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...
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 PMS1...
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...
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...
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...