Understanding Food Tolerance
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the region of our body that directly interacts with the external world through the foods we eat. Our GI tract performs two main functions. First, it allows us to absorb nutrients critical to maintaining our health. Second, its protective immune system shields us from pathogens, such as bacteria and foreign invaders. The area of our GI tract—from the esophagus to the rectum—where we absorb nutrients and have our protective immune system consists of a specialized line of cells, called the “mucosal layer.”
Identifying and Removing Reactive Foods
Identifying and removing reactive foods can be a good first-step strategy that may impact energy levels, skin appearance, digestive comfort, well-being, mood, and more. When multiple food reactions are identified, your healthcare professional may recommend removing those foods from the diet. Taking steps to support the GI mucosa and immune system and address any environmental concerns, as recommended by your healthcare professional, may also be beneficial.
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Topics:
ADHD,
Leaky Gut,
depression,
Anxiety,
Leaky Brain,
Healthy Gut,
Healthy Eating,
Food Intolerance,
Healthy Brain,
Asperger's Syndrome,
mTBI
Biofeedback therapy is a great alternative treatment for patients such as pregnant women and people with pre-existing medical conditions who are unable to use drug-based pharmaceuticals. It was originally developed as a self-regulatory technique to assist with relaxation for people suffering from chronic stress and anxiety.
Biofeedback therapy works by using electrodes to measure bodily responses through several different types of biofeedback machines. Measurements such as blood pressure, sweat gland activity, heart rate and temperature are used by health care practitioners and biofeedback therapists to recommend more effective treatment plans. Treatment plans often include mental activities and relaxation techniques to strengthen the positive effects of biofeedback therapy.
Biofeedback therapy allows patients to control bodily processes that are usually involuntary. It can be used to treat common health problems such as stress, migraines and high blood pressure and is also believed to be useful in treating neurological disorders such as ADHD, PTSD, Insomnia and digestion problems.
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Topics:
ADHD,
depression,
HRV Biofeedback,
Anxiety and Stress,
Biofeedback,
Insomnia and Stress,
PTSD
Mercury toxicity is the great mimicker of a host of health challenges.
Here is a sample of what one should know about mercury toxicity.
1: Mercury is known to denervate nerve fibers, similar to the pathology of multiple sclerosis. In other words it makes it so the nerves do not work.
2: Mercury can leak into the blood-brain barrier and reduce nerve conduction velocity and visual evoked responses, diagnostic tests used for multiple sclerosis.
3: Mercury can inhibit the action (binding) of happy hormones, like serotonin, at the synapse (nerve to nerve connection) leading to depression.
4: Mercury can cause hearing loss.
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Topics:
fibromyalgia,
peripheral neuropathy,
Insomnia,
mercury,
depression,
autoimmunity,
Anxiety,
Multiple Sclerosis,
candida
The CoQ10-Statin Secret
By Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S.
The medical literature clearly shows that statin medications like Lipitor,Crestor, Zocor shut down the production of one of the most important nutrients in the body. And I am referring to Co-Enzyme Q10 (CoQ10).
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Topics:
inflammation,
depression,
Ubiquinone,
Statin,
Co-Q10,
Cardiovascular,
LDL,
Hair Loss,
Liver Disease
If you are like the many patients who visit a doctor, your chief complaint is fatigue and/or weight gain. Learn how you can regain your zest and improve your overall health and feel younger in the process!
I know in my practice, fatigue is often on of the most common health complaints. Of course fatigue is also one of the main symptoms of hypthyroidism as well. Having low energy robs you of your zest for living and you end up not participating in your once favorite activities. You feel like you are getting old. You don't need to accept this low energy as your new reality.
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Topics:
Hypothyroidism,
fatigue,
brain fog,
depression,
Adrenal,
Anxiety,
adrenal fatigue,
hypoglycemia,
hypoadrenia
"Dr. Johnson, I'm mostly gluten free, isn't that OK?"
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Topics:
thyroid symptoms,
gluten,
fibromyalgia,
fatigue,
brain fog,
lupus,
migraine,
depression,
autoimmunity,
gluten cheating
Always on the search for “tools” to help patients who aren’t expressing health in an optimal way I discovered an approach that provides miraculous results for many. Several years ago, when I went to a conference in Atlanta Georgia I learned about combining the knowledge I have been using for years with functional neurology.
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Topics:
fibromyalgia,
fatigue,
brain fog,
depression,
Anxiety,
IBS,
Johnson Brain-Based Therapy
