HEALTH ARTICLES

Did you know that there are 300-500 different species that make up the gut? It is estimated that the number of cells in your microbiome is 10x more than the number of cells that make up the human body. (1) Research is just beginning to scratch the surface on how important these hitchhikers are to…

Children are going back to school, it’s time for football games and the pumpkin spice latte is making its return to coffee shops. These are all signs of the transition to fall and that it’s time to dig out the comfy sweaters. Fall is also a time people refer to as cold and flu season.…

What can stress out a parent? A child that’s stressed out about going back to school. Moms and dads know when their kids are stressed. It’s a gut instinct! Listen to your gut. You probably know that already. That’s why you’re here looking for ways to reduce back-to-school stress and anxiety for your child. Don’t…

Your skin is your body’s largest organ and it’s first line of defense against toxins and pathogens that don’t belong in your body. You need to treat your skin good for the amazing job it does for a healthy body inside and out. To help you upgrade your skincare regimen we have 6 tips for…

The soy debate has been going on for years and the arguments keep coming back around. There is lots of documentation on both sides and for many people soy seems harmless. Why else would soy be in so many food products? Unfortunately, what’s in a lot of our processed foods isn’t healthy. I avoid soy.…

There were 1.2 million gallbladder surgeries last year. That’s a lot of gallbladder surgeries if you consider that you can only have your gallbladder out once. Just because they can cut your gallbladder out doesn’t mean that they should. Your body doesn’t have organs that you don’t need. Every organ has a purpose to support…

You can work on your hormones all you want but if you don’t work on this first, you won’t have success. It’s just not physically possible. Hormones are what I call a secondary problem. They are a signal that something else is off in the body. You can usually find that answer in the gut,…

May 23rd, 2019|Articles Many people haven’t heard of the dawn effect, also known as the dawn phenomenon, let alone understand why it means they should be skipping breakfast. It’s most often talked about in regard to people with diabetes, but more people should know about it! It affects all of us. Understanding the dawn phenomenon…

The sun is not the enemy here. Toxic sunscreen is! We have seen in recent news stories, like this one from CNN, that it’s being reported that toxic chemicals are detected in the bloodstream at concerning levels. Those chemicals remain in the body 24 hours after application. (1) These reports confirm what we have been…

“When the woman of my dreams was told that she couldn’t have children, I listened to all the professionals who were trying to help her and something just didn’t make sense,” says Dr. Patrick Flynn as he remembers the experience that led him to a new way of thinking about health. A way of thinking…