Embarrassed Or in Denial? 5 Signs of Dysbiosis

Guets Post by Karen Brimayer, Holistic Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner You try to eat healthy but are still struggling with dysbiosis? Do you still get the feeling that something is still not quite right? Are you tired of dealing with the embarrassing sounds and smells? Do you feel like you're always tired no matter what you eat? I feel your pain because I have suffered from dysbiosis before myself and so have just about all of my clients. Sure, no one wants to talk about … [Read more...]

Leaky Gut and Your Chronic Health Symptoms and Conditions – Back to the Basics

Guest Post by Karen Brimeyer, Holistic Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner One thing is for sure, everyone wants to be healthy. But there are millions of people suffering from Leaky Gut and the vast majority doesn't even know it. So what can you do for your gut health? First of all, let's get one thing straight. Poor health, diseases, conditions, and symptoms (you name it) occur because of one fundamental rule is broken. The body has fallen out of balance. So it only makes … [Read more...]

Balancing Out Those Dietary Acids

by Dr. John M. Berardi, CSCS article was first published on precisionnutrition.com Simply put, the North American diet is very acidic. From most proteins to many dairy products (especially cheese) to most grains, we take in far more dietary acids than we do bases. And this imbalance between acid and base can cause some serious long-term health and physique problems. You see, when a food is ingested, digested, and absorbed, each component of that food will present itself to the kidneys … [Read more...]