In the Western world, we expect menopause to be an awful time with hot flashes and mood swings. For many women, their health unravels as their cholesterol levels jump, and pain and other inflammatory conditions flare up1-3. Paradoxically, in many other cultures, there...
Month: February 2020
What is Insulin Resistance? 5 Stealth Causes That Have Nothing to Do with Diet and Exercise
In my practice, insulin resistance contributes to over 50% of cases. The symptoms can be all over the map, so most people don’t even know they have blood sugar imbalances. Some of the sneaky symptoms are: Hormone imbalances, such as hot flashes, infertility, and...
Natural Remedies for Chronic Lyme Disease
The usual western medicine treatment for acute Lyme infection is short-term antibiotics and then treating any leftover symptoms with pharmaceutical band-aids. Many deny the existence of chronic Lyme disease, leaving a lot of chronic Lyme patients without options for...
Your Brain on Sugar- Part 2: How to Overcome Your Sugar Addiction by Working with Your Neurobiology
In the previous post in this series, I explained how sugar addiction impairs dopamine, serotonin and opioid signaling in the brain, and how the modern instant gratification lifestyles make sugar addiction worse. This is why the bootcamp “dieting” mentality using pure...
Your Brain on sugar – Part 1: Why You Crave Sugar
Are you hooked on sugar? Do you need pastries and donuts to get through the day? Do you crave sweets and can’t do without desserts? Do you reach for sugar when you are stressed? Or, if you are a practitioner, do you wonder why it is harder to get your clients with a...