Vegan diets will deplete all essential nutrients and make you tired. Keto diets will clog your arteries and cause heart disease. Or... Vegan diets will make you live twice as long. Keto diets will prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's disease. Statements like the above are the common rhetoric you see promoting or dissing keto and vegan diets. … [Read more...]
If you've ever been to an acupuncturist, you may have been told your qi (energy) is imbalanced. As you'll soon find out, acupuncture really doesn't have much to do with an energetic system inside your body. It's time to update how we think acupuncture works. I'm an acupuncturist. Every day in the clinic, I insert small, sterile needles into … [Read more...]
Do you have the following symptoms: Fatigue? Brain fog or memory problems? Reactions to certain foods? Cravings for sweets? It could be candida. But I'd bet it's something entirely different! Candida might be the root cause of your fatigue. But before starting a candida cleanse, make sure your fatigue isn't caused … [Read more...]
On one side you've got the organic food crowd screaming that consuming conventional produce will kill you. On the other side, supporters of non-organic farming methods say there's no difference between organic and regular produce. Both sides claim to have the science to support their argument. Who's right? Is organic food actually better for … [Read more...]
Unlike the name implies, vitamin D is not a vitamin - it's a prohormone. And a deficiency of this prohormone could be part of the reason you experience fatigue! Way back in 1922 researchers didn't have a clear idea of the difference between hormones and vitamins. Which is why vitamin D got labeled as a vitamin - it was the fourth vitamin … [Read more...]
Here's a common remedy for adrenal fatigue - take some pregnenolone. Ah, if only it were that simple... Pregnenolone for adrenal fatigue is not the cure-all you think it is. Pregnenolone may actually make your adrenal fatigue worse! The theory known as the pregnenolone steal is not one supported by evidence. Even though most practitioners claim … [Read more...]
Even though massages feel like stress relief, they could be silently contributing to your adrenal fatigue! That's right, your monthly massages could actually be making your fatigue worse... The vast majority of people I know opt for a massage on - at least - a monthly basis. And for good reason! Like you, I find massages to be so incredibly … [Read more...]
If you're suffering from fatigue, will a carnivore diet help? Or will it make your fatigue worse? This post will tell you all you need to know about fatigue and the carnivore diet. Including how to start it safely and without increasing your fatigue. The carnivore diet is new and novel. And it completely does away with the typical ratios of … [Read more...]