Category: Nutrition

5 Powerful Natural Antibiotics That Don’t Require A Prescription!

During cold season it is useful to have some remedies in your toolbox that can fight infections without wrecking your digestive system. Get rid of infections without the digestive destruction, with these five powerful natural antibiotics. In particular, I use oil of oregano to fight off colds and other minor infections. Save the antibiotics for when they are really needed.

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Vitamin D testing

I often tell my patients to get their vit D levels checked.  As this article shows a deficiency can cause problems in all  body systems from gut dysfunction to immune system and joint health. Deficiencies have been implicated in multiple sclerosis too. If you don’t get sun on about 50% of your body – without suncreen for about 20mins in the middle of the day each day during the summer, then you may be deficient.  The test can be done simply by sending off a blood spot, and this is a good time of year to do it,as unless you’ve been away for some winter sun your levels are at their lowest for the year.

If you do need vitamin D then you should also consider taking Vitamin K2 as well to ensure that the calcium is deposited into your bones and not your arteries leading to atherosclerosis.

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You can get your vitamin D levels tested here.

Bone broth for healthy bones

So the cheapest easiest way to enhance your skin and bone density is ‪bone broth‬. If you make it yourself it is full of amino acids including glycine and proline that will enhance your skin, joints and bones.

http://www.wellnessresources.com/health/articles/degree_of_skin_wrinkling_tips_off_bone_loss/

Foods to avoid for a healthy diet

Insulin, Blood Sugar and Type II Diabetes

The science as to why a low sugar/ low carb diet is better for your health and will probably aid with weight loss.  Eating large amounts of carbohydrates overloads the insulin system pushing you towards a diabetic state.

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