For every gluten sensitive patient with the symptoms of classic celiac disease, there are 8 cases with no GI symptoms.(1, 2) Celiac disease is a multi-system disorder. Believing that it involves solely the small intestine is a common misconception. (3) While the gluten protein may start by damaging the small bowel, the effects do not stop … [Read more...]
Will ice heal an injured muscle? Or, does it prolong healing and even contribute to possible complications? So, you’ve got an injury, or perhaps just a painful muscle group. Do you grab the ice out of the freezer or should you go for the hot water bottle and tiger balm? Most of us will probably reach for something cold. The medical profession has … [Read more...]
Have you jumped on the gluten-free bandwagon, only to give up after a few days? Why is it so hard to avoid that one little piece of birthday cake? Take heart. If you have had trouble giving up gluten, it’s not because you're low on willpower. It’s because going gluten-free is not as simple as giving up bread. In this post, I'll address 5 of the … [Read more...]
The common assumption is that the more experience we have, the better we'll be. But does this theory hold any weight when studied? Or, do we actually get worse as we gain more experience? It's a common assumption that in order to be an expert at something, you need to put in hours of practice. Malcolm Gladwell popularized this notion by writing … [Read more...]
For those with adrenal fatigue, you've likely thought about starting a meditation practice. But where do you begin? When you have adrenal fatigue, starting something new can feel overwhelming. Especially when that something is as foreign to you as meditation. Meditation should help to lower stress levels, not raise them. Those feelings of … [Read more...]
In Canada, 40% of adults are overweight. And 20% of Canadian adults are obese. (1) The main contributor to this: the food you eat. The food you eat, or, your diet is one of the main contributors to your health and well-being. Altering it can be one of the more challenging endeavors. Especially when it's a complete overhaul. The typical Canadian … [Read more...]
This blog post is the third in the series Possible Causes of IBS. Be sure to check out the other posts: Does Low Stomach Acid Cause IBS? Does SIBO Cause IBS? Could IBS be caused by something as simple as a bacterial infection? The perfect microbiome A microbiome is the collection of good and bad bacteria in your body. Ideally they are … [Read more...]
Neither domestic cereals nor milk from hoofed animals is "natural" food in an evolutionary or physiological sense... If there is a single complex of events responsible for the deterioration or human health and ecology, agricultural civilization is it. -Paul Shepard, Coming Home to the Pleistocene The reason why celiac disease and gluten … [Read more...]