Cold and flu season is officially here! I've personally been battling what feels like the beginning of a cold for the past week. The last time I had a cold, it left me with no hearing in one of my ears for 10 days due to severe congestion (that was ...

Gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, urgency, and painful cramping—these are just some of the many difficult symptoms that come along with inflammatory bowel disease, also known as IBD.This disorder is an umbrella term for a variety of symptoms...

My two oldest kids join me today with an experiment of having a conversation about health with kids.  I can't guarantee there's no reference to poop or male body parts.  Short and sweet, and definitely a little loud in the ears at times, here's a gli...

An estimated 70 million people suffer from some sort of digestive issue in North America. Let’s take a moment to slowly digest this. How could this be possible when we have clean water, a steady food supply, and many luxuries others parts of the worl...

What is Functional Medicine? It’s true healthcare. Functional Medicine is a distinct medical model—separate and, as you’ll come to learn, vastly different from the conventional approach—one that promotes wellness and helps both prevent and treat chro...

Swearing has been around since forever, but why does society have such a hard time with women who swear? And more importantly, why do we feel the need to tell people they should change to suit our preferences? The topic of swearing is obviously a per...

Have you been feeling dizzy for no reason that no matter what you do, it just keep on getting worse? There are many things that could be causing it but, you just might want to check your house. It could just be molds....

You're waking up from surgery, getting your bearings, and trying to figure out what bus just hit you. As the anesthesia is wearing off and you're being loaded up with pain meds, you realize you chose for this trauma to happen and you want to get back...

Nutrition Nugget By Nancy Mehlert, MS I wanted to remind you about a simple thing with profound effects: harmful oils in our food. In my opinion, it is one of our “big rocks” for reducing inflammation, preventing disease and improving health.  Yet yo...

I talk a LOT about clearing infections and overgrowths  – Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), yeast overgrowth (candida), and of course, killing parasites. So I was shocked when I first heard about a new treatment idea for treating disease ...