Tag: Inflammation

Gut Healing

Written by b-better on July 25, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health. No Comments on Gut Healing

In my post Is Leaky Gut Real I defined leaky gut and explained how it happens with common signs & symptoms. ⁣⁣⁣Now let’s tackle the mother-load you’ve all been waiting for: how to fix leaky gut!⁣⁣⁣Just to clarify – leaky gut is not a disease; it’s a symptom and one that I address using the ‘3 R’ strategy; Remove, Replenish & Repair.⁣⁣⁣⁣We need to ‘remove’ the insults; ‘replenish’ the body with what it needs, and finally ‘repair’ the damage. There’s work to be done! ⁣⁣⁣If you jump straight to the ‘repair’ phase without removing the causes and supporting digestion… well,...

Is Leaky Gut Real?

Written by b-better on June 21, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health. 2 Comments on Is Leaky Gut Real?

A client sent me this message: I just came back from a talk about allergies… the doctor said “there’s no such thing as leaky gut. It’s just a term used by naturopaths to try and sell you something.”⁣⁣⁣Leaky gut or “intestinal hyper-permeability” is very real and there are numerous studies connecting leaky gut with multiple chronic diseases like celiac, Crohn’s, Type 1 diabetes, and IBS to name a few.⁣⁣⁣⁣So what is leaky gut exactly?⁣⁣⁣Imagine a wooden picket fence.⁣⁣⁣⁣A fence normally has small gaps in between each plank of wood, right? In the GI tract, these are called “tight...

A Headache is a Gift

Written by b-better on June 20, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health. No Comments on A Headache is a Gift

No I haven’t lost my mind. As painful as it might be, a headache truly is a gift. It’s your body’s way of talking to you, telling you that something is off, and that it’s in need of something. Up until recently, I was getting debilitating headaches more and more often. It started out randomly, and then monthly, and then twice per month to the point where I just couldn’t bare the pain and had to take Tylenol or Advil to function normally and be able to fall sleep. I knew I had to get to the bottom of my headaches because:1) regular use of...