Have you ever wondered where you can go to find the most up-to-date information regarding SIBO? Well, I am here to tell you! The 2nd Annual NCNM SIBO Symposium is coming up the first weekend in June and will be held here in Portland, Oregon. If you have never been to Portland and would like…
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Finding Your Medical Team
Three years ago, I had never visited a naturopathic office. Today, you would be hard-pressed to get me to visit an allopathic physician because of the negative experiences I have had with the conventional medical model. I was raised like a typical child living in the United States- I visited the pediatrician once yearly for well-child checks,…
A Self-Love Weekend
The weather in Portland this weekend was gorgeous! The sunny skies and mild temperature felt much more like Spring than February in the Pacific Northwest. I took advantage of the wonderful weather this weekend by treating myself to some much needed self-love (a perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s weekend if you ask me). My Self-Love…
Terry Wahls’ Take On Sulfur Intolerance
If you have not heard of Dr. Terry Wahls’, let me give you a brief intro. She is a functional medicine practitioner who cured herself from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a highly-debilitating illness. Recently, she was the featured guess on Sean Croxton’s Underground Wellness radio show (listen here). I was intrigued by this episode because I…
Interpretation of my Organix Urine Acid Test
In a previous post, I shared an overview of the results of my organix urine acid test (from October 2014) and promised a more comprehensive examination into the meaning of the results. Here it is! Category Abnormal Result Significance Fatty Acid Metabolism Adipate: Very High Fatty acids cannot get into my mitochondria. May be due to…
2014 Recap
2014 has been a year of hope, excitement, frustration, and most importantly, learning. I have learned so much about myself, nutrition, the medical field, the food industry, cooking, toxins, and how these all impact our overall health. As I reflect back upon where I was one year ago, I am hopeful that I will continue…
Maya Abdominal Therapy for IBS
I do not remember exactly how I came across Maya Abdominal Therapy, but after reading about it, I figured I would give it a try. You can read about it here. My main reason for pursuing this form of therapy was to get an assessment of the overall health of my abdominal region and see…
FODMAP in different coconut products
Here is a great blog post I came across tonight. The author explains the FODMAP content of varying coconut products and their amounts. It is very consistent with my experience with these foods. Is coconut safe on the low fodmap diet? | Low Fodmap For Life.
Goodbye Hydrogen & Welcome Methane (Breath Test #2)
About two weeks ago, I performed a second breath test to determine if my SIBO had cleared up. I was very hopeful that it would be negative because I had zero symptoms from consuming the lactulose solution (a very different story from when I first did the test in February). Well, this morning, the results…
Organic Urine Acid Test Confirms Sulfur Suspicions
I do not remember ever being as excited to go to a doctor’s appointment as I was today. Why? Because today I got to see the results of my Organix Comprehensive Urine Profile from Genova Diagnostics. One of the markers that I found to be interesting from these test results was that I am positive for…
