Have you gained 10 or more lbs in the last year and are not sure why?
Have you tried “fad” diets that gave you temporary success only to gain it back?
Do you want to be more active but just don’t have the energy?
Are you craving sweets and other foods more than you used to?
Are you confused as to how to begin losing weight?
Is an underlying physical problem preventing you from exercise?
Are you experiencing depression, anxiety, lack of motivation, brain fog? Are you on multiple medications and still feel lousy?
We will be having our Metabolic Weight Loss Workshop this Thursday, January 5 at 6:00 pm. If you have struggled with your weight for years and are fed up please call 523-160 to reserve your seat today!

We hope you have a wonderful holiday. We have been tremendously blessed an we are looking forward to a fantastic 2012. Please look forward to our new weight loss program coming in January! The focus is on healing the gut and the brain to allow you to loose weight!

Merry Christmas! We hope you have a wonderful holiday. Please look forward to our new weight loss program coming in January! The focus is on healing the gut and the brain to allow you to loose weight!

I want to share with you an article from Dr. Aristo Vojdani and his colleagues. I heard Dr. Vojdani speak back in November and I must say it was one of the crowning moments of my career. Dr. Vojdani was speaking about the gut’s role in autoimmune processes and chronic disease. He said (and I am paraphrasing here) that all chronic disease, including the #1 killer in the industrialized world (hear disease) have direct links to gut function and leaky gut syndrome.

Dr. Vojdani is one of the main researchers for Cyrex labs. The link below will take you to a great video on Cyrex’s website on the gut-brain connection.

http://www.cyrexlabs.com/HomeVideo1/tabid/174/Default.aspx

This is one of Dr. Vojdani’s articles about the destructive process of autoimmunity. One of the targets we aim at when managing ones autoimmune condition is the slowing down of a cytokine called TH17. TH17 triggers tissue destruction when it is activated.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140049/?tool=pubmed

Hope you have a great week. I will be back on video then!

Is your brain degenerating?

This is the beginning of our video blog series on chronic conditions such as thyroid, diabetes, vertigo, fibromyalgia, and IBS

Research from such groups as BMC Medical, University of Maryland’s Center for Celiac Research, Mayo Clinic, and Celiac Disease Center among other groups contributed to the information gathered for this report that gives more credibility to those who are recognizing gluten sensitivity as an issue in their health. The research has determined that Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity aren’t the same thing, that gluten sensitivities can cause distinct reactions in the intestines and immune system, and that there are a wide variety of conditions that seem to correlate with gluten in the diet.

The article didn’t recognize testing to determine gluten sensitivities from such labs like Cyrex Labs were even available, and implied much more research was needed to develop testing. We’re fortunate at our clinic to be aware of such testing though so we can catch those sensitivities that are elusive to the rest of the medical world and help those who are sensitive to gluten (and other foods) adjust their diets and enjoy a better quality of life.

The entire article can be read by clicking here. Here are some highlights:

A new study in the journal BMC Medicine may shed some light on why. It shows gluten can set off a distinct reaction in the intestines and the immune system, even in people who don’t have celiac disease.

“For the first time, we have scientific evidence that indeed, gluten sensitivity not only exists, but is very different from celiac disease,” says lead author Alessio Fasano, medical director of the University of Maryland’s Center for Celiac Research.

The incidence of celiac disease is rising sharply—and not just due to greater awareness. Tests comparing old blood samples to recent ones show the rate has increased four-fold in the last 50 years, to at least 1 in 133 Americans. It’s also being diagnosed in people as old as 70 who have eaten gluten safely all their lives.”

Gluten sensitivity, also known as gluten intolerance, is much more vague.

How a reaction to gluten could cause such a wide range of symptoms also remains unproven. Dr. Fasano and other experts speculate that once immune cells are mistakenly primed to attack gluten, they can migrate and spread inflammation, even to the brain.

Again, we are fortunate to have found solutions that offer more answers to the questions about gluten sensitivities and the affects on your health, but it’s great to see there is progress being made in recognizing it.

This Five Part series covers the basics of thyroid metabolism and the six types of thyroid conditions. Looking beyond the general approach medicine takes in TSH, T3, and T4 management and finding real solutions to recovering from thyroid related conditions.

If you haven’t already ‘Liked’ this group on Facebook, go to “Our Gluten Free Life” to get even more tips and recipes for your own gluten-free life.

- The average American spends $44 on Halloween candy.
- 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold every year.
- The average American eats 24 lbs of candy every year.

These facts were shared on Biggest Loser last week during their Halloween Week Episode

With the affects this amount of candy has on the body, it’s no wonder conditions like insulin resistance, diabetes and other chronic conditions associated with blood sugar management are all on the rise.