by Pamela Connor | Sep 17, 2018 | Gut Health, New Blogs
Have you ever eaten something and within a few hours realized that your stomach is so bloated that you can’t button your pants? It’s not uncommon for my patients to tell me that they wake up with a flat belly and by the end of the day they look six months...
by Pamela Connor | Sep 17, 2018 | Anti-Inflammatory, New Blogs
Inflammation is one of the biggest, yet most preventable health threats of our time. I call it the “silent inferno.” It slowly simmers, destroying cells and, eventually, your health. Not all inflammation is dangerous. In situations where you hurt or injure yourself,...
by Pamela Connor | Sep 17, 2018 | Home Remedies, New Blogs
The winter season is in full force and the flu and other upper respiratory infections (URIs) are particularly aggressive and virulent this year, with many deaths of otherwise previously healthy people of all ages due to organ failure secondary to the flu. The cold,...
by Pamela Connor | Sep 17, 2018 | Hormonal Health, New Blogs, Women's Health
Oral contraceptives i.e. the birth control pill, cause low vitamin B6 and zinc, thereby reducing serotonin levels and can increase anxiety and depression in susceptible women. Dr. Daniel Amen sees the association between the birth control pill and anxiety/depression...
by Pamela Connor | Sep 17, 2018 | Anti-Inflammatory, Autoimmune, New Blogs
What are lectins? ‘Sticky’ proteins found in plants that protect plants from predation but can damage human tissue Why are they problematic? They can damage the gut lining and cause ‘leaky gut’ We have evolved to deal with some high lectin foods better than others...
