Best low cost test for stomach acid and adrenals
In my experience, low stomach acid and depleted adrenals are among the top causes for gut infections and overgrowths like SIBO, LIBO (large intestinal bacterial overgrowth), yeast and parasites. Which...
View ArticleCan eradicating h.Pylori get rid of SIBO?
In my practice, I’ve noticed that clients with both h. pylori (bacterial infection of the stomach) and SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), experience a huge improvement in digestive symptoms...
View ArticleLyme and mold protocols
Lyme disease and mold toxicity can wreak havoc on the body, causing IBS-like digestive issues. Doctors often dismiss IBS complaints as stress related and don’t test for Lyme disease or mold toxicity....
View ArticleMineral testing and heavy metals
Heavy metal toxicity can cause digestive issues. It did for me. Through running hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) tests on clients, I discovered that I wasn’t alone. Now I have a better...
View ArticleCommon blocks to healing
What got us sick won’t get us well. It’s recognizing the dysfunction of what’s not working for us anymore that can get us out. Most people use the same energy or strategy that got them sick, to heal...
View ArticleMitochondria, detox and IBS
If you’ve experienced negative side effects from a supplement protocol that kills bad bugs, knowing how to open your detox and drainage pathways will ease those symptoms. But detox support is not the...
View ArticleIs stress denial driving gut symptoms?
Everyone has different strategies for dealing with stress. Some people magnify it to create an urgent response while others repress it, pretending it’s not there. Both are survival strategies that we...
View ArticleCan slow thyroid cause SIBO or IBS
Many people with digestive symptoms like bloating, gas, gut pain, reflux, weight issues, diarrhea, constipation and mood issues have an overgrowth of the bacterial in their small intestine. It is...
View ArticleBest magnesium supplements for the gut
Magnesium is a popular supplements for promoting relaxation or going to the bathroom. Before you pop some magnesium and call it good, know that not all magnesium supplements are equal. Different forms...
View ArticleThe three tests for solving IBS
Everyone has a unique root cause for their digestive issues, and solving the problem requires a deep dive into what’s driving symptoms. While people are able to Google their symptoms or educate...
View ArticleCauses of mineral loss
I’ve written a lot about finding the root cause of digestive issues. Mineral imbalances are one of the deepest root causes because if the body can’t function well on a cellular level, the body doesn’t...
View ArticleAdrenal cocktail for the gut
Adrenal health is vital for good gut health. If your adrenals are depleted, healing the gut can be very challenging. Conversely, supporting the adrenals may be the missing link for gut symptoms that...
View ArticleTop hidden gut stressors
The sneaky thing about stress is that it can hide. Things can stress our body, contributing its inability to cope, heal, detox or relax, without us even realizing it. Some of my clients don’t identify...
View ArticleCalcium shell and digestion
Mineral balance in the body can tell us how stressed the body has been for how long. Stress is a major driver of digestive issues and can prevent the body from healing. The calcium shell is an example...
View ArticleWhy it’s hard to get rid of h. pylori
H. pylori is the most common digestive infection and often the hardest to clear. This bacterial overgrowth in the stomach lining can cause a variety of symptoms that can disrupt mental and physical...
View ArticleHeal your adrenals to heal your gut
For the first 10 years of my practice I helped people with their balanced their biome through diet, antimicrobials and other supplements. While addressing stress is an important part of healing the...
View ArticleThyroid triggers that affect the gut
Thyroid dysfunction can cause digestive issues that are misdiagnosed as IBS. When the thyroid slows down (hypothyroidism is increasingly common), metabolism slows down. Which means poor motility,...
View ArticleAntimicrobial foods as medicine
Through my experience, I learned that food has the power to heal. And I am sharing what foods you can add to your diet that have an antimicrobial, detoxifying and balancing effect on the body. Herbs...
View ArticlePreventing SIBO before it happens
A common root cause of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is low stomach acid combined with poor motility. Low stomach acid can be caused by h. pylori, mineral deficiencies (cobalt, sodium and...
View ArticleRepressed emotions and IBS
During Covid I worked with a sweet client who lost their soul dog a short while prior to developing digestive issues such as reflux and bloating. There were other digestive symptoms also, but the...
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