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The Keys to Aging Well and Living Disease-Free: Inflammation and Oxidation 101

May 8, 2017 by FLI Health

The Keys to Aging Well and Living Disease-Free: Inflammation and Oxidation 101

Who wants to age well, and live a disease-free life? Well, don't raise your hands all at once! In a perfect world, everyone would age well and rid themselves of the ailments that chronic disease tends to bring with it on its destructive path. Of course that scenario seems a little too ideal to be possible, but guess what? It IS attainable with proper knowledge and choices. If you want to age well and waive goodbye to chronic disease, then you need to focus on two words: Inflammation and Oxidation. Inflammation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly So, you might ask, what exactly is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Functional Medicine, Lifestyle, Neuroendocrine Immunology, Nutrition Tagged With: age, chronic disease, healing, health management, health tips, inflammation, lifestyle, mindful, oxidation

Conquer Your Allergies This Season

April 17, 2017 by FLI Health

Conquer Your Allergies This Season

If you dread allergy season, then you know what it’s like to suffer from itchy skin, red eyes, a runny nose, sneezing, sinus pressure, and headaches. Likewise, you may react to certain foods with hives, headaches, nasal congestion, skin problems, a racing heart, or irritability. What is the common denominator in both scenarios? Histamines. While many people just give up and suffer, some natural compounds can bring relief. To understand why these natural remedies work, it’s helpful to understand a bit about histamines. What are histamines? Histamine is a protein that causes inflammation, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Functional Medicine, Lifestyle, Nutrition Tagged With: allergies, allergy season, functional medicine, histamines, inflammation, natural remedies, spring

The Importance of Keeping Your Blood Sugar Balanced if You Have Hashimoto’s

October 10, 2016 by FLI Health

The Importance of Keeping Your Blood Sugar Balanced if You Have Hashimoto’s

You’ve probably heard that depression and other mental health issues are based on a lack of brain chemicals such as serotonin and GABA. Conventional treatment is to give medications that trick the brain into thinking it has enough chemicals. But new research shows in many cases mental health issues are related to chronic inflammation and unstable blood sugar is often at the root of inflammation. Because inflammation is such a key player in Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, it’s important to understand ways to manage it — not only for your autoimmune thyroid condition but also for your mood. How … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Functional Medicine Tagged With: balance, blood sugar, Hashimoto’s, inflammation, lifestyle, mood, tips

Use Nitric Oxide to Tame Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism

April 18, 2016 by FLI Health

Use Nitric Oxide to Tame Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism

If you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, chronic inflammation, or signs of brain inflammation (such as brain fog), you may have noticed it can be tough to tame the inflammation and flare ups. This is because the body can get trapped in vicious cycles that feed inflammation. Luckily, researchers have pinpointed what perpetuates these cycles and ways to stop them. They include targeting two immune messengers called “nitrous oxide” and “IL-17.” IL-17 and Hashimoto’s inflammation The immune system triggers inflammation by releasing an immune messenger called IL-17. IL-17 triggers other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Functional Medicine Tagged With: Hashimoto’s, hypothyroid, inflammation, thyroid

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