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Understanding Your Body

One physician described it to me like this:  Imagine you have a flashlight. And it shines bright for a bit, but the batteries keep dying out. So, you continually replace them. And each time you get a little stretch of bright light (feeling well) again. But this gets really old because you want sustained light (healing), not this roller coaster. This is where peptides come in. They recharge that flashlight and keep the light shining bright without dimming.

We're here to say a positive test doesn't immediately mean you need antibiotics. Studies have shown that while you might test positive one day, if you ask to be swabbed again the next week, there's a good chance you will then test negative. Asking for a retest is something we would suggest if you test positive.

I guarantee you've been told through fad diets, "nutrition programs", or multi-level marketing scam coaches that carbs are bad. That you must restrict or even eliminate them to lose weight and get healthy. This is so WRONG.

You're likely reading this because you or a loved one have recently taken antibiotics for an infection. And you probably also realize that antibiotic wiped out your microbiome--aka the "good guys" in your gut. Or maybe you ended up with yeast infection. 

When it comes to exercise, we've come to believe in the mindset that more is more. It starts out innocently enough--you want to drop a few pounds, or a friend tells you that you should do this great new program with her. So you start working out more frequently, increase the length of your sessions, or you increase the intensity--or all of the above. Weirdly enough though, it doesn't work.

Pass the salt shaker. Odds are you've heard that too much salt is bad. That you'll end up with high blood pressure. We're here to say that's a pinch off the mark. 

If you've been a patient with us already, you know we looove to talk about it: Poop. Bowel movement. Feces. Whatever term you prefer, we're here to be your official poo aficionados and help educate you on how your daily (or not so daily) habits are one of the biggest, cheapest indicators of your health.

Do you have hormonal symptoms? I would comfortably assume you also have stomach or bowel complaints or dysfunction. And this isn’t just a coincidence. But what might not be as obvious is how closely connected hormones are to the gut microbiome. While this may seem complex, it really can be simple.