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Cancer

Soy and Breast Cancer: Our gut bacteria determine how protective soy is

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Immune System

PANDAS/PANS: Is a brain infection driving your child’s OCD, Tics & Psychosis?

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Gut

The Consequences of Having Your Gallbladder Removed

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Epigenetics

Is Meat The Cause of your B.O?

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Gut Bacteria Predicts Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms

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How Our Gut Bacteria Influences Various Heart Diseases & Risk Factors

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  • Gut

    Alternative Ways To Eradicate H. Pylori

    September 2, 2020February 4, 2021

    Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacteria that colonizes the stomach lining. It is found in the majority of cases – over 90% of duodenal ulcer patients and 70% of gastric ulcer patients infected. The prevalence of H. pylori infection varies from 20 to 50% in industrialized countries to over 80% in developing countries. The infection

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    This Infant Temperament Predicts Personality 20 Years Later

    April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

    Fear of Making Mistakes & Trying To Be “Perfect” Is Harmful: Kids who show sensitivity to making mistakes or doing things “wrong” in adolescence, may have a higher risk for internalizing disorders (such as anxiety and depression) in adulthood. During infancy, temperament serves as the foundation of later personality. One specific type of temperament, called

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    Coronavirus: How To Protect Your Immune System – February 4, 2021 Update

    March 25, 2020February 4, 2021

    The Coronavirus (COVID-19) The coronavirus is fast-spreading, there are already a handful of patients with it at hospitals in Pembroke Pines and Fort Lauderdale, FL. Like other flu viruses, this can be a potentially fatal infection for those who are immunocompromised, children, elderly, smokers, etc. In my opinion, our best defenses are isolating ourselves from

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    A Deficiency In This Fatty Acid Can Be Causing Your Diabetes, Depression, Weight Gain, & Neurodegen. Diseases

    December 31, 2019January 1, 2020

    What Is Butyrate? For all the science geeks: Butyrate is a main end product of microbial fermentation of dietary fibers in the human intestine and plays an important role in the maintenance of intestinal balance and overall health. For those who just want to get to the point: In other words…. It is a fatty

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    GI Maps Stool Test: What Your GI Doctor May Be Missing

    October 5, 2019February 9, 2020

    Do you have constant gastrointestinal problems? Have you been to GI doctors, who can never find anything wrong with you despite how bad you feel? Have you had stool tests done by GI “specialists” but nothing ever comes up? Do you have acne on different parts of your body that just won’t go away? Do

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    What Do Emotions Look Like?

    August 4, 2019August 4, 2019

    This study from 2013 aimed to see how emotions impact the body, so that researchers can better understand mood disorders such as depression and anxiety. And possibly find early biomarkers for emotional disorders. To do this, scientists used 4 different experiments to see which ones impacted emotions the most and what that would look like

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B.Sci DN, M.Sci FM
🍊Functional Medicine Nutritionist 👩🏻‍⚕️ since 2011
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Questions that are floating around: Does soy cause Questions that are floating around: Does soy cause breast cancer or does it prevent breast cancer? Is soy bad or is it the genetically modified soy sprayed with RoundUp? 
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Did you know all the studies that found soy to be protective against breast cancer were done only on ASIAN women & not Western women?
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The gut bacteria is responsible for metabolizing soy into its protective components, but research has found that the gut bacteria of Eastern women is different than that of Western women. Western women do not metabolize soy the same way as Eastern women and derive less of the protective constituents.
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The microbiome is amazing! Also, great info about genetically modified crops (did you know 94% of soy in the USA is GMO?)
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we can infer from all the data that the awesome benefits of soy are not generalizable to every population of women. More studies are needed with other populations to confirm if soy protects against BC in other populations the same way it does in asian women.

❤️No need to be scared of soy, if you want to eat it - do you best to choose non-GMO and Organic soy products
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Full article and detailed research here/in bio: [https://www.thehealthymelissa.com/SOY] 
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#soy #soybean #soyandcancer #breastcancer #estrogen #phytoestrogens #vegan #protein #gutmicrobiome #gutbacteria #guthealth #gmo #gmosoy #functionalmedicine #thehealthymelissa
New post on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuro-psychiatric New post on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuro-psychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS)/ Pediatric Acute-onset Neuro-psychiatric Syndrome (PANS) [www.thehealthymelissa.com/pandas]
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PANDAS/PANS are a sub type of acute-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) thought to be caused by an autoimmune response to group A streptococcal infection. Other studies have suggested that chronic stress as well as other types of infections can result in neuro-psychiatric conditions, including: Lyme disease, Mycoplasma pneumonia/mycotoxins, herpes simplex 1, common cold and varicella viruses.
Mold is either a cause or a frequent co-infection for these patients.
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“Basoganglia encephalitis” is brain inflammation, and essentially what PANDAS/PANS is.
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In 1998 PANDAS/PANS was first defined as a cause of sudden onset of obsessive compulsive behavior, tics, psychosis, mood disorders/multiple personalities and neurological dysfunction in children. Believe it or not there are still doctors out there who do not believe this is a legitimate condition. A possible indication that a strep infection may be contributing to OCD symptoms is if the child goes on antibiotics and the OCD symptoms improve.
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It is not uncommon for these children to receive multiple incorrect diagnoses from various doctors, or be incorrectly medicated for symptoms of an underlying brain infection & autoimmunity. This happens because doctors specialize in certain areas and see their patients through the lens of their specialty. When really, the body cannot always be segmented into parts that function separate from each other.
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In my post I discuss in depth the Cunningham Panel by Moleculera Labs, which tests for this. #ocd #pans #pandas #autoimmune #braininflammation #functionalmedicine #cunninghampanel #moleculeralabs #brainhealth #ocd #tics #tourettes #strepinfection #lymedisease #healthykids
Yesss these are gallbladder stones. 💁🏻‍♀ Yesss these are gallbladder stones. 💁🏻‍♀️
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If you are being told you should remove your gallbladder because of stones, read the latest study on long term implications of having it removed. 
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There is a better way to remove stones than taking out your organ.
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I do not describe the exact gallbladder cleanse protocol on here because it should be done with supervision of a functional medicine practitioner who has experience with this. But Dr Jack and I have helped prevent many of our patients from getting their gallbladder taken out.
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👉🏼How Can You Tell If You Have Gallbladder Stasis or Stones?👈🏼

1. Pain or tenderness on the right side under the rib cage after eating any oily or fatty foods.
2. Diarrhea or loose stools with eating too much fat
3. Nausea or vomiting if you eat too much fat
4. Clay colored stools that can sometimes have a mucus around it
5. Floating stools
6.  Blood work shows elevated LDH, GGT, AST, Alk Phos
7. Stool testing can see what percentage of the stool contains fat, which may allude to a gallbladder issue.
#gallbladder #gallbladderremoval #gallstones #gallbladderstones #crohnsdisease #functionalmedicine #thehealthymelissa
😴Adjusting bedtimes is an important interventio 😴Adjusting bedtimes is an important intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk factors.😴 I feel my best when I fall asleep between 930 and 1030. I wake up feeling so energized and rested!
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Angina pectoris is a term for chest pain or discomfort due to coronary heart disease.  It occurs when the heart muscle doesn't get as much blood as it needs. Angina may feel like an uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest.  You may also feel the discomfort in other areas: neck, jaw, shoulder, back or arm.
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The Sleep Heart Health Study was implemented by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to determine cardiovascular and other consequences of sleep-disordered breathing. The patients were recruited between 1995 and 1998 and followed until 2011 and were monitored for cardiovascular disease outcomes, including angina pectoris (AP). 
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The authors reviewed self-reported sleep measures from 4710 participants and found that bedtimes after 10 PM on weekdays and weekends were significantly associated with increased risk of AP after adjusting for confounding variables such as age, sex, race, BMI, smoking status, alcohol use, hypertension, diabetes, apnea–hypopnea index, triglyceride and total cholesterol levels, and sleep duration.
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The prevalence of AP was 44.2% and of the distribution of weekday bedtimes, >11:00pm & 11:01pm-12:00am or later were SIGNIFICANTLY associated with increases in Angina.
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Early bedtimes may help people decrease the risk of AP. #sleep #angina #anginapectoris #hearthealth #sleepearly #thehealthymelissa #functionalmedicine #bedtime #optimalhealth #stroke #heartdisease #cvd #gutheartaxis #brainheart #brainheartcoherence
The body has a way of storing things away to keep The body has a way of storing things away to keep us safe. This is a perfect example:

Two people who had done a heavy metal test through urine. The first one was a random urine collection to see what’s freely floating in the body. The second is called a “post provocation” using a chelating agent. A chelating agent mobilizes what’s stored in the tissues and excretes it in the urine. This is the way to see what’s really being held in your body.
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Blood testing for heavy metals is not the best way to determine total body burden. It will only show recent exposure.
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Only do chelation with supervision of a doctor who is experienced. These two people had joint pains all over & body myalgia. #doctorsdata #heavymetal #mercury #lead #fish #thehealthymelissa #chelation #mercurytoxicity #dmsa #leadtoxicity #detox #toxicmetals #poisoning
I’m so excited to start implementing NAET into m I’m so excited to start implementing NAET into my arsenal of treatment tools 🙌🏽
I’ve been wanting to become certified for 6 years - and I finally am 😃
#NAET #Kinesiology #MuscleTesting #AskTheBody
“A child who is not embraced by the village will “A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth" - African Proverb 
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If a child is raised with caregivers who are wounded and traumatized from their own parents and life experiences, they will pass the same patterns into their own children. This is how generational trauma (or known as generational curses) becomes passed through families.
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And that child grows up and finds a partner who vibes at the same level with similar life experiences, reinforces similar patterns of dysfunction or happiness together and they have children, with the same issues that they had. And the cycle continues.
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Children need to know they are safe, that love is unconditional, and to not be burdened with their parents problems/squabbles. They shouldn't be caretakers for their parents or used as pawns to hurt the other parent if they are separated. They need to be disciplined, taught well, and observe how to be a person of morals and ethics - honesty and integrity - how to communicate their feelings and to be understood/understand. All of this by the parents example.
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Children truly learn what they live and experience. No person is "perfect" - and mistakes are a part of life. They are lessons for us that are best for OUR learning. But as an adult, it is YOUR responsibility to correct habits that are not working for your wellbeing anymore. 
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Addictions, rage/anger, suppressing your feelings/fear of speaking how you feel, inability to be alone, thinking you NEED to be perfect, not having boundaries are all COPING MECHANISMS that your brilliant nervous system created to help you feel safe, feel worthy, feel loved & avoid pain in some way when you were a kiddo. They work until they don't work anymore.
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We can grow a more loving, kind and emotionally healthier world by doing that for ourselves first. #mentalhealth #selflove #trauma #childhoodtrauma #therapy #love
New blog post! If you have exceptionally, oniony B New blog post! If you have exceptionally, oniony BO then this post is for you!
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Our body odor is like our personal scent, it is influenced by genetics, hormones, Diet, stress, caffeine consumption etc.
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Studies have shown that the proportion of fat in red meat can be what causes more pungent body odor. (The studies did not test chicken or fish).
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Our body scent is also what attracts us to people or it can repel us (interesting stuff!). On a primal level we are attracted to those who differ from us because of the gene diversity creating a greater chance of more viable offsprings.
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Women were found to be attracted to the scent of men’s t-shirts who have the most differing MHC genes. The MHC genes have to do with the resiliency of the immune system. Offsprings with the greatest chance of survival.
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And men found the scent of women’s shirts most attractive when they were at the point of ovulation during their cycle.
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Link in bio! #bodyscent #redmeat #vegan #carnivorediet #thehealthymelissa #bo #stinkypits #onionpits #sweat #pheromones #primalinstinct
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