Many common symptoms may be caused by food sensitivities, including fatigue, headaches, irritable bowel, brain fog, joint pain, weight gain, rashes and more.

What causes food sensitivities? The answer lies in your gut.

While there are many factors that can contribute to illness, perhaps none are more important than FOOD. I see it with patients every day - the food that you eat has an immediate and significant impact on the way that you feel.

More than 85,000 chemicals are known to be circulating in everyday products in the US alone—in cosmetics, clothing, furniture, electronics, cleaning products, construction materials, and more. Taking simple steps to enhance your body's detoxification pathways can help to keep you in balance. Let's start with the basics.

Every cell in your body contains magnesium and needs it to function. Magnesium often serves as a cofactor — a helper molecule — and is involved in more than 600 biochemical reactions in your body happening at any given moment.

Your gut, skin, nose, and airways are home to trillions of tiny bacteria and other microbes—some of which might help your immune system fight off unwanted infections. It’s called your microbiome.

In case you haven’t noticed yet, illnesses never affect two people in the exact same way. When infected with the exact same bacteria or virus, one person might get a slight cough for a week while the other person ends up with symptoms that linger for months. We see this with all infections, and right now we’re seeing this with COVID. Research is showing that our body’s response to the COVID infection is linked (at least in part) to…THE GUT MICROBIOME.

With Summer celebrations often comes food, later nights, and increased alcohol consumption - and all of this can take a toll on your health. Taking simple steps to enhance your body's detoxification pathways can help to keep you in balance. In the coming weeks I'll be outlining simple techniques to DETOX and RECHARGE this Summer - but first let's start with the basics.