Inflammation, food and your thyroid…
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So, many of you know I treat patients with hormone imbalances. As part of the lab work-up I always evaluate thyroid hormones. One of those tests includes a lab that checks for thyroid antibodies. If antibodies come back high that's an indication that the patient has something called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Hashimoto's is basically an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system goes a little hay-wire and attacks the thyroid gland. No bueno! What causes this? Well, there is more and more evidence that points toward the ingestion of inflammatory foods as the culprit for the rise in autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto's.
Matt Baran-Mickle via RobbWolf.com says:
There are two main mechanisms that appear to play a large part in the development of inflammation and loss of tolerance that leads to AD: a breakdown in the intestinal barrier that allows the activation of potentially self-reactive lymphocytes, and metabolic disregulation in lymphocytes themselves that may also drive activation.
And what kind of foods breakdown our intestinal barriers? Grains, namely. Click here to read more of Matt's article and stay tuned for more info on what foods to avoid in order to avoid AD like Hashimoto's: http://robbwolf.com/2013/10/03/impact-nutrition-autoimmune-disease/
Growth Hormone- What the heck is it and why women make more!
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I recently wrote another article for breaking muscle. This time, the topic was growth hormone. Did you know that as we age the amount of growth hormone we naturally produce goes down? And did you know that along with the decrease in growth hormone a natural increase in body fat, loss of skin elasticity, and loss of muscle occurs. Yikes! Below, is a little of the article and a link to the full meal deal. Check it out and then stay tuned in for how to increase and maximize your own GH production.
Growth Hormone (GH). You’ve probably heard of it if you’re into fitness. Maybe you’ve read some articles about maximizing your production of growth hormone to improve muscular hypertrophy and decrease body fat. Perhaps, you’ve also heard of peopleinjecting growth hormone or taking growth hormone boosting supplements to improve body composition and performance or to stall the aging process. But, do you really know what it does in the human body or when, why and how it’s produced? And did you know production varies due to gender and probably not in the way you’d expect?
For the complete story click here: http://breakingmuscle.com/health-medicine/growth-hormone-how-does-it-work-and-why-do-women-have-more
BIOTE? What's that?
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So, I wear a lot of hats. A lot. Sometimes I wear a few at the same time. One of those is a Nurse Practitioner who specializes in aesthetics (I'll tell you all about that in another post) and bio-identical hormone replacement. What in the heck is that? Well, as we age or when we under go lots of stress our hormones tend to take a beating. We produce less of the sex hormones that normally keep us looking and feeling our best. Two of those hormones are estradiol and testosterone. Both men and women need the right amounts of these guys to function optimally. Notice, I said optimally. Yes, you can get by with low levels but who wants to just get by? If we're going to live we might as well make the most of it, right? Having the right amounts of estrogen and testosterone help with:
Energy
Body Composition
Moods
Concentration and Memory
Joint Health/Pain
Bone Density
Libido
Insomnia
and so many other things!
Thyroid, Vitamin D levels and quite a few other things come into play as well.
Want to find out more?
Come to our free seminar in Bradenton this Wednesday!
Call 941-954-4500 for more information!
Energy
Body Composition
Moods
Concentration and Memory
Joint Health/Pain
Bone Density
Libido
Insomnia
and so many other things!
Thyroid, Vitamin D levels and quite a few other things come into play as well.
Want to find out more?
Come to our free seminar in Bradenton this Wednesday!
Call 941-954-4500 for more information!
“I give up! I am never wearing jeans again! Who do they make these things for? Stick people?” Sound familiar? If you are a woman who lifts weights, squats, sprints, and has any appreciable amount of muscle, chances are you’ve uttered these words or something similar while searching your own closet for a pair of jeans that actually fits over your quads. For years, I’ve wondered why someone hasn’t created jeans for athletic women. Ladies, that day has finally come. Let me introduce you to COCABANG jeans.
COCABANG was founded by Gayla and Larry Allen of Austin, Texas, who have “long enjoyed a lifestyle of eating clean and strength training." When asked what made them decide there was a need for jeans for athletic women, Gayla answered:
Over time, while observing and speaking with friends in sports, competition, and fitness, we learned that most athletic women resort to wearing gym clothes and sweats for daily apparel. The COCABANG line was created to fill that gap in the athletic women’s clothing market with ready-to-wear sportswear redesigned with body-conscious silhouettes.
The couple was also inspired by their daughter, who began CrossFit and noticed it was increasingly hard find clothes that fit her more muscular frame. Gayla said:
She came to us complaining that her wardrobe had disappeared because she couldn’t wear anything. They just didn’t fit right. So I started searching online for clothes made for athletic women. You know, the basics, like casual tops, jackets, shorts, jeans and was able to find nothing. This got my attention. I researched for a long time and decided that this was a problem that needed fixed.
To read the complete article, visit: Breaking Muscle
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