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You probably experience these things, but think nothing of it.

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The FDA has swept these under the rug for decades.

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Enjoy your meals, it is essential for good digestion.

In 1922, Dr. Walter Alvarez stated:

⬩Digestion is faster if food is palatable
⬩Digestion is slower when the food was thought to be disgusting
⬩Animals and people had slower digestion if being fed vs eating on their own.

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MASTIC GUM: HOW IT PROTECTS THE GUT!

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You WILL NOT have good digestion… without addressing this first.

The key to relieving your indigestion, constipation, and bloating may be where you least expect it.

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The best thing you can do for your health that no one is talking about.

You’ll be sleeping like a baby, reducing your stress, and crushing inflammation.

Literally touch grass.

Why GROUNDING is the missing link to your optimal health:

Stress DESTROYS your gut more than anything.

1. During stress, CRH is released from the brain.

This hormone travels to the gut, and directly causes:

• "Leaky gut" - which exposes bacteria / food components to the body, driving inflammation.
• Serotonin release - a primary mediator of symptoms like bloating, sensitivity, lack of appetite, etc.

Carbohydrate, pregnenolone & progesterone are tools to help lower the release of CRH.

2. Stress worsens immunity.

Chronic stress:

• Depletes sIgA, an antibody in the gut that prevents adhesion & inflammation
• Shrinks the thymus gland, a primary immune organ where immune cells develop.
• Directly suppresses & kills immune cells

This all leaves us susceptible to pathogenic bacterial overgrowth, which:

• Produce gas, leading to pain & bloating
• Drive serotonin production

Vitamins A, D, C, and zinc are the primary nutrients for supporting immunity.

3. Stress weakens digestion

Stress has been shown to lower the production of:

• Digestive enzyme
• Stomach acid
• Bile acid

All of which are obviously vital for actually breaking down & absorbing the food.

Stress ALSO screws up motility.

The vagus nerve is one of the primary parasympathetic or "rest & digest" nerves in the body.

One of its primary functions is to support the proper contractions of the digestive system.

This ensures that the food gets moved along properly to prevent physical irritation.

It also ensures that food doesn't stick around long enough to get overly fermented by bacteria.

Digestive enzymes can be directly supplemented, stomach acid can be aided with Betaine HCl, and Bile acids can be supported with taurine / glycine or TUDCA.

4. Stress increases estrogen

Cortisol is known to increase the conversion of androgens into estrogens via the aromatase enzyme.

Women are more susceptible to conditions like IBS, especially during points in the cycle with higher estrogen to progesterone ratio.

Androgens, especially DHT, have been shown to protect against the sensitivity & pain in the gut, while estrogen causes it.

Estrogen ALSO up-regulates serotonin production, by causing the degranulation of immune cells called mast cells.

These cells also produce histamine and other proteases that can lead to symptoms.

Tools to lower / oppose estrogen:

‣ Saturated fat
‣ Vitamin A
‣ Vitamin D
‣ Vitamin E
‣ Progesterone
‣ Aspirin
‣ Vitamin B2
‣ White button mushrooms
‣ Insoluble fiber (raw carrot)
‣ Naringin, naringenin, apigenin (citrus fruits)

If you have chronic bloating and gut pain, this is for you.

This is A KEY culprit wreaking havoc on your gut that your doctor won’t even think about.

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THYROID HORMONE - A complete guide

1. Symptoms you may be hypothyroid

Just to name a few:

• ALWAYS being tired
• Feeling COLD, especially at the extremities
• Slow / lethargic speech
• Stubborn weight gain
• Poor mood
• Puffy features: cheeks, love handles, general water retention
• Gynecomastia (man boobs)
• Muscular weakness
• Dry skin and hair
• Anxiety
• Hair loss
• Always being sick

Digestion is particularly responsive to thyroid hormone.

• Constipation or diarrhea
• Nausea
• Bacterial overgrowth
• Reflux

are all common in hypothyroidism.

Thyroid hormone is:

⬨ Key for gut regeneration, healing
⬨ Pro-motility
⬨ Vital for producing digestive enzymes
⬨ Required for producing stomach acid
⬨ Critical for gut immunity, gut barrier

2. Why labs are often misleading

TSH is the primary (and often only) metric a doctor will test for hypothyroidism.

A lower TSH should be indicative of higher thyroid hormone secretion, but it doesn't tell the full story.

For starters, TSH can be lowered by:

• Infection
• Trauma
• Cortisol
• Adrenaline
• Caffeine
• Fever

So a low TSH alone cannot rule out hypothyroidism.

The standard TSH reference range is also WAY too lenient (up to 5).

TSH >2 has been associated with:

• Heart disease
• High cortisol

Thyroid hormones:

• T4 (inactive)
• T3 (active, pro-metabolic)
• Reverse T3 (anti-metabolic)

can also be measured in the blood, but this doesn't tell the full story either.

These hormones must be transported through the blood, enter their target cells, and attach to the specific proteins in the cells that facilitate their actions.

Not as simple as thyroid in blood = thyroid activity.

Values of the “free” T3 and T4 can be misleading as well.

Thyroid hormones do not need to be "free" to exert their effects on various tissues, contrary the current medical dogma.

I still think testing can often be helpful, but you can certainly be hypothyroid while your labs look good on paper.

3. Diagnostics

An underarm temperature measured first thing in the morning, leaving the thermometer under the arm for 10 minutes to equilibrate, should start be >97.8°F.

Lower temperatures are highly indicative of hypothyroidism.

This was the gold standard thyroid test (along with aforementioned symptoms) that was successfully used to treat thousands of hypothyroid people before blood tests.

You can have “ideal” thyroid lab values yet be at the temperature of a hibernating bear.

A healthy resting pulse averaged 85 beats per minute, though Dr. Ward Dean has suggested between 65-75 is a good range.

If you eat carbs can and feel more tired and have lower temperature and pulse rate, this indicates a reliance on the stress hormones and a lack of thyroid function.

The response of the Achilles tendon when tapped was another assessment tool.

In a well-functioning thyroid, the foot would swing back energetically due to quick muscle relaxation.

but a slow, controlled return motion indicated potentially sluggish energy status, often a sign of hypothyroidism.

High cholesterol is another sign of hypothyroidism, while thyroid supplementation normalizes it.

4. NOT supplementing thyroid is unnatural

Consuming thyroid gland is as natural and "ancestral" as it gets.

Paleo researchers have stated that we probably consumed lots of thyroid gland throughout human history:

"the shift from scavenging towards hunting... would have increased thyroid gland consumption by hominins and thereby exogenous thyroid exposure."

"these Homo forebears started consuming small animals, such as amphibians, birds, and reptiles. This prey was consumed whole, and the animals’ thyroid glands thus provided a significant amount of thyroid hormone to their hominid predators."

"Nevertheless, tissues and organs (including thyroid glands) are commonly consumed by the primary hunters"

In fact, thyroid gland used to be in common foods like ground beef up until the mid 80s.

It is only recently when we stopped eating the whole animal, including the thyroid gland!

5. Using natural desiccated thyroid (NDT)

Desiccated thyroid comes from the thyroid glands of pigs or cows, and is the traditional way of supplanting thyroid hormones.

A grain (60 mg) is the unit of measurement for supplementation, containing ~40 mcg T4 + ~10 mcg T3.

A starting dose of a half grain is reasonable, and should be continued for 2-4 weeks before adjusting.

The hormones take around this long to stabilize.

As you use NDT, you should consistently track:

1. Morning temperature
2. Symptoms

Once you get to >97.8°F and symptoms resolve, the correct dose has been found.

The brand matters a lot. Many products seem to be unreliable, or outright useless.

That’s definitely been my experience. I’ve tried numerous products over the last few years.

I'll link below the thyroid product I have been using recently for myself and with clients.

I would take it with food to slow the absorption, or even split into multiple doses with meals.

I prefer at dinner.

While some may require full replacement (4 to 5 grains), others find relief with as little as 15 mg (quarter grain).

Broda Barnes observed that his patients often required about two grains of thyroid to alleviate hypothyroid symptoms, occasionally needing more.

If you experience

• Too fast of a heart rate
• Palpitations,
• Anxiety,
• Overheating
• Fatigue
• Shaky feelings

then you might have taken too much thyroid.

The amount taken should be reduced or discontinued entirely.

Effects of over stimulation should resolve in a few hours.

This type of response can also indicate low cholesterol or an issue with liver function, two systems that the thyroid depends on to do its good.

You may also need more nutrients, as the increased metabolic rate demands more resources.

Eat your liver, egg yolks, and oysters.

Many people who should be candidates for supplementation find that thyroid does nothing for them, no matter how much they take.

In my experience, this always seems to be tied to an issue with the gut.

I would try to address this first.

Or, you just may not need it at all. You may need to address other factors.

Of course, supplementing thyroid is not the ONLY way to improve thyroid function, but it seems like an appropriate strategy when other factors have been addressed.

YOU MUST ADDRESS THIS TO FIX YOUR GUT

This “happy hormone” is the primary driver of digestive problems.

I found that out the hard way.

Here’s what I’ve learned, how I lowered it and how you can do the same:

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LACTOFERRIN: A “miracle” supplement for your gut.

1. Lactoferrin is a powerful gut anti-inflammatory

Lactoferrin was known to prevent and even cure cancer in the digestive tract of animals.

A research group decided to apply this in humans.

Patients given 3 grams of lactoferrin had their colon tumors slow in growth significantly.

A 22 year old young man with severe Crohn’s disease caught wind of these results.

He just moved to the United States and had lost access to the hefty medications he was on.

He decided to try 1 gram of lactoferrin daily for himself.

Cured.

Lactoferrin at just 100 mg/day helped in Crohn’s disease, decreasing levels of the inflammatory markers IL-6 and hepcidin.

One trial showed that 3 grams of lactoferrin per day resulted in 50% fewer incidences of diarrhea in just 2 weeks.

2. Any digestive symptom - lactoferrin can help

Lower doses of lactoferrin are still a godsend for severe digestive symptoms.

Another study showed lactoferrin at 600 mg daily diminished nausea, diarrhea and abdominal pain.

One report of children who consumed lactoferrin at 100 mg / day showed a reduction in vomiting and gut inflammation.

3. Lactoferrin is antibacterial, antifungal and regulates iron

Lactoferrin is critically important for its regulation of IRON.

While iron is of course essential, it is a double edged sword.

Unabsorbed free iron, which we are exposed to so much in today's food and in disease, directly causes inflammation and bacterial overgrowth in the gut.

Lactoferrin is critical for chelating and ENHANCING intestinal absorption of iron.

Lactoferrin acts as an iron transporter and thus REDUCES oxidative damage in the gut's nervous system.

Think of iron literally rusting on your most vital tissues: lactoferrin is there to PREVENT this.

It also boosts the expression of the famous BDNF in the gut, which allows the gut’s nervous system to regenerate properly.

These gut based nerves are responsible for perceiving digestive symptoms, as well as numerous regulating motility which is impaired in digestive distress.

But the ultimate root cause of these digestive conditions is typically bacterial.

Lactoferrin has potent antibacterial effects, in part by binding with free iron.

This deprives more pathogenic bacteria of this essential growth element,

while actually providing iron to some commensal bacteria which have lower iron requirements.

Lactoferrin also has direct antimicrobial properties by disrupting bacterial cell membranes.

It also increases the activity of serine protease, and antimicrobial peptides like RegIII𝛾, enzymes which shred up bacteria.

Lactoferrin has even been found to be effective against a variety of Candida species, an infamous fungus that causes gut and systemic infections in humans.

4. Lactoferrin heals the structure of the gut

Lactoferrin is essential for both the creation and the differentiation of the intestinal epithelial into all of the cellular subtypes necessary to keep the gut functioning properly.

Disruptions in the gut epithelial barrier can lead to antigens entering the area just underneath these cells,

triggering the release of a variety of cytokines and contributing to intestinal inflammation.

This is a phenomenon seen in EVERY digestive disease, and many other conditions seemingly unrelated to the gut.

If you suffer from bloating, gut pain, loose stools or poor bowel habits, or issues like poor sleep, mood and skin problems, you can bet that this process is involved.

HOWEVER, lactoferrin contributes to MAINTAINING the intestinal epithelial barrier and has immunomodulatory properties,

which are both critical functions in protecting the gut mucosal immune system.

Lactoferrin has been shown to support intestinal barrier integrity by upregulating tight junction protein expression and protecting the intestine from bacterial infections.

I cannot stress enough how important this is.

This is the most prevalent mechanism in any digestive condition you can think of, and lactoferrin can help prevent and heal it!

5. Lactoferrin calms the immune system

Lactoferrin could be a viable solution to addressing lactose intolerance.

It promotes the production of key digestive enzymes that break down lactose and sugar.

If you seem to react poorly to a myriad of normal foods (skin reactions, loose stools, diarrhea, brain fog, etc), then lactoferrin could be the solution.

We have various immune cells that are constantly sampling components of the gut to recognize the normal while weeding out pathogens.

But this process can become impaired and our immune systems can become overactive, mounting unwarranted inflammatory responses,

& driving tons of different digestive symptoms and intolerances to otherwise normal foods.

However, lactoferrin influences immune cells to become more tolerant, and less inflammatory, preventing various gut symptoms.

Essentially, it helps your immune system properly differentiate between what should and shouldn’t require inflammation.

Secretory IgA is an immune component that serves a PIVOTAL role in gut health.

It binds to pathogenic bacteria and other antigens from the environment and prevents them from causing inflammation.

sIgA is known to get depleted during times of stress, and its absence tends to result in inflammatory problems in the gut.

However, lactoferrin supplementation has been shown to INCREASE sIgA production in the gut,

supporting our immunity and protecting us from bacterial overgrowths and infections that can wreak havoc on our gut health.

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are another critical mediator of intestinal inflammation, sensing various bacterial components in the gut like endotoxin.

These receptors are elevated in the gut of people with IBS and inflammatory bowel diseases,

yet lactoferrin has been shown to REDUCE their expression, leading to subsequent quelling of inflammation.

6. What is lactoferrin?

Lactoferrin is a protein that is found mainly in MILK, at its highest concentrations in colostrum, the milk the mother produces when lactation first begins.

This milk needs to be incredibly enriched in regenerative components for the offspring to survive and develop at this most crucial period.

Bovine colostrum has been consumed for millennia for its God-like medicinal properties.

Even Cleopatra was said to use it as it was seen as an immortal ingredient.

7. How to use it

Therapeutic doses range from 100 mg up to 3 grams of lactoferrin daily.

Makes sense to start at the lower end and gradually increase, though it is very safe so trying higher doses can be an option.

Of course you can also get it from bovine milk (20-200 mg/L) or colostrum (2g/L), especially when raw,

but the amount is variable and it can be tough to consume enough to hit the therapeutic targets.

Human milk is even higher in lactoferrin, if you're really adventurous.

I'll link the supplement we use with clients below, it's been such a key to our success!

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