immune System – we’ve been doing it wrong!
We have not been approaching vitamin D and the immune system correctly. Specifically, we haven’t been measuring, evaluating, and supporting proper usage of vitamin D correctly. Vitamin D and your immune system are intimately connected BUT there is a lot more to that...
How to Stop Bloating
If you’ve experienced the feeling that a balloon is being blown up in your belly, you know how frustrating it can be to try to stop the bloating. It can feel like it doesn’t matter what you eat, you’ll still end up busting out of your pants by the end of the day. Or...
Your Metabolism Doesn’t Slow Down with Age
Do you feel like your metabolism has slowed down? Like after you reached a certain age everything just came to a screeching halt? According to a study out of Duke, the metabolism doesn’t really slow down as was previously thought. But you might be thinking, “ok...
Supporting your Metabolism
Your metabolism is about so much more than just burning calories. And supporting that metabolism is about so much more than diet and exercise. That’s generally all we think about it though, right? Whether you have a fast or slow metabolism or if it’s slowing down as...
Your Gut Health and Metabolism Connection
The connection between your gut health and metabolism is just one example of how complex, multifaceted, and interconnected your body is. A couple common ways you may have felt this yourself: Gut health issues - Dealing with bloating, feeling really full, never...
Best Blood Work Tests to do Annually
As we start a new year and you may be thinking about how to improve your health, one of the best ways to objectively assess your health is through blood work testing. I have had many clients tell me their doctor has told them all their blood work is normal and to keep...
Anemia and Your Blood Work – what you didn’t know about labs part 5
Did you know your body is really smart? Well it is! It's so, so smart. We often think when we’re not feeling good or have complaints about our bodies that they are messed up. But really, your body is just responding to the situations presented. It’s just trying to...
Your Bloodwork and Understanding IBS
IBS. Irritable Bowel Syndrome. As if our intestines are like a grumbly irritable teenager. If ever there was a name slapped on a set of symptoms that the medical world doesn’t really know what to do with, this would be it! Some personal background with this, without...
What you didn’t know about your Thyroid lab work
Did you know a lot of "thyroid" problems are not actually a problem with the thyroid? There are quite a few reasons why it might appear you have a thyroid issue when in fact it's not actually the fault of your actual thyroid gland. Before we get into that, though, I...
What you didn’t know about your lab work (Lipid edition)
Ooo buddy, so much to talk about with cholesterol and lipid panels. So many myths to bust, or at least clarify. I’m sure at some point, or many points, or maybe even currently, you have heard that high cholesterol causes heart disease. And along those lines, you have...
