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The gut truly extends in action far beyond digestion and heart health is no exception. There are six main ways the health of the gut affects the cardiovascular system. Gut microbiome (stool) analysis and laboratory analysis may help direct treatment in those currently with and at-risk of cardiovascular disease.

GUT-Heart connection

1. Gut permeability in presence of an overgrowth of gram negative bacteria increases circulation of inflammatory biochemicals.
2. Trimethylamine N-oxide (a product …

Early life microbiota influences immunity, gastrointestinal health, metabolism, neurodevelopment, and overall infant health.  The infant gut must rapidly accumulate ten times as many microbes as the whole body contains human cells.

GUT Health Matters!

Poorly developed gut microbiome in early life increases susceptibility to the development of food allergy, asthma and autism, celiac disease, and more. There is an increased risk of obesity in 84% of children exposed to prenatal antibiotics in…

Welcome to the SYNC Your Life podcast episode #47! On this podcast, we will be diving into all things women’s hormones to help you learn how to live in alignment with your female physiology. Too many women are living with their check engine lights flashing. You know you feel “off” but no matter what you do, you can’t seem to have the energy, or lose the weight, or feel your best. This podcast exists to shed light on the important topic of healthy hormones and cycle syncing, to help you gain max…

Join me and Ahna Fulmer in conversation:

Ep50: Breaking Down Food Sensitivity & Gut Health

Ever wonder if you have food sensitivities? Dr. Laura Brown shares her expertise on identifying signs and symptoms of food sensitivities, and how to improve bad gut health.  Don’t miss Dr. Laura’s expert advice on food sensitivity tests, how gut health relates to your overall health, and what you can do to improve it!

Website: https://hammersnhugs.com/how-to-improve-bad-gut-health-laura-brown/

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Eczema, otherwise known as atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, chronic, relapsing, inflammatory skin disease that presents in varied ways. While it has genetic factors, it often flares with environmental triggers. Conventional treatment options have variable effectiveness and more holistic approaches are worth exploring.

It is always important to consider the gut health, the microbiome and environmental factors in eczema or atopic dermatitis (AD) cases. 

Principal factors that aggravate ecz…

Both the gut lining and the gut microbiome play a role in the health of your thyroid and its hormones. The thyroid gland, shaped like a butterfly and based in the front of the neck, is critical to your energy production, and regulation of lipid absorption, and metabolism.

The gut lining and thyroid function

Anything that damages the gut lining, be it infection or irritation from foods, drugs, or toxins, may disrupt the integrity of the mucous membrane, aka intestinal permeability or “leaky gu…

Constipation affects, on average, 16% of the population worldwide, and up to 33.5% of those aged 60-110 years old^[i].  Due to the tide of hormones, women are more likely to suffer from constipation than men^[ii].

The experience of constipation includes: irregular bowel movements, passing stool less than three to five times per week, or the difficulty passing a stool that may require straining, or the insufficient, unsatisfactory, incomplete or painful stool.  It may even include an obstruction …

Cravings?

Sugar can be as addictive as cocaine. An excess of sugar rewires the dopamine receptors in your brain. Out thinking your craving can be really tough. Craving for sweetness is strong.

With at least seventy percent of the immune system residing in the gut, there is little wonder that high sugar consumption makes immunity weak.

Processed and packaged foods (even the packages bought in the grocery store) often contain preservatives to extend shelf life, colouring agents to make it look…

Gout is a type of arthritis that occurs when too much uric acid builds up. It causes glass like crystals to form in joints, aggravates the kidneys (acid urine and stone formation) and potentiates high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

Hyperuricemia (gout) is diagnosed with a blood test of serum uric acid (SUA) above 420 μM (70 μg/ml). 

It can be hereditary in nature, or the result of another condition. Gout usually affects men over forty with a family history of gout. Certain foods, …

Do you support detox or disease? Every choice you make sends your body into one direction or the other. Disease is an imbalanced state where the level of toxins overwhelm an individual's capacity. Think of your body as a toxic bucket. If you keep adding to it, it gets full! That's disease. What do you do when a bucket is full? You stop putting more stuff into it and you start draining some out. That's detox.

Our body must balance metabolism of acid-alkaline, water, minerals, the nervous, gla…