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Stress and Adrenals

Written by b-better on June 29, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health. No Comments on Stress and Adrenals

What’s the point of highlighting common types of stress?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣Because it all means the same thing to the brain… “we’re in danger and run for your life”, so the body responds accordingly.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣And the longer your body remains in a stressed state, the more your body is going to ensure you slow down!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣While short bursts of stress are okay and keep our immune system primed, unresolved chronic stress – IN ANY FORM – takes a toll on our adrenals (those 2 triangular shaped glands that sit on top of our kidneys at the back) and drains micronutrient reserves (i.e....

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...