The gastrointestinal tract is a large surface area containing trillions of microbes that make up a large percentage of the immune defenses. Dysfunction to the intestinal mucosal barrier leads to a condition commonly referred to as leaky gut syndrome. Closer inspection often reveals a condition called villous atrophy. When this takes place there tends to
Albumin is one of the most important and sensitive factors on a blood test. It is made almost entirely in the liver. If low, it can correlate with blood pressure irregularities, as well as nutrient deficiencies. Albumin is a nutrient transport. It “delivers the goods” to the cells. Albumin transports hormones, antioxidants such as glutathione
The lipotropic nutrients wield a tremendous and critical influence upon the liver’s ability to function. Lipotropic factors include an array of important nutrients, such as the essential sulphur-bearing amino acid methionine, the B-vitamins choline and inositol, as well as the potent methyl-donating nutrient betaine. L-Methionine Many people may be deficient in lipotropic nutrients due to
Purines are nucleo-proteins which have important roles in the genetic structures. When consumed from dietary sources, nucleo-proteins can have very significant roles in the body’s metabolic pathways. It is very important to point out that certain individuals have a tremendously increased need for purine-rich foods in their diet, while other individuals have a significantly decreased
Learning to listen to the signals that your body is sending you is one of the important keys to understanding what your symptoms mean, and how you can eliminate them. This is especially true for symptoms associated with digestive distress. There can be many digestive symptoms a person experiences: bloating, gas, indigestion, upper abdominal tightness
There is no debating it: High potency proteolytic enzymes have an immense ability to improve vital health processes. A plethora of studies on proteolytic enzymes reveal the potency of their effects in the human body. This includes their ability to enhance processes of detoxification, normalize and reduce inflammatory processes and to enhance the production of
The greater your level of stress, the greater the nutritional demands upon your body. The weaker your nutrition practice, the larger a nutritional deficit exists. Health is very much about keeping enough nutrition in “the bank” so that your health doesn’t become bankrupt. For many people however, they run up nutritional debt for a lifetime,
The basic concepts of Metabolic Typing® are not new. They have existed for thousands of years. The ancient Roman philosopher Titus Lucretius Caras stated that “one man’s food is another man’s poison.” Ancient Ayurvedic medicine in India recognized that the 3 dosha types (vata, pitta, kapha) have a tremendous influence upon the nutritional requirements of
So many of us are continually railing against the corruption in government, the corruption and collusion in the medical establishment, the fraud of pharmacology, the fraud and conflicts of interest in the FDA, CDC, NIH and every other 3 letter government agency. Rightfully so! Allopathic medicine’s approach to health and its treatment of disease is
Sweating is one of the best ways to increase lymphatic circulation and detoxification. I have personally spent a lot of time with sauna therapy, and as a nutritional consultant, always hear glowing testimonials about the benefits of sauna therapy. Sauna therapy is very redeeming, especially if you live in colder climates during the winter months.