That which we have not let go of begins to pile up and weigh down the soul, akin to walking around every day with a backpack full of rocks. Forgiveness may seem like a simple concept, but it is one of the hardest things to implement. There has been
Our breath both begins and ends life. It is both autonomic and voluntary. It has an amazing ability to heal both our bodies and our minds, the power of which science has only recently confirmed. On average
I'm really excited to start to share with you and hopefully form new connections in your mind that the link between anxiety and gut health. When most practitioners think about anxiety, they think about doing therapy - mostly through CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy) as this is the most researched, and effective forms of therapy for anxiety. But what happens when CBT isn't effective. Or when it brings your anxiety down, but not where you want it to be?
First and foremost, the mistake that I see a lot of people make is that they don't treat the underlying infections. They come to me and say "Hey Jodie I want to do a SIBO test. I really think that I have SIBO. I have all the symptoms of SIBO - the gas, the bloating, the stomach discomfort on the smelly farts.. I'm certain that I have SIBO, so let's knock it out". The problem with doing that is that you can't treat SIBO first. SIBO actually is one of the last things that
By a landslide, the most accurate way to confirm the presence of SIBO is with the SIBO breath test. You may be wondering how your breath can possibility tell you what’s going on in the small intestine. Let me break it down for you
IBS is a super common diagnosis made today within the conventional medical system. This diagnosis usually comes with lack of tangible strategies on how to make the IBS go away, and patients often leave the doctor’s office feeling helpless and thinking that they must learn to live with the discomfort that IBS brings
The health state of our gut is correlated with the brain's health state. When the gut is exposed to infection, environmental toxins or foods that it is intolerant or healthy foods (read: greasy, fried, high in fructose), the lining of the gut becomes damaged and leaky. The body then
Before I started having major gut issues, I was cavity free. But as soon as my gut started acting up, my oral health became a disaster. One of my favourite ways to keep my oral microbiome healthy is through oil pulling. You may think that mouthwash will do the trick; however, mouthwash kills the good bacteria as well.
