Are you allergic to [insert food here]? Test yourself for FREE
Allergy testing is confusing, subjective, and expensive at best. Skin test…blood test…IgE…IgG…IgA. Are they accurate? Do they catch everything? What do those numbers really mean? While I firmly believe in blood tests for those with stubborn sensitivities that are hard to narrow down, there is a much easier method for pinpointing the foods that cause […]
3 Signs You Are Healing (even though you feel lousy)
Healing reactions can cause mass frustration. When you aren’t properly educated on what these reactions mean or why they occur, it’s a never-ending cycle of questions, false starts, and unnecessary misery. Is this working? Why do I feel worse? Should I stop?
5 Supplements to Retrain Your Immune System
Note from Jennifer: While I am working on catching up with homework – finals are 2 weeks away!! – and living through a home remodel, I’m happy to have Claire Murray, a naturopath from Australia, share some nutritional therapy from a naturopath’s perspective. Please extend your warmest welcome and make her feel as warm and […]
Digestive Enzymes [Healing Digestion Part 5]
For previous posts in this series, follow these links: Healing Digestion: Part 1 – Restoring the Mucous Layer Healing Digestion: Part 2 – Digestive Tonics The Dangers of Acid Blockers: How to Heal Heartburn Naturally {Healing Digestion: Part 3} 3 Essential Facts about Probiotics [Healing Digestion: Part 4] Enzymes are often the last piece of […]
How to Stop Sugar Cravings Naturally with Kombucha
My cravings for sugary goodness were legendary. The candy aisle at the drugstore was Disneyland. Godiva inspired chocolategasms. Donuts and cookies and soda oh my! When my hormones got the best of me every month, I would go into a frenzy of inhaling pastries, chocolates, and sweet (hot) tea by the gallon. Chewy, crunchy, creamy, delicious boxes of […]
How Much HCl Do I Take? Learn to Test for Your Correct Dose
Many of us are becoming aware that many of our symptoms of dis-ease begin with poor digestion. Here at 20 something allergies, we are working to reverse that process with our series on healing digestion. The Need to Supplement After building up the stomach’s protective mucous layer and introducing digestive tonics, many of us still have a need […]
The Dangers of Acid Blockers: How to Heal Heartburn Naturally {Healing Digestion: Part 3}
For the complete series, follow these links: Healing Digestion: Part 1 – Restoring the Mucous Layer Healing Digestion: Part 2 – Digestive Tonics 3 Essential Facts about Probiotics [Healing Digestion: Part 4] Digestive Enzymes [Healing Digestion Part 5] We have already discussed the digestive process and step 1 in healing digestion in part 1 and […]
3 Essential Facts about Probiotics [Healing Digestion: Part 4]
For the complete series, follow these links: Healing Digestion: Part 1 – Restoring the Mucous Layer Healing Digestion: Part 2 – Digestive Tonics The Dangers of Acid Blockers: How to Heal Heartburn Naturally {Healing Digestion: Part 3} Digestive Enzymes [Healing Digestion Part 5] Gut health is a buzz word in the holistic health community these […]
How to Lose Weight and Have More Energy: At-Home Iodine Protocol
Tired, sluggish, overweight, or irritable? You may have an iodine deficiency. Iodine deficiency is a major cause of thyroid dysfunction and it’s estimated that 95% of people (based on test groups) are deficient in this important nutrient. Do you use iodized salt? Read here to find out why that’s a bad idea. Thyroid Functions increases […]