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Could I have a food intolerance?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Dr. Brad Shook

Question I’m told food intolerances can affect my health. How can this be true when I don’t have any digestive symptoms? Answer Sometimes it’s difficult to connect a food we eat every day with such health complaints as joint pain, brain fog, mood imbalances, congestion, skin rashes, or chronic inflammation. It’s not obvious a particular [...]

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Why do I have brain fog all the time?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Dr. Brad Shook

Question I seem to live in a perpetual fog, like I can’t think clearly or I’m not all the way there. Why do I have brain fog? Answer Brain fog is a sign of brain inflammation. Although inflammation in the brain doesn’t cause pain, it can cause symptoms of brain fog. The brain is protected [...]

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Gluten can cause leaky brain and leaky gut

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Dr. Brad Shook

Question Eating gluten doesn’t upset my stomach. Why should I consider eliminating it from my diet? Answer Eating gluten, the protein found in wheat and wheat-like grains, has been shown to make the lining of both the brain and the digestive tract permeable or “leaky.” Leaky brain A leaky brain allows bacteria, heavy metals, environmental [...]

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Study exposes cracks in cosmetics foundation

Posted on June 4, 2011 by bshook

Some cosmetics continue to pose a major risk to your health. Study exposes cracks in cosmetics foundation. Want to see how toxic your cosmetics are? Visit http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/, it’s a cosmetic database that will list the chemicals in your cosmetics, and rate them on toxicity.

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Significantly Improve Your Autoimmune Disease? The Best Advice You’ve Never Taken.

Posted on April 24, 2011 by bshook

Significantly Improve Your Autoimmune Disease? The Best Advice You’ve Never Taken.

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Possible Link Between SSRIs and Breast, Ovarian Cancer

Posted on April 16, 2011 by bshook

This is very interesting research that is not conclusive, but that highlights some of the unknown risks associated with many of the medications we take on a regular basis. Everyday we hear of new medications that are making people sick, so is the benefit greater than the risk? Are there safe alternatives that could work [...]