In today's episode, we are talking about 8 measures you can take to optimize your sleep - getting to sleep, staying asleep and waking up feeling like you had a great night sleep.

If you are not already implementing these sleep empowering strategies, start adding them into your routine, because medications that put a body to sleep are not permitting regenerative sleep. And as you know, satisfying sleep is a huge ally in our journey of health accumulation.

Let's accumulate health through sleep.

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In today's episode, we're talking about food additives and how they are used to make food taste, smell and look better. Additives make it possible for food to sit on a shelf for years without changing color, or growing mold.

They give crackers, chips, breads that special crunch that you just never can quite recreate at home.

Food additives are everywhere and in everything that is not a real, whole food. Even non-organic meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, may have additives to make these otherwise whole foods, last longer. I am going to go through my "not a chance they are going into my body" food additive list. 

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In today's episode, we are talking about the connection between our emotions and the health of our digestive system. 

How we metabolize our emotions and what we permit to take up residence in our mind can affect our bowels. This can be an amazing supportive cycle of regeneration for the nervous system and optimal nutrient extraction from our digestive system or if our emotions are dark, negative and full of worry, it can be gas, bloating, indigestion, feeling like we react to every food we consume. 

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In today's episode, I'm talking about corn syrup and its link to inflammation. Corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup or corn syrup solids are commonly used as a sugar-based sweetener in ultra processed foods and baby formula.

Countless studies show that corn syrup drives inflammation and the hyper formation of advanced glycation end products. Corn syrup consumption even in the short term can promote neuroinflammation and alter the brain's ability to defuse oxidative stress. 

The beauty of all this, is that nobody has to consume corn syrup. You can choose pure maple syrup, you can bring your own ketchup free of corn syrup to the restaurant (have countless friends who do this), you can pass on the Gatorade, you can drink Zevia or carbonated water instead of Dr. Pepper, you can choose baby formulas without corn syrup solids like the Mt Capra goat milk recipe. 

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In today's episode, we're discussing some of the causes of a toxic gut and what we can to detox our gut. Many of us are walking around with insidious digestive imbalances that we may or may not be aware of.

The imbalance of gut bacteria and the out-of-control gut permeability are causing toxic elements to enter our bloodstream.

We may have made the rash go away with steroids, but the inflammation that is driving the rash is still present and slowly robbing us of our health.

If the wrong bacteria are present, your blood is being exposed to loads of endotoxins known as Lipopolysaccharides or LPS over and over again.

At some point this load becomes overwhelming to your antioxidant and anti-inflammatory defenses and you end up with associated metabolic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, stroke, obesity, fatty liver not caused by alcohol, and autoimmunity.

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In today's episode we're talking about nutrient dense vs energy dense foods. Nutreint dense foods are going to have the greatest array of naturally occurring essential vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and amino acids.

When we don’t match nutrient density with energy density, we end up needing more and more high energy foods to make up for the lack of nutrients. 

On top of that, energy dense but nutrient lacking foods are stripping nourishment from your body in the process of being digested and assimilated. Whole nutrient dense foods supply the body with their own resources to aid in digestion. 

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In today's episode, we're talking about brain fog or a lack of mental clarity because it is one of the most common symptoms related to Covid or other other infections like Epstein Barr, cytomegalovirus, or Lyme disease.

Brain fog can mess a lot of people up and cause them to end up on anti-depressants, stimulants and anti-anxiety medications, this of course only compounds the problem. 

It's important to recognize that though the inflammatory state induced by the infection may have been the trigger for the symptom of brain fog, there are many lifestyle choices that can prolong it, promote it, or help heal it. In the case of Covid, brain inflammation develops and is not cleared.

Today, I'm talking about 5 areas to consider to get you on the path to healing and restoration.

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In today's episode, we're talking about how Splenda also known as sucralose is a genotoxin. Despite its toxicity, I could walk into Costco, Krogers, Safeway, Wal-Mart and pull a bag off the shelf from the edible food aisle.

If you are a Splenda consumer you may be saying, "but is it really that bad"? I mean come on, the FDA approved it and “health” influencers and supposed health supplement companies use it in their products.

Recognize that nobody else has to live in your body, so clearance by the FDA is sufficient for most companies to overlook toxicology studies that suggest differently. Natural words and colorful health images, can go a long way in covering up significant health shortcomings of artificial additives like Sucralose. 

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In today's episode, we're talking about vitamin A deficiency.

A vitamin deficiency can be the result of: Vegetable oils, processed foods, poor conversion of beta carotene to Vitamin A (retinol), lack of protein intake, lack of absorption due to gallbladder issues or insufficient pancreatic enzymes can all contribute to vitamin A deficiency.

A low vitamin A status can increase the risk of respiratory illnesses and infectious diseases. Illness can also deplete our vitamin A levels. This is why it's important to support our bodies with vitamin A, so we don't prolong our illness or open the door for another illness.

Vitamin A is also critical for mobilizing and releasing iron from the liver. It's also needed for transporting iron to tissues that are in need of iron. 

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In today's episode, we're talking about how Berberine works in the body. There is no pill that can induce fat loss (that lasts) without potential for side effects. I have seen experts claim that berberine is not beneficial because it doesn’t cause weight loss.

What is important to understand is that when you are talking about natural agents, they work along multiple mechanisms and affect multiple body systems like supporting liver detoxification, bacterial balance, insulin sensitivity, act as an antioxidant, promote feelings of wellbeing and the list goes on. 

When we use herbal extracts like berberine, we are signaling to the body to perform in a more desirable pattern, while still permitting the body to use its innate wisdom (that is far superior to our own) to recalibrate, make adjustments and get our system running most efficiently.

So as you are optimizing your food routine, establishing your exercise routine, working on your sleep hygiene and stress metabolism; Berberine is an herbal extract to consider bringing on board to help increase the efficiency of these life adjustments. 

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