Sinus congestion a very common condition that patients report to me. Sometimes people are bothered by it along with an infection and/or a sinus headache, although sinus congestion often occurs in isolation. Interestingly though, the root of the problem is rarely located in the actual sinuses where the symptoms are nagging. I’ll explain… Mucous is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘digestive disorders’
Sinus congestion
Posted in common conditions, food, tagged digestive disorders on February 10, 2010 | 7 Comments »
You are (much more than) what you eat
Posted in food, tagged digestive disorders on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most commonly used phrases related to health and healthy eating is: “you are what you eat”. This obviously refers to the fact that our tissues are made from the food we consume on a daily basis. However, this phrase is a bit simplistic. After thinking about this concept for a while, I [...]
Leaky gut syndrome
Posted in common conditions, tagged digestive disorders on January 4, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Every time I mention the term “leaky gut syndrome” to a patient, they look at me and cringe. Rightfully so, as it doesn’t sound like something very appetizing. Unfortunately though, because I see a large number of patients with digestive disorders, I tend to evoke the cringe response fairly frequently. Leaky gut syndrome is one [...]
Gallbladder symptoms
Posted in common conditions, tagged cholesterol, digestive disorders, female health, pain, symptoms on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gallbladder dysfunction is a fairly common clinical condition. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, cholecystectomy (or gallbadder removal) was the seventh most common ambulatory (or out-patient) surgery in the U.S. in 2003. This is rather unfortunate considering how important the gallbladder is in overall body function; in addition to the fact [...]
Ileocecal valve – revisited
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, tagged Applied Kinesiology, digestive disorders, fatigue, lower back pain on November 23, 2009 | 22 Comments »
Recently I’ve realized that the most popular search term that guides people to my website is “ileocecal valve” (and variations thereof). Because of this, I thought I should write a few more words about the significance of it. If you are not familiar with the ileocecal valve, please refer to this article first, which explains [...]
Candida and yeast infections – a virtual epidemic
Posted in common conditions, tagged back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, digestive disorders, GERD, heartburn symptoms, irritable bowel syndrome, lower back pain, symptoms, yeast infections on November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Candida albicans is a yeast that is normally present in our gastrointestinal tract, skin, and vaginal tract in women. Under normal circumstances it remains in those places causing no harm whatsoever. However, it is quite common for candida to grow out of control and cause many debilitating symptoms. An overgrowth of candida is probably one [...]
Ileocecal Valve
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, common conditions, tagged Applied Kinesiology, digestive disorders, lower back pain on October 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
One of my mentors, Dr. Tim Francis taught me that people will generally have no health problems/complaints (in general) if their water metabolism, blood sugar metabolism, and ileocecal valve are all functioning well. I’d say water and blood sugar metabolism, and digestion as a whole, as opposed to the ileocecal valve alone. You’ve probably never [...]
Detoxification and the liver
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged detoxify, digestive disorders, remedies, supplements on October 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The word “detoxify” has become somewhat of a buzz word in the natural health field. Many patients ask about it, and so I will share some thoughts on it. As you probably suspect, detoxification is a general term that refers to the body breaking down potentially toxic chemicals and eventually excreting them from the body. [...]
Digestive disorders and the 4 R’s
Posted in common conditions, tagged detoxify, digestive disorders, inflammation, irritable bowel syndrome, stomach on September 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The phrase: “Death begins in the colon”, coined by Nobel Prize winner professor Elie Metchnikoff, is a well known one; at least amongst my peers and I. I’m not sure who originally coined the 4 R’s approach to digestive disorders, but it is certainly a great way to help someone gain optimal digestive health. The [...]
Adrenal Stress Syndrome
Posted in common conditions, food, tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, digestive disorders, pain, sugar, symptoms on September 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Everyone experiences stress to some degree. The amount of stress and ability of your body to adapt to it will determine how it affects your health and well-being. We have 2 adrenal glands that sit atop each of our kidneys and are sometimes referred to as the “stress glands”, because they secrete stress hormones (cortisol) [...]
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