Image by Alicia Harper from Pixabay Soil-based organisms (SBO) or spore-forming probiotics are terms often used interchangeably, as most soil-based organisms do form spores. They get their names from their habitat: they tend to be found in the soil. Historically, our ancestors ate food right out of the ground, so many of these [...]
Image by bigfatcat from Pixabay Inositol has far-reaching effects upon hormones, because of its position as one of three major classes of second messengers in cells. Think of second messengers as the second string of relay runners: the first runner hands off the baton and the second messenger takes it from there, carrying [...]
Guest post by Dr Laura Villa Did you know that vitamin D deficiency is prevalent? It is estimated that about 1 billion people worldwide have low levels. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning it is absorbed along with fats in the diet and stored in the body's fatty tissue [...]
This guest article was originally published at iveeapp.com with some minor edits.; Photo by Michał Parzuchowski on Unsplash What if someone told you there are ways to stop, or at least limit, the symptoms of aging? With help from specific vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, we can help rewind our body’s biological clock by replenishing valuable nutrients that we [...]
Image by Comfreak from Pixabay The body produces energy from food and oxygen, in simplest terms. “Energy,” in this case, is ATP, or adenosine triphosphate. The vast majority of this is produced in the mitochondria via two processes: the Tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA), and the Electron Transport Chain. Oxaloacetate (OAA) is one of the [...]
Image by klimkin from Pixabay I wrote here on Hydrogen Sulfide SIBO, a third kind of SIBO that I am finding in many of my patients. Since molybdenum is a cofactor for the sulfite oxidase enzyme that requires support, it is usually included in the protocol. However, I’ve found that a small handful [...]
Image by Ulrike Mai from Pixabay The prevailing theory of aging, and of many chronic diseases, has to do with oxidative damage. The idea is that matter likes to be both electrically and magnetically neutral: positive charges balanced with negative charges, and electrons (which are electronegative) like to be paired “spin up” and [...]
Image by Bishnu Sarangi from Pixabay I wrote here on what essential fatty acids are, and why they’re important. While there are food and vegetable sources of each step along the way, our bodies need to be working appropriately to get the most out of them. Step One: Delta-6 Desaturase As you can see [...]
CBD has been a fad for a few years now, and for good reason. Not only are anecdotal stories of its benefits compelling (we all have friends who swear by it!), but studies also demonstrate impressive actions on a number of different systems. Most of my patients who ask me [...]
Fulvic acid might seem new to the nutritional world, but in reality, it’s very, very old—in fact, it’s as old as plants and soil. When soil-based microbes break down decaying organic matter, they produce fulvic acid, which is the reason why compost is such a great fertilizer. Think of fulvic [...]