My journey into the world of Health,Wellness, and Functional Medicine.
Hey everyone! I’ve been a little MIA with blogging, I’ve been taking an intensive immunology class – and boy is it fascinating! This week, our immunology professor Dr. Zwickey has us researching all different strains of bacteria and their effect on the chemical messengers (called cytokines) and exactly what areas of the immune system they
Have you ever had white lumps in the back of you throat? They can cause you to have bad breath, cause your lymph nodes & throat to feel swollen or sore. Pretty unpleasant to deal with! Well, you are not alone. They are called Tonsilloliths, or “Tonsil Stones.” It was a bit challenging to find
Grow a pair of ovaries why dontcha?! Ladies! In 2003 to 2009 “The Sister Study” enrolled 50,884 women in the United States and Puerto Rico who had a sister diagnosed with breast cancer. The cancer researchers have followed these women since 2003 & have published 90 scientific papers in well respected journals. This one
Hello Everyone! My last post caused quite a stir (in a good way)! If you didn’t catch it, click here! So many women have dense or fibrocystic breast tissue. Fibrocystic breast tissue can be caused by: Low progesterone levels Low iodine levels Intake of too much caffeine Imbalanced Estrogen levels My last post showed the
Frankincense Essential Oil If you want to purchase Frankincense essential oil go to the website: https://www.doterra.com/US/en/site/healthymelissa This person’s 1st thermography evidenced asymmetrical thermal patterns, inflammation, fibrocystic breast tissue and possible suspicious activity (suspicious activity is not good). It’s important to come back for the 3 month follow up after the initial baseline thermography because cancer
Probiotics could also be called “Psycho-biotics” because of the significant influence that they have on brain and mood. Many studies have looked at the connection between the gut microbiome and mood. Chen et al.,2018 analyzed differences in the composition of the gut microbiota in both men and women with major depressive disorder (MDD) and compared
