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  • The gut heart axis is a novel concept that was first described in 2017. I dive into the available research of human studies that has found pathogenic gut flora and gut dysbiosis to be associated with various cardiovascular diseases & Risk factors. 💩 I discuss available studies that use probiotics as “therapy” for cardiovascular diseases. 💩 Subclinical atherosclerosis - SIBO Severe atherosclerosis - klebsiella Chronic Heart Failure - Candida, shigella, salmonella Atrial Fibrilation - E.coli, strep, enterococcus Coronary Artery Disease - collinsella, shigella , megamonas Coronary Artery Plaque - strep Vascular calcification - prevotella copri 💩 Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gallbladder stones/ poor bile synthesis can be associated with gut dysbiosis. For which probiotics could be a therapeutic agent. 💩 Research states it is possible to ID a risk for a specific CVD based of the bacterial profile of a person. 💩 The gut should be viewed as its own endocrine organ. Hopefully cardiologists and gastroenterologist will be open to cross training in this area. #thegutheartaxis #thehealthymelissa #cvd #hypertenstion #cad #atherosclerosis #sibo #prevotella #cardiology #gastroenterology #functionalmedicine
  • 🥬🥒🍌🍆🍇🍓🍌🍅🍍🍑 1 handful of Parsley chopped 1 handful of cilantro chopped 1 shallot chopped 5 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp chopped oregano Chop a piece of a Serrano pepper or jalapeño pepper 1/4 cup red wine vinegar Olive oil (however much you desire) Salt to taste . All of these plants have immune supportive chemicals and anti-microbial activity. I use this on my salads. Not just for steak! . Warning your breath WILL be kicking...but we’re socially distant so 🤷🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ 🥬🥝🍒🍉🍑🍎🍐🍈🍆🍠🌽🥕 #chimichurri #plants #plantnutrients #thehealthymelissa #immunesystembooster #antimicrobialherbs
  • I’ve written a post about what you can do to protect your immune system so that if you come in contact with the coronavirus you are better able to fight it off. . I have some novel information which I have not previously seen elsewhere. My colleague Dr Ilyas Hamid Is in communication with physicians in China who are using TCM to treat people (successfully) with the virus, he provides us with an autopsy report of the lungs. This shows the phlegm in the lungs need to be treated in the early stages of the disease so the person can recover. (Autopsy images in the second slide) . In the autopsy images of the lung you can see the thick sticky yellow phlegm coating the lungs. . For TCM practitioners, the coronavirus has a “Damp Heat pattern.” . i’ve also listed supplements, herbs, the essential oil, and antioxidants that you can take that have been found to treat other coronavirus strains and the current one. link in bio (thehealthymelissa.com/coronavirus) please share with all you know! . #coronavirus #covid #covid2019 #thehealthymelissa #immunesupport
  • Klebsiella, clostridium, and streptococcus bacteria are opportunistic pathogen‘s that emit lipopolysaccharides (LPS). This is a low grade inflammatory toxin that overtime starts to affect the heart, immune system, thyroid , etc. as it poisons you. 👉🏼In this study, the severity of hypertension correlated with the severity of the overgrowth of these opportunistic bacteria.👈🏼 . Short chain fatty acids are produced by certain beneficial bacterial Species. They eat the plant fibers that we eat and resistance starches. When we don’t eat enough plant fibers The good bacteria is not being fed, so they cannot create butyrate. . Butyrate protects against colon cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, constipation, depression, heart diseases. . What if your cardiologist doesn’t know about this? The gut heart axis is so new, only being mentioned in the literature in 2017. If you have cardiovascular disease, vascular calcification, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, angina, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease, these are all things that scientific studies are showing (since 2017) have an underlying gut dysbiosis. . The literature says each of these diseases have a distinct dysbiosis that can be a way to determine a persons risk of CVD. . The research is also showing probiotics can be therapeutic agents for these cardiovascular diseases and cvd risk factors. . A GI Maps stool test is an excellent to see if you have overgrowth of any bacteria and if you have enough of the good bacteria. To read more go to: thehealthymelissa.com/gimaps - reference: “alterations of the gut microbio him and hypertension. Yan, 2017” 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽🖖🏽 Tag someone you care about that could benefit from taking probiotics
  • My beautiful mom in 2007 after her ordeal with breast cancer & mastectomy. This is the framed picture of her on the front page of the Sun Sentinel newspaper. . She was asked to be in a pin-up style calendar featuring 12 breast cancer survivors, and she was Ms. February 🥰 . Now she is a Thermography advocate and dedicates her life to prevention & wellness. She has an extremely successful thermography business in Fort Lauderdale, FL For over 10+ years 🌻 . I’m so proud of her 💋 #thermographyfirst #thermography #breastcancer #preventionisthecure #thehealthymelissa #sunsentinel #functionalmedicine
  • ✈️ Know the signs of Dengue infection: Intense headaches with pain behind the eyes (eye pain is key sign), myalgia, sensitivity to touch, raised bumpy rash on arms or body that could be mistaken for sun burn or sun poisoning at first. Fever, nausea, swollen glands, bone pains. My dad had pretty much all of these, starting with a rash on his arms in Thailand and everything else progressed over the next 3-5 days when we got to the philippines. He decided to get a massage because his muscles were so sore. It completely made EVERYTHING worse - he felt chills after & couldn't get warm, eyes hurt, head ache & nausea. We ended up taking him to the hospital in the Philippines & that's when we discovered his platelets were low and he tested positive for Dengue infection. ✈️ This is a mosquito illness that can hinder the production of platelets, which can cause you to bleed if progression occurs. The woman in this article had been to Cuba many times & this time she went she happened to get Dengue and didn't realize it. She states Canadians weren't being given sufficient warning about Dengue Fever. 🙏🏼 Thankfully if you do the right things to support your immune system, you recover from this! take herbs that can strengthen your immune system to make your body less hospitable to mosquito illnesses, parasites and bacterial infections. One of the key ingredients that strengthens your immune system against Dengue is Artemisia annua. Research shows that Artemisia annua extract can kill the parasites associated with malaria & dengue fever infections. ✈️ In 2011 a study from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine conducted a study with 220 malaria patients and used 3 different Artemisia extract formulas to see if it would remove malarial derived parasites. They found that all 3 formulas removed all malarial parasites within 65 - 67 hours. In fact, there is much resistance to anti-malaria medications so these researchers used Artemisia in combo with medications to much success. ✈️ Herbs are incredible & i'm so grateful for my experience with Dengue. I pray over every bottle asking that each capsule be blessed as a capsule full of prevention against any harm ✈️❤️
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