Wellness
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7 Keys to UltraWellness
in WellnessMOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW how poorly they feel until they feel better. In fact, most of us don’t recognize that fatigue, digestive problems, aches and pains, allergies, headaches, and more aren’t just annoying symptoms. They are early clues to impending diseases that can disable and kill us. Most heart disease starts in the womb. You…
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Lesson 1: Environmental Inputs
in WellnessIN THE INTRODUCTION, I explained how our current model of medicine ignores the real causes of disease. Now we’ll examine the first of 7 keys to UltraWellness. Our thinking about how we get sick is completely wrong. You can’t “catch” disease. You can’t “get” cancer or heart disease, diabetes or dementia. This may have seemed….
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Lesson 2: Inflammation and Immune Balance
in WellnessA SIMPLE BLOOD TEST can save your life. It is called C-reactive protein and it measures the degree of hidden inflammation in your body. This is important because almost every modern disease is caused by or affected by hidden inflammation, including heart disease, cancer, obesity, and dementia as well as arthritis, autoimmune disease, allergies, and…
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Lesson 3: Hormones and Neurotransmitters
in WellnessHOW DO YOU FEEL today? Seriously, how do you really feel on various scores like this: Does your mood and energy level swing up and down? Do you crave sugar or salt? Are you overweight and putting on more and more belly fat? If you are a woman do you have premenstrual syndrome, painful or…
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Lesson 4: Gut & Digestive Health
in WellnessIS SOMETHING WRONG with your inner tube? The inner tube of life that is your digestive system? It is likely that you suffer from (or have suffered from) some type of digestive disorder–irritable bowel, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, reflux, gas, and things too gross to mention in print. And you are not alone. Over 100…
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Lesson 5: Detoxification
in WellnessIN THE LAST LESSON you learned why the digestive system is so important to creating UltraWellness. The next step is learning how to optimize your detoxification system. The role of toxins and detoxification in health has been largely ignored by medicine. But thankfully scientists and practitioners are starting to recognize its importance in health. But how…
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Lesson 6: Energy, Mitochondria & Oxidative Stress
in WellnessIN THE LAST LESSON we reviewed the importance of optimal detoxification for UltraWellness. Next we will review how you can turn up your metabolic engine and boost your energy. Are you tired and worn out? Do you feel burned out and have sore muscles, fatigue and brain fog? You might have metabolic burnout! Imagine if…
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Lesson 7: The Mind/Body and Body/Mind Effect
in WellnessIN LESSON 6, we reviewed how important energy is for life and for UltraWellness. You learned why we lose it and how to make it! But what is more important than almost any other factor in heath? What is the cause or worsens ninety-five percent of all illnesses? What has been associated with dramatic reductions in…
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How Hidden Food Sensitivities Make You Fat
Think food allergy and you might conjure the worst-case scenario, like a child going into anaphylactic shock after exposure to peanuts. No doubt, a severe food allergy is scary. But it’s also relatively rare. A much more common scenario is an adult with a low-grade food allergy to, say, gluten who never pinpoints the cause…
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How Toxins Make You Fat: 4 Steps to Get Rid of Toxic Weight
in WellnessScientists recently uncovered a surprising and disturbing fact: environmental toxins make you fat and cause diabetes(1). Inside the body, these chemicals monkey with our ability to balance blood sugar and metabolize cholesterol. Over time, the changes can lead to insulin resistance. This discovery should be headline news but no one is talking about it. Why?…
