HEALTH RESOURCES

There’s a lot you can do to help prevent development of atherosclerosis, like keeping blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides within healthy ranges and maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system.

The functional nutrition approach for cardiovascular health addresses underlying factors of atherosclerosis like inflammation, oxidative stress, gut microbiome, digestion, detoxification and low nutrient status.

Read about heart-healthy diet and lifestyle choices and clinically researched nutrition supplements that support cardiovascular health and even reverse buildup of atherosclerotic plaque…

Histamines, a natural part of your immune system, are released as a reaction to help rid substances that your body perceives as foreign. However, if you are a person with food sensitivities or environmental sensitivities, you may have an overactive histamine response, or histamine intolerance (HIT).

Learn more about managing histamine intolerance through diet and supplements, the biochemistry behind histamine metabolism, and triggers and symptoms of histamine intolerance (and mast cell activation).

Inflammation is a normal protective response of the body to injury and infection. It is a beneficial part of your immune process. This response is your defense system coming “to the rescue” — fighting against the offender and trying to keep the acute injury and inflammatory response localized and under control.

What happens when the inflammatory process is “broken?”

Are there foods that can help with inflammation? Is there an anti-inflammatory lifestyle?

Learn about nutrition supplements I use in my practice that can help reduce inflammation, reducing pain at its root cause.

Our immune system is designed to keep us from getting sick and is critical for survival. The immune system is a network of organs, special tissues, cells, and proteins that communicate and work together to provide an immune response to protect our bodies. It is designed to keep out unhealthy invaders and at the same time recognize components of our own body as “safe.”

Gut health is foundational to a healthy immune system. Supporting the gut microbiome and restoring the gut lining is one of the first things I address when supporting immune health.

Read about recommendations for supporting your immune system through diet, environment, sleep, exercise and lifestyle choices. And, learn about the science behind targeted nutrition supplements for immune support…..

Digestion is the highly orchestrated bodily processes of utilizing food for nourishment, growth, reproduction and health. Digestion is about energy and nutrition. We gain access to energy and nutrients by eating a healthy diet of plants and animal products in our environment and breaking them down into smaller components.

In my practice, I’m finding that new clients having digestive problems is becoming more the “rule” than the “exception!”

Read about the digestive process (and all the organs involved),  critical role of the gut microbiome, key things you need for digestive wellness, and how aging affects digestion and GI health.

Health resources that follow include information on nutrition supplements that can help support GI health, digestion, the gut microbiome, GI symptoms, and more…..

How do you feel when you wake up in the morning? Do you feel refreshed and have a clear alert mind? Do you have enough energy to get through the day, better yet, to optimize it?

Most of us know how different we feel trying to function with inadequate (or poor quality) sleep vs. how exhilarating it feels to have a good night’s sleep! Sleep is not a waste of time….it’s when the body does a lot of its repair and rebalancing.

Want to get better sleep? Follow good sleep hygiene — best practices to maintain healthy sleep patterns.

You can also check out nutrition and botanical supplements I use in my practice for sleep, stress and neurotransmitter support….