Real Answers to Real Health Issues Right Here, Right Now

I can't keep up!  Everybody has so much energy why don't I? 

I'm fat and bloated!  I live on salad yet I still resemble the Michelin man.

 I am not very happy about being depressed! 

 I find everything to be a pain in my rear! Why do I hurt so much?  

Do you forget things easily? Do you forget things easily?  

My brain farted and now I have brain fog.  Everything confuses me!  

I am so tired I can't sleep!!  Try as I want, try as I might, why can't I sleep tonight? 

How many times have you heard . . . you don't have an Ambien deficiency or a Prozac deficiency or a Tylenol deficiency.  I sure have some deficiency because I can't sleep, I'm depressed and I'm fat!  This traumatizing trio really could be a magnesium deficiency causing you not to be able to relax, which leads to eating junk food which lowers serotonin which leads to depression.  Tylenol blocks folate absorption (half the population is deficient in folate to begin with) which causes brain fog, which is enough to make you forget whether you even took your Tylenol for the pain or not!  OMG, what am I suppose to do?  I haven't got time for the pain or any of this mess for that matter.

Catherine decided to quit guessing and find out why she had brain fog, felt confused and was quick to anger.  Her dad fell ill and was on numerous medications which prompted her to test and not guess.  The OAT/MRT combo was the first functional test w decided to run.  The MRT can reduce inflammation quickly because it literally told her which foods caused inflammation in her.  Inflammation is found in every disease known to man so this was a no-brainer (no pun intended).  Cauliflower, a seemingly healthy food, triggered an inflammation response that cascaded through her body.  Quick fix, eliminate cauliflower (this is just one example as she eliminated several foods and brought in many foods she had avoided).Catherine also complained of gas, bloating and constipation also known as Michelin man syndrome.

 The organic acid test was quite shocking as it exposed the dirty truth.  She had ammonia toxicity.

The bacteria in her gut was so imbalanced it was producing too much ammonia for her liver to detox.  Arginine and magnesium can detox ammonia quite easily, however not so easy for her because she had another imbalance of bacteria that would quickly bind to magnesium and render it useless!  An anti-microbial would be needed first to eradicate the infection.  This alone will leave her in a constipated state for a few more months because magnesium deficiency is all too common in constipation.Catherine's liver was dealing with a lot of toxicity.

 As if ammonia toxicity was not bad enough, solvent poisoning was also a culprit to the brain fog.  Catherine had a healthy stress relieving hobby as an artist and painted frequently.

 After many questions, the lightbulb came on. . . She was using turpentine when she painted! (an aha moment). Can turpentine be toxic if I get it on my hands she asked?  Yes! Within seconds it is in your system and your liver has to detox it.  Remember her liver is also dealing with ammonia toxicity from the dysbiotic gut.  She immediately ventilated her painting room and switch to low VOC paints.  Glycine and B5 are quite remarkable at detoxing solvents out of the body as this will be her next step in the healing process.  

Two month checkup with Catherine reveals she is sleeping much better and digestion and bloating are becoming a faded memory!  Oh and as if that wasn't good enough she also lost body fat.

Catherine had real problems and finally got real answers to real health concerns right here, right now. 

Test don't guess!       --JROD

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