Whether it’s seasonal sneezing or a year-round runny nose, it’s possible that your home could be making allergies worse! Here are 8 tips to reduce allergens in your home and keep your living space healthy and clean: 1️⃣ Wash bedding. Wash your bedding every week in hot water to keep dead skin cells and dust …
Seasonal allergies happen when the immune system reacts to a substance that should otherwise be harmless. It’s like an immune response gone rogue. What happens next is the release of histamine—a tiny chemical messenger that leads to a cascade of inflammation and annoyances like itching and sneezing. (note that we are discussing mild seasonal allergies …
I’ve been getting lots of people coming in lately with…. 🤧 Sneezing 🤧 Itchy or Runny Nose 😢 Itchy or Watery Eyes 🤕 Headache 🤧 Dry Cough These are common signs of seasonal allergies, but It’s important to check with your healthcare provider to be sure they aren’t because of something contagious or more serious. …
🌸 Even though it can happen to anyone, IBS is a serious women’s health issue—affecting more women than men and even leading to increased procedures like hysterectomy or ovarian surgery. “IBS is called a functional digestive disorder because it disrupts gut function without any detectable changes in structure—through exam, imaging, or even a microscope”. …
In all the recent info I’ve been sharing about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about diet and lifestyle! 👉In case you missed my post about the 7 root causes of fatty liver, you may want to take a peek back at that one—because all the ideas listed …
“Multi-Hit” is how researchers describe the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. We know it’s strongly linked with diabetes and obesity, but functional medicine goes deeper to understand what mechanisms are involved. Conventional wisdom says that obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome are all strongly linked with fatty liver disease. The main approach is weight loss. …
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🤫It’s called a silent disease because most people have NO symptoms. 😮25% of all US adults are thought to have it. 😢60% – 95% of individuals with obesity have it. NAFLD stands for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. It exists on a spectrum, beginning with simple fatty liver (nonalcoholic fatty liver or NAFL) and in some …
Looking for simple habits you can practice every day to support mitochondrial synthesis and efficiency? Here are 5 science-backed ways. 1️⃣ Eat the Rainbow. Colorful foods are rich in plant nutrients called polyphenols. These are powerful antioxidants, combatting free radicals that could pose a threat to mitochondrial health. Great foods to try? Pomegranates, blueberries, purple …
Feeling your best and optimizing your health begins at the cellular level, or even at the subcellular level—like in the mitochondria! Our mitochondria create almost all of our cellular energy, so if they are compromised then so are we. Even though our mitochondria can work tirelessly without notice to keep us feeling energetic and …
Unexplained exhaustion? Energy lulls? General fatigue? Don’t get me wrong—there can be a lot of different underlying reasons for low energy, but one thing we always consider is mitochondrial health. Lots of doctors only mention the mitochondria in relation to inherited mitochondrial disorders. These are rare and not what I am referring to at all. …