Cortisol and weight gain often go hand in hand, but there are ways to break the cycle. Discover five effective ways to reduce cortisol levels and prevent weight gain.

Minerals are an important part of healing your body, balancing your hormones, and healing fatigue.

Doctors frequently prescribe the pill as a solution to common complaints like acne, heavy menstrual flow, PMS symptoms, or irregular periods. While it can alleviate these issues for some women, it fails to tackle the root cause. What many doctors omit to mention is that the birth control pill comes with its own set of side effects, some of which may be irreversible.

Your questions on MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) answered from a functional perspective. MCAS is a serious condition that can be life-threatening and has significant quality-of-life implications. Read more about what MCAS is, how it relates to MCAD, whether it is cancerous or not, valuable behaviors as a MCAS sufferer, and more.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has no authority to assess the safety of beauty products before they go on the market. Unlike food and drug manufacturers, the cosmetics industry is free to use thousands of synthetic chemicals in all sorts of products – and they do. Many chemicals restricted or prohibited by the European Union aren't restricted in the United States.

On your health journey, lunch will likely be the most challenging of your daily meals. Many working individuals do not have the option to eat lunch at home. That makes dining out for lunch extremely easy. Going out to eat is not necessarily bad, if you order correctly, but it can be more complicated to make sure you have the correct balance of nutrients in your diet.

Adrenal fatigue (HPA-D) causes you to feel drained of energy, among other negative outcomes. Caffeine is the most popular drug in the world for boosting mental "energy". So how do these two things collide? In the same way a loan to get more money can cause you to fall into financial disrepair. Click to connect the dots.

Health resides in the cell. If you have healthy cells, you will have healthy tissue and healthy organs. However, the cells of our body have to deal with a host of nasty threats such as viruses, bacteria, and infection.

Magnesium is possibly one of the most important nutrients for overall health, yet most people are deficent.

The #1 supplement every woman needs is magnesium. It's a vital nutrient to over 230 body processes and is usually deficient in women. Learn about this powerful nutrient, it's different forms, and how to add a magnesium supplement that is right for your body.

Adrenal Fatigue is exhausting to live with so start using these 6 methods to reset the adrenal system. 6 simple ways to start helping your body heal and calm down the imbalanced cortisol and other hormones of the adrenal system.

GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, are patented laboratory experiments ran by biotechnology companies that have entered into our food supply. The intended uses of GMOs on crops were to provide them with the ability to abstain from direct herbicide application, encourage their own insecticide production, and offer greater yields. Click to learn more about what GMO is and what it means for your health.

What is the Dirty Dozen and what does it have to do with my energy levels. If you struggle with fatigue, you need to read this short blog about how the Dirty Dozen affects your energy and why.

What's better than a blood test? A Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis! This test finds the root cause of your symptoms and is the foundational test I recommend to all clients. Find out why!

Emerging evidence between depression, anxiety, and exposure to mold has surfaced. It is thought to be associated with many complex health problems and may be the root cause of your symptoms.

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine called for a ban on GMOs and urges physicians to advise all patients to avoid GMOs. The effects of GMOs indicate serious health risks, including infertility, immune problems including allergies, accelerated aging, faulty insulin regulation, gastrointestinal disease, DNA damage, and cancer.

Chronic stress plays a pivotal role on the mind and body, and also the mind-body connection. Cortisol, the stress hormone, can give an individual a much needed burst of energy in a given situation, but if not properly managed, long-term it can wear down the brain and even destroy cells.

Your mental health is directly related to your gut health. Many symptoms like anxiety are connected to an imbalance in the digestive tract. Click to learn more about this powerful connection.

You may have heard of adrenal fatigue, but you probably haven't heard of the more accurate term HPA-D. HPA-D correctly blames the brain for imbalances in hormones instead of blaming the adrenal glands. Click to learn more about the science behind "adrenal fatigue" and why you probably are suffering from HPA-D.