How to maximize ketosis without dramatically changing your lifestyle. Here are the essentials to getting the benefits of the ketogenic diet without sacrificing your life.

 Not only is stress a drag for us emotionally but it changes the chemical environment of our body leading to more inflammation (which causes more pain and other chronic issues throughout our bodies). It also changes our hormone production cycles- describing what is known as the pregnenolone steal.

Your hormone factory can only make so much product in a day due to how many workers, demand, and raw materials you have. The raw material in this case is a hormone called pregnenolone and it can be...

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Coconut oil is a celebrity.

At the top of its game and the height of its prominence coconut oil is being featured in healthy cooking around the world, it is seen in tons of skin products,  promoted as a detoxifier, and spotlighted as a household cleaner.

It has no rival for being a jack-of-all-trade natural food product. In case you haven’t heard or maybe you need a refresher, here are some reasons to incorporate coconut oil in your lifestyle...

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Vitamin E is like the bouncer to stress chemicals in your body. For your brain, that's important because there are so many toxic chemicals that need to be kicked out of the party.

In addition to that, it also supports healthy insulin, healthy triglyceride levels, blood sugar balance, pancreatic function, eyesight and heart health. A jack of all trades. So much can go right by making sure your Vitamin E intake is up to par. 

Here are some symptoms showing you may need more Vitamin E

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Sleep impairment can come down to four things:

#1 : STRESS

Tricky thing about stress, the more stress we have, the easier our neurology makes it to be stressed out. When you are stressed, often times you're making your "stress muscles" in your central nervous system stronger because they believe this is a priority to you and they want to be helpful.

Chronic stress can also essentially wreck our circadian rhythm by stealing hormones involved in the cycle. If you are "not a morning person" and yo...

Let’s be real.. No one wants to be gluten free. The thought of sacrificing those delicious cinnamon buns, Italian subs, poppyseed bagels, chocolate chip cookies… It’s tough.

And also the thought of being grouped with a lot of the other gluten free fanatics that see it almost like a religion can be unappealing too...

But, the truth of the matter is we can’t force feed our body something it is vocal about not liking.

Gluten reactions occur in the majority of its consumers. The reactions are vari...

Your stool is a great marker for where you are in your health. Size, frequency, color, shape are all indicators of digestive health and reveal a lot about your health in general.

Check out our latest brief video talking about what your poop is saying about you and what you can do to improve it. 

So... is it an uncomfortable topic?

Yes.

Does it make you feel like a 5 year old again when you have to feature it in a video? Absolutely.

But it certainly makes for some good bloopers...

Does your child with ADHD, dyslexia, ODD, autism or any other developmental disorder have a food sensitivity contributing to his or her behavior? 

Developmental disorders often go hand in hand with food sensitivities. In fact, more than 85% of kids with developmental disorders have food sensitivities contributing to their behavior.  Both are consequences of a right brain imbalance.

Different parts of the brain help control and regulate the immune system. When these parts of the brain are...

I love getting to know more about myself. I find it extremely useful to get more in depth into why I am the way I am so that I can better my choices and actions for a happier/healthier me in the future. Like Socrates’ famous directive, “Know thyself.” It is desire for growth that propels me into deeper and deeper knowledge of the brain.

1ST LESSON of brain health:

the brain is plastic

This is sometimes referred to as neuroplasticity and it basically means that the brain can change for good or b...

What is Oil Pulling

Oil pulling has gained great momentum for its claims of naturally cleaning your mouth and whitening your teeth. It's popularity may be recent but its history is old. It is a traditional remedy from ancient India used to improve oral hygiene with a whole host of other health benefits. According to some of the most recent scientific research, “It is believed to cure more than thirty systemic diseases when practiced regularly and as directed.”

Oil Pulling (specifically with co...

It is official, we have a new trendy diet.

Behind every trend is a load of research and hoards of famous people trying them out to get the upper hand in their performance. There will always be good reasons to try out any of the diets that you have ever heard of. Most diets have quite a bit of truth behind them and yet there are plenty of people who still get bad results. This article is about the science behind the benefits of ketosis and the truth for why an individual might not get any resu...

Mindfulness Cures Mundaneness

The Three Best Apps for People Wanting to Make the Mundane Valuable

We often see the simple, boring tasks in life as a waste of our time.

Why do we listen to music when we drive?  Why do we spend meetings browsing our phone? Why do we pass off unenjoyable tasks to others? Why do we listen to a podcast, help our kids with homework, AND wash the dishes all at the same time?

A lot of people argue it’s because these days we like to always be entertained. I think what...

Everyone will experience dizziness in their lifetime but how do you know when it is serious or not? The fact that someone can lose their balance and get blurred vision randomly is a sign there’s something not quite right...

Many people can relate to feeling dizzy after getting up too quickly. This is the most common form and it has to do with the brain/body’s slow reaction time for adapting blood flow and pressure. This is only a serious issue if it happens all the time but usually it’s just...

Clinically, there are some things that I really enjoy doing and some things that come up so often it can become well, repetitive...

I'm sure this is true for every profession out there but as some one who specializes in brain health (the exciting part to me) it can sometimes get tedious to talk about basic nutrition.

But practically ALL of our patients need support in at least one of these three areas.

I wanted to take a minute to cover some of the most OVERLOOKED basics about nutrition that...

"We are what we eat." This undeniable truth unfortunately does not go on vacation when we do...

Partaking in the decadence of Christmas, whether that be decorating the tree, going to Holiday parties, or perhaps binging on all the peppermint bark that comes our way... (tell me I'm not alone in this)... is part of what makes this season special. 

However, we have become more and more aware of the direct effect that what we consume has on how we function. The post Christmas hangover can be b...