One of the a-ha moments I often have with clients is when they finally understand what inflammation is. I mean, we hear this word thrown around all the time… “this food causes inflammation”, “this disease is the result of inflammation”, “you should eat an anti-inflammatory diet.” But we often don’t know what those things really […]
When we talk about a disease or condition, the conversation often includes the cause of the problem (or at least it should). If we’re discussing diabetes, the “cause” is an underproduction of insulin or cells that are resistant to insulin’s action. If we consider GERD or acid reflux, the “cause” is sometimes wrongly assumed to […]
In my previous blog post, I told you about the many sources of toxins in our lives. I’m sure you were as surprised as I was at how long the list is! It’s astounding to think of how many chemicals we are exposed to every day, many of them as a result of increased “convenience” […]
I’ve been posting about detoxification for a while now, including how the body detoxes and what nutrients you need to keep your detoxification pathways humming. But the fact is, if we were to reduce the chemicals that we put into and on our bodies, then we wouldn’t have to worry so much about helping our […]
As I mentioned in my video overview of detoxification, there are loads of different nutrients needed to ensure the detoxification pathway can complete successfully. You see, micronutrients and phytonutrients are cofactors in enzymatic reactions, and without them these enzymes don’t function properly. Oh, wait… that’s probably not clear as a single sentence. So, let me […]
I’m kicking off a series of posts about detoxification for two reasons: Our world is more toxic than it has ever been. (I’m referring to physical toxins, although I could surely argue that there are a lot of mental and emotional toxins floating around as well. I mean, have you seen what’s going on with […]