A health detective is a professional, such as an acupuncturist, functional medicine practitioner, naturopath, nutritionist, or other practitioner that looks deeper into the root causes of health and disease, rather than treating just the symptoms. Treating just the symptoms is akin to putting a bandaid over the warning indicator light in your car. When something […]
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Eggs have spent decades being villainized, but avoiding them is anything but heart healthy! In today’s episode, we’re talking about all the reasons you should be adding eggs into your diet (and maybe even your hair routine!) What’s in this episode: Setting the record straight on eggs The many nutrients found in eggs and how
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We are all aging – it is an inevitable fact. Some are happy to age, most are not. HOW we age and how fast we age, we have relative control over. So how do we age well? Number one is diet. Studies have shown that a diet high in whole foods – vegetables, meats, and
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When discussing this most uncomfortable condition, we must first differentiate between bloating from hormonal imbalances and bloating due to digestive insufficiencies. Digestion. The most discussed cause of digestive bloating is eating too fast or overeating, consuming gas-producing foods such as beans, broccoli, cabbage, onions, gluten, dairy and carbonated beverages or even chewing gum which causes
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If you have hair loss and you’ve heard the common refrain that it’s just hereditary, we have news for you: it might not be, and your situation is not hopeless! In today’s episode, we’re talking about all things hair loss: what it is, what causes it, and how you may be able to control certain
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Hot flashes during peri-menopause and menopause are seriously annoying! Fortunately, there are things that you can do to help them. The body has a plethora of hormones that are always changing and adjusting to stresses in the interior and exterior environment. One of those stressors is regulating temperature. As you age, the hypothalamus becomes more
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Most people have stress. I am surprised when a patient tells me that they don’t have stress. How we deal with that stress is what determines the impact on our life and on our body. Poorly managed, or chronic stress can have a significant negative impact on our health. Chronic stress increases the chance of
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Today, we’re talking about the thyroid: how it works, how it fits into the many systems in our body, and what to test when it’s not working properly. In this episode, Dr. Carling explains why most typical thyroid testing is insufficient when a thyroid issue is suspected. Because the thyroid can be affected by so
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The subject of magnesium in the diet, as well as topically, has been a hot topic for several years now. It has been touted as the cure-all for almost anything that might ail you. While there is no doubt that magnesium may be good for you, you could be getting swayed by marketing propaganda that
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We often talk about balancing hormones. Some automatically think of sex hormones, or maybe thyroid hormones, but there are over 50 main hormones that regulate our health. The main categories of hormones include: Sex Hormones, Stress Hormones, Metabolic Hormones, Growth Hormones, Thyroid Hormones, Neurotransmitter Hormones, Gut Hormones, Reproductive Hormones, Cardiovascular Hormones, Immune Hormones, Mineralocorticoids, and
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