by Jason Hooper | Mar 1, 2021 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Magnesium, Mitochondrial Health, Opportunistic Microorganisms
Are you stressed out because of your gut health, or is your gut health causing your stress? For gut health coaches, this is our version of the chicken or the egg dilemma. So how does this cycle begin, and more importantly, how do we end it? Stress...
by John Brisson | Jun 26, 2019 | Minerals, Supplement Recommendations
Salt: Why Everyone Says You Are Getting Too Much, Why They Are Wrong, and How a Lack of It Can Greatly Impact Your Health You are not getting enough pure salt in your diet. Yeah, you read that right. How can that be? The medical establishment, the government, and the...
by John Brisson | Oct 17, 2018 | Magnesium
The mineral magnesium (mag) is essential in over 325 enzyme reactions in the body.1 It is used to regulate blood glucose levels in the body, and help prevent you from developing diabetes.2 Mag relaxes arteries that carry blood throughout the body, which lowers blood...
by John Brisson | Dec 3, 2017 | Digestive Health, Hypermineralosis, Minerals
Proper iron metabolism is essential for mitochondrial function and your health as a whole. Iron is one of the most abundant minerals in our human body, most of it is bounded to iron regulating proteins (ferritin, hepcidin, ceruloplasmin, hemosiderin, and transferrin)...
by John Brisson | Sep 28, 2016 | Digestive Health, Reflux, Supplement Recommendations, Zinc
TLDR: If you have stomach discomfort (ulcers, H. pylori infection, or gastritis and can only afford one supplement, I would recommend zinc carnosine. It is one of the best supplements for stomach issues. Zinc is a trace mineral that can decrease wound healing time, is...
by John Brisson | Sep 5, 2016 | Awareness and Advocacy, Hypermineralosis, Supplement Recommendations
Copper has become a villain in the natural health field, but is it the issue? Do we have problems with the mineral itself, or is an increased intake in our modern world combined with an improper metabolism that causes issues? The mineral is needed by the body in...
