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Be Well,

Michael McEvoy, FDN, CNC, CMTA

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    Metabolic Type Nutrition The Basis of Individualized Nutritional Therapy

    Metabolic Type Nutrition stands apart from all other schools of nutrition. Metabolic Type Nutrition is not a 'symptom-based model of healthcare', but rather a 'patient-centered' model of healthcare. This is critical to understand, because no two people have the same nutritional requirements. In fact, the very same foods and nutrients that are essential for one person's health can be totally wrong for someone else.  more »

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    Gut Function: Intestinal Mucosal Barrier

    The intestinal mucosal barrier is said to be the body’s second skin. From the mouth to the anus, there is a mucosal barrier, which serves as the first line of defense against pathogens. The mucosal barrier also shows the body how to deal with food antigens, which may cause allergies...  more »

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    Adrenal & Hormone Profile: Biohealth 205

    Functional lab testing can be critical in order to understand imbalance in the body. The salivary hormone test can yield very important information regarding the 7 major steroid hormones. The Biohealth 205 test will identify the levels of the following steroid hormones:  more »

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    Basic Gut Function Test: Biohealth 101

    The Metabolic Assessment Profile measures the levels of indican, lipid peroxides, and urinary bile acid sulfates (UBAS). It involves the analysis of two urine samples easily collected by the patient at home. This profile provides an index of general digestive metabolism by assessing protein digestion, oxidative damage caused by free...  more »

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    Blood Test Interpretation A 'Functional' Perspective

    The only thing certain about a blood test is that nothing is certain. With that said, there is a tremendous amount of data that can be extracted from a blood test, providing that one has an understanding of how to interpret it.Ultimately, I use blood test results to identify a...  more »

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    Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

    Hair Mineral Analysis is an excellent screening test to identify specific nutrient mineral imbalances, disease trends, and your load of toxic heavy metals. When interpreted correctly, Hair Mineral Analysis is an excellent assessment to help you understand your body chemistry and to help you achieve your optimal health.  more »

  • Metabolic Typing Healthexcel

    The Metabolic Typing Healthexcel is based upon the nutrition system formulated by William Wolcott. The Healthexcel system of Metabolic Typing is based upon decades of clinical research and has been in use for more than 25 years. If you are interested in revolutionizing your health, you’ve come to the right place.  more »

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    The 6 Fundamentals of Health By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    I like to think that health is achieved through a number of different means. As we learn to listen to our bodies, we develop a deeper sense of intuition and a connection to our food and our activities.  more »

  • Recovering From OCD: A True Story By: Gianna Marinelli

    My name is Gianna Marinelli. I am 24 years new, and I live in Santa Cruz, California. I have been asked to share my experience of disease and relief, so, here it is. I hope it will be inspiring to anyone who has ever felt lost and confused about their...  more »

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    The Putrid Truth About Pasteurized & Homogenized Dairy By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Every since Louis Pastuer’s fictitious ‘Germ Theory of Disease’, western culture has become terrified of germs and bacteria. Modern medicine is still based upon this outdated, incomplete and unproven theory. Many of Pasteur’s contemporary opponents such as Antoine Bechamp disproved Pasteur’s theories about the nature of disease and the role...  more »

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    Thyroid Health Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Last week I wrote an article on how hypothyroidism can be directly caused by depleted adrenal glands. We looked at causative factors such as:  more »

  • Is Your Healthcare Provider Getting to the Root of Your Problems? By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Most models of healthcare are symptom-based treatments. They seek to treat symptoms alone without identifying and correcting the underlying issues. Such a model of healthcare will only yield temporary fixes to your problems.To show the significance of this, consider that your presenting symptoms appear only after a long disease pattern...  more »

  • 3 Reasons Why Conventional Diabetes Treatments Fail Miserably Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Type 2 diabetes is preventable and in most cases totally reversible. It is a disease that people have eaten themselves into. People can eat themselves out of it if they choose.Type 2 diabetics tend to be very stubborn in their ways and have a difficult time changing their habits.  more »

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    Beyond the Craze & Hype: Are Omega 3 Fats Really That Good? By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    This article is not written to make you angry, it is written to make you THINK.  more »

  • Constipation? High Dose Vitamin C Rapidly Empties Bowels By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Constipation is considered anything less than 1 bowel movement per day. Chronic constipation will cause:  more »

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    Properly Preparing Your Food: Low Temperature Cooking Guidelines Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    What method of cooking do you use when prepare your food? Conventional methods of cooking such as in high temperature frying and grilling not only destroys nutrients, but can result in several chemical changes in your food.  more »

  • Mercury Toxicity: A Raging Epidemic? By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    The incidence of mercury toxicity is rampant among people today. In my nutrition practice, I have seen how mercury poisoning has contributed to, and in many cases caused a long list of health conditions. Most common health issues associated with mercury toxicity:  more »

  • Vitamin D: Powerful Health Benefits By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Vitamin D is such a critical vitamin that deficiencies in it are causative in virtually all diseases. Vitamin D functions as a hormone, not just as a vitamin. Vitamin D from sun exposure is the easiest form to assimilate, and it is free.  more »

  • Acid & Alkaline Nutrition: Shattering the Myths By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    According to Guy Schenker, DC:  more »

  • Why Reducing Grain Intake May Be of Benefit By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Excess carbohydrate consumption is a major contributing factor for a wide spectrum of health issues, including:  more »

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    Raw Dairy Is a Nutritional Powerhouse: Pasteurized Dairy Is Dead By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Purchasing raw dairy is illegal in most states. The FDA is apparently more concerned with protecting big agra business and government subsidized commercial dairy than approving real food. Yet if coming from a healthy raised ruminant animal, raw dairy provides an incredible source of nutrients far superior to pasteurized dairy.  more »

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    Emanuel Revici, MD: Among the Most Significant Physicians In History Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    For 80 years the world was jolted by one of the most brilliant physicians to ever walk the earth: Emanuel Revici, MD. Albert Einstein called him the greatest mind he had ever met.Dr. Revici was a physician who had successfully cured patients of cancer, put full blown AIDS patients into...  more »

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    Toxic Metals: What's the Solution? Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Toxic heavy metals, they're everywhere: in your teeth, in your vaccines, in your water, in your pipes, in your soil, in the fish, in the herbs you use, in the tuna you eat, even in the tea you drink.  more »

  • These Blood Chemistry Factors Are More Important Than Cholesterol Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    It is no surprise that the most financially profitable pharmaceutical drugs in history are cholesterol lowering drugs. Did you know that they are unnecessary more than 99% of the time? Doctors are always trying to pass off the reason for taking drugs on bad genetics. What a pile of hogwash.  more »

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    Coffee Enemas: Benefits & Guidelines Lawrence Wilson, MD

    The following article is for educational purposes ONLY and should not be used to replace medical advice. It is not intended to cure, treat or diagnose any disease. Like with all health information, always discuss with your physician.   more »

  • Total Cholesterol Lies: What You Are Not Being Told Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    What constitutes a healthy and normal total cholesterol level? The answer may surprise you. Has it ever occurred to you that the reason that mainstream medicine places so much attention on total blood cholesterol levels is becuase cholesterol lowering drugs are the most financially profitable drugs in history?  more »

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    Mood, Blood Sugar, PMS & Neurotransmitters Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    Despite accounting for only 2% of the total body weight of adults, the human brain burns more than 33% of the sugar in your blood known as glucose. Deficiencies in the availability of glucose to brain cells can result in serious problems in human behaivor and cognitive function.  more »

  • Protecting Yourself From Environmental Toxicity: 5 Ways to Detoxify By: Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    The incidence of chemical and heavy metal toxicity has reached epidemic proportions. In a 2009 study, The Environmental Working Group reported an average of 232 environmental chemicals in the umbilical cord blood of pregnant mothers. Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis biopsies report an average of 1.5 mcg of aluminum being eliminated...  more »

  • Copper Toxicity Lawrence Wilson, MD

    Do you know anyone who suffers from headaches, fatigue, insomnia, depression, skin rashes, spaciness or detachment, learning disorders or premenstrual syndrome?  These can be symptoms of a copper imbalance.  It is an extremely common nutritional imbalance.  It is often overlooked, in part because it is not always simple to detect.Copper...  more »

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    Elevated Insulin: The REAL Killer Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    You have all been told to watch your cholesterol and to keep it under 200. Some doctors actually threaten patients that if they don't lower their cholesterol levels, they will be forced to put them on a statin drug. So much for the ethical precepts of medicine and the Hippocratic Oath.  more »

  • Good & Bad Cholesterol: No Such Thing Michael McEvoy FDN, CNC, CMTA

    There is no such thing as good and bad cholesterol. These terms are fictitious. In fact LDL the so called 'bad' cholesterol and HDL the so called 'good' cholesterol are not even cholesterol, they are lipo-proteins, transports for cholesterol.  more »