Do pre-diabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, and subsequent cardiovascular disease just happen by chance? Because you are unlucky, or because it runs in your family?

Thankfully, we now know that you have a choice in the matter. Here is what you need to know.

Having gut trouble? Or mood, or other health issues and you’ve heard your gut might have something to do with it?

It is true. Much of what is going on with your thyroid or your mood or your joint pain or your brain has origin in your gut. It is great that this truth is coming to light.

How to know if your bloating is due to SIBO or gallbladder?

You can get a pretty good idea of the answer by observing what foods cause bloating for you.

The liver, gallbladder, and bile duct work together to make, store, and secrete bile. Bile works like soap to break up the fat into smaller parts. These smaller fat particles can be digested and absorbed.

Bloating is a very common complaint these days. It is not just a bother. It is a red flag that something is off in your gut. But what?

The problem is almost always coming from the inside out. And remember, everything you put ON your skin ends up IN your body.

Depression can mean moving through your day, completing tasks, fulfilling responsibilities, but having trouble smiling or finding joy. It may mean using all the energy you have just to get up in the morning and face another day.

BEWARE… no matter what diet you follow, how much you exercise or what supplements you take…

There is still one element that can wreck your health and put you at risk for heart disease, diabetes, hypothyroid, autoimmunity and a host of other chronic diseases.

If your thyroid is under-functioning you get a diagnosis of hypothyroid. And you receive a prescription for hormone replacement, usually Levothyroxine, Synthroid, or a generic. Problem solved, end of story. Right?