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Discovering your Second Brain

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The gut and brain have a proven ability to communicate via the nervous system, hormones, and the immune system. Because of this many refer to the gut as our second brain. We know that the brain has a direct effect on the stomach. For example, the very thought of eating can release the stomach's juices before food gets there.  But what you may not realize is that this connection goes both ways. A troubled intestine can send signals to the brain, just as a troubled brain can send signals to the gut.  Your Gut Is Intricately Connected to Your Brain Your enteric nervous system is embedded in the wall of your gut, and works both independently of, and in conjunction with the brain in your head. Your enteric nervous system (ENS) contains 500 million neurons, and is thought to be largely responsible for your "gut instincts," responding to environmental threats and sending information that affects your well-being, to your brain. This communication between your ...

Inflammation - It's all about the Gut!

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Can what you eat influence chronic pain and illnesses? Current research says YES! Inflammation plays a major role in your overall health. Ever heard about Garbage In Garbage Out in computer lingo? Well, the same applies to our bodies because we get from our bodies what we put into them.  Junk food is never going to manifest in peak performance. So why feast on inflammatory foods if you don't want an inflamed system? Some inflammatory foods should be eliminated from your diet altogether, while on the flip side there are other foods can have important anti-inflammatory properties.  The nutritional foundation of chronic illness has been known to natural medicine practitioners for many years - basically the idea that our bodies can heal themselves if fed with the right foods has been around since Hippocrates. It seems senseless (even criminal) that western/modern medicine does not utilize this basic, proven knowledge.  If you suffer from chronic pain, your ...

Treating H.pylori correctly - Your Gateway to Good Health

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Beyond any doubt, it's now a proven fact that your gut is your gateway to good health.  Regardless of your diagnosis, you need to look to your gut health for answers. Why?? Simply because 80% of your immune system is in your gut - this means that if your gut is healthy, your immune system is also healthy.  BUT... the reverse is also true. When your gut is unhealthy, it can cause more than just stomach pain, gas, bloating, or diarrhea. Gut imbalances have been linked to hormonal imbalances, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression, eczema, rosacea, and other chronic health problems.  Getting and keeping your gut healthy is paramount to ensuring that you regain and maintain your good health in the future.  If you have been diagnosed with stomach ulcers and/or an infection of Helicobacter Pylori (aka H. pylori), you will probably find that you are presenting with a good few of the below  10 SIGNS of an UNHEALTH...

Has your Doctor Missed or Misdiagnosed this Most Common Cause of Fatigue?

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I was recently feeling severely fatigued for no apparent reason, so decided to pay a visit  to my doctor about this. Other than getting some blood tests done, and the usual  'get more sleep, get more exercise' advice, nothing helped to pick up my energy levels. In my case, there was no diagnosis, and no real solution. I knew that I had to look further, and wh ile doing my research, I found an amazing article on adrenal fatigue , written by  Dr. Joseph Mercola. There are a number of factors that overwork and fatigue your adrenal glands, and these are mostly due to all types of stress.  I also learned why, and how easily, this diagnosis could be missed by doctors. And the sad thing is that this is not a rare disease - it's a common cause of fatigue - which  will be experienced by around 80% of adults at some time, yet in the USA it is one of the most under-diagnosed illnesses.  Signs & Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue Fatigue and weakness...

Hitting the Bullseye with treatment...

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Many people would describe the treatment of Helicobacter pylori as a harrowing experience.  It doesn't have to be like this for you, because I am going to show you how to get this right the first time in the safest and most effective way. ---------------------- Firstly you need to get an accurate diagnosis. Bear in mind that there are many overlapping symptoms associated with gut health problems so diagnosis by symptoms is inaccurate and dangerous. Remember, a wrong diagnosis can lead to the wrong treatment. The GI-MAP and H. Pylori Stool Antigen (HpSA) tests are the most accurate tests after completion of your treatment. The cheap and simple blood test is accurate for the initial detection of H. pylori, yet totally misleading and inaccurate if you have already been treated for H pylori before.  There is a well-written article that explains which tests to avoid, and when - it's definitely worth a read - just CLICK HERE if you don't want to take risks ...

Are you gambling with your health - and don't know it?

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You may wonder how this is possible. In a nutshell, it's quite easy - and it's just as easy to avoid! Making an uninformed decision about your treatment plan can cost you months of unnecessary suffering, let alone the financial cost, and also the emotional cost of being unwell when you banked on being well again. Everyone has choices when it comes to health. And we all try to make the best decisions on what we know. And this is where the problem starts - we just don't know enough, and in this busy age, we don't have the time to find out more. So what do we do? We trust the professionals, and we pay for their expertise. This works for a lot of people, and if this is working for you then just keep doing what you are doing - but you too can also safeguard yourself against any possible problems in the future if you follow the simple advice below. Don't be afraid to ask...  not asking is a gamble! So many people are afraid to question their doctors. I...

"I wish I had known about this sooner!"

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When people say this, you know that they have already been down a frustrating path that didn't work for them the first, or second, or even third time around. After listening to the 35,000+ people that we have helped in the last 10 years, I have heard the statement  "I wish I had known about this sooner" so  many times - and it's this wish that has driven me to find ways to reach people before they go 'down a rabbit hole' due to poor and uninformed health choices. In my experience of heading a team dealing specifically with clients suffering from stomach ulcer problems - I have noticed in the majority of cases that there is almost always a measure of frustration, plus some pain and suffering, which could have been avoided had they known better. Along the way, I have learned that there are many ways to achieve good health in general, and mostly these aren't the ways recommended by the big pharmaceutical companies who dominate the health indust...