25Jul

Thyroid Disease- Hashimoto’s, Testing, Environmental Triggers, and How to Have a Healthy Thyroid.

What is the Thyroid? The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland at the base of your neck. It's responsible for metabolism, temperature regulation, bone health, and so much more. The main hormones that it releases are T3 (thyroxine) and T4 (tetraiodiathyronine). T4 gets converted in to T3 by the liver and T3 performs most of the functions for the thyroid. Testing The conventional thyroid testing of only TSH is not going to cut it. This simply tests for the amount of hormones that...

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21Jul

Why it May Be Difficult To Lose Weight, History of Fat, and Importance of Body Fat

Body fat is an endocrine organ. This means that it secretes hormones that interact with other organs to regulate your metabolism. Body fat cells can expand 1000x their original size. When we gain fat, we don’t gain new cells, the ones we have just expand. We have three types of storage fats. First, we have subcutaneous fat, which is right beneath the skin. Then we have visceral fat which is the number one fat that is associated with obesity and...

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16Jul

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy For Stem Cells, Immunity, and Injuries

History of Hyperbaric Therapy This therapy began in 1662 by Dr. Henshaw, and called it a Domicilium. He believed that people with certain conditions could benefit from increased oxygen and air pressure. In 1834, a French physician built a similar chamber for respiratory infections. He also observed that increased circulation from the oxygen resulted in increased well being. In 1885, Theodore Williams, president of the medical society of London, published his data on Hyperbaric oxygen in the BMJ, and thought it...

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11Jul

Energy Medicine- Energy Fields, and Pillars of Energy Medicine

What is Energy Medicine? There is a variety of forms of energy medicine. It is designed to influence the subtle energies of the body to produce a specific outcome. Our bodies are inherently brilliant, and we can often heal ourselves if we get out of the way. This type of medicine focuses on the energy fields that organize and control the growth and repair of cells, tissues, and organs, instead of just the physical. What healing traditions have known for...

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06Jul

Acupuncture For Healing Injuries, Anxiety, and Blood Pressure

History of Acupuncture Acupuncture originated in ancient China 2000-5000 years ago. It is described in ancient texts such as the Haungdi Neijing as a healing modality. It spread outward of China in 500 BCE, and to Europe in the 16th century. It came to the United States in 1972 when president Richard Nixon took a trip to China. One of his adversaries got sick and got surgery, being sedated by acupuncture instead of Anastasia. After this many doctors traveled to China...

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02Jul

The Carnivore Diet- Organ Meats, Plant Defense Mechanisms, and Healing the Gut

What is the Carnivore Diet? The carnivore diet is a 100% animal based diet. This includes eating everything from nose to tail, organ meats, muscle meats, glands, and more. Each part of the animal has  different nutrient content. This diet has great use for autoimmune patients because it acts as an extreme elimination diet. All plants, as great as they are have built in defense mechanisms. These are plant chemicals that are designed to protect them from being over ate, or...

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28Jun

How Bras Cause Breast Disease- Lymph Flow, False Adaptation, and Cancer

History of Bras The very beginning of the bra started with corsets in the Victorian era. These were very tight cloths designed for a hour glass shape. It was very hard to breathe, and sometimes displaced organs. The first bra (brassiere) was created in 1914 by Mary Phelps Jacobs. They became popularized after World War 1. In 1922, a company called Madianform was created which started the system of using cups. In 1947, the pushup bra was created by a company...

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25Jun

Walking for Fat Loss, Blood Glucose, Immunity, and the Power of Retro Walking

Walking is the fundamental form of movement that we know we are designed to do. We are not necessarily designed to move heavy weights in a linear, repetitive motion. We can do it, and it has a lot of benefits, but our genes don't expect us to do it. The gym simulates the movement we would naturally get in nature. Before we learned to ride animals, and other forms of transportation, we walked everywhere. Today, we have a lot less...

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22Jun

How Porn Negatively Impacts Your Brain, Relationships, and How to Quit

How Porn Effects Your Brain As soon as you turn it on, your reward centers in your brain turn on. The reward system includes the ventral striatum and orbitofrontal cortex areas of the brain. Dopamine is secreted through these centers. Dopamine is responsible for seeking, motivation, and pleasure. This is also the reason why people get addicted. These areas light up in any pleasure inducing activity, including music, candy, and drugs. These areas of your brain increasingly get hyper stimulated...

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19Jun

Ozone Therapy for Blood Flow, Immunity, and Longevity

What is Ozone Therapy? Ozone is a gas (O3) that is used in many industries, but for our purposes, we will discuss the health aspect. It was first used back in 1871 in the medical industry. In 1896, Nichola Tesla patented the first ozone generator in the United States. In WW1, it was used to treat infected wounds. In the 1960s, ozone started to be scientifically studied. Today, we have many books, snd research papers on ozone therapy. Benefits of Ozone 1. Improves...

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