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Pyrrole Disorder: Is It Driving Your Anxiety + Inner Tension?
Pyrrole Disorder (or Pyroluria) can be behind social anxiety, bouts of depression, high inner tension and fatigue.
Nervous System Healing Part 1: The 3 States of Your System
Did you know that the healthy balance of your nervous system actually has a HUGE impact on your energy, mood and digestion?
Balance Your Minerals, Balance Your Mood!
Our mineral levels actually have a big impact on our energy, mood and nervous system health. Since they’re needed in almost every life-giving enzyme reaction that happens in the body, this makes perfect sense!
Continue reading to learn about the role of minerals and our mood, and how to rebalance both!
What is Nutrition Response Testing? (And Can It Help Me?)
Nutrition Response Testing or Muscle-Testing is a very helpful tool I use in my practice OFTEN. While not a diagnostic tool, this is a very targeted modality that helps me tune into my client’s energetic imbalances with deeper precision. This helps us quickly get to the root problems causing symptoms, whether emotional, nutritional or immune-related.
Lemon Balm, the Sunshine Herb
This magical plant is called Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis) and it’s part of a very special category of herbs called Nervines. Nervines are some of my favorite herbs because they actually have a specific affinity for the nervous system. Isn’t that just so cool!?!?
Calm Moods Matcha Gummies!
These gummies make it fun and easy to get this mood-supportive amino acid into our diet!
Low GABA + Anxiety
GABA (or Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) is one of the main neurotransmitters that calms and relaxes us. It’s called an inhibitory neurotransmitter, because it literally helps block excitatory messages from getting to the brain.
Serotonin + Gut-Health
Serotonin functions as both a neurotransmitter and a hormone. It’s often called the ‘feel good’ hormone. It’s responsible for regulating our mood, supporting normal bowel movements and good sleep. When serotonin is imbalanced, we can experience:
The GI-MAP (my fave gut-health test!)
The GI-MAP test is one of my favorite home-tests to order for my clients. It’s the most sensitive stool test available on the market. This advanced stool test uses qPCR lab testing for identifying bacteria, yeast and parasites.
4 Steps to Nervous System Healing
Here are 4 things that deeply impact our gut-brain-axis, and how to support your nervous system to heal the effects of stress, reduce anxiety and feel more present daily.
The Incredible Benefits of Hair Tissue Mineral Testing
Have you heard of Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis? This amazing screening test is an accurate and easy way to discover what minerals are out of balance in your body so that you can improve your energy, metabolism and mood!