It is not straightforward to categorize bacteria as simply "good" or "bad." The key factor is the balance of bacteria within the gut microbiome. While some types of bacteria are beneficial in small quantities, an overrepresentation can lead to health issues - including weight gain.
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Are Seed Oils Really That Bad? Let’s Talk Facts — Not Fear
Let’s be honest: if you hang out on health TikTok or deep-dive into wellness podcasts, you’ve probably heard people calling seed oils "toxic," "inflammatory," or even “the root of all chronic disease.”
Seed oils — like canola, sunflower, soybean, and corn oil — have been demonized hard in recent years. But here's the truth: seed oils are not inherently bad, and some of the claims against them are, well… a little overcooked.
Let’s unpack what’s actually true, what’s overhyped, and why omega-6 fats (the main component of seed oils) are literally essential for your body.
Read MoreNEW PODCAST EPISODE: HOW TO NAVIGATE (MIS)INFORMATION OVERLOAD In HEALTH TODAY
I’m on Danish podcast show “Rikke Paa Vrangen”. We’re talking about how to navigate the overload of (mis)information in nutrition and health – a world where everyone seems to be an “expert” these days, but only few actually have a nutrition-related educational background - unfortunately adding to a wealth of misinformation.
How do you know what’s real, what’s marketing, and what’s just plain dangerous?
We go over tools to think critically, act strategically, and navigate the chaos of information.
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Why health communication is broken – and how we fix it
We’re living in a time where more people than ever speak publicly about health – yet the conversation has never been more confusing. Why?
Here’s what I see:
1) People without formal training speak with absolute certainty
2) Audiences rarely ask where the information comes from
3) Extreme messages get the most traction – because they appeal to our black-and-white thinking
But the human body isn’t binary. Health isn’t ideological.
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NEW E-BOOK OUT NOW: The Ultimate Evidence-Based Guide to Mold Illness
This practitioner and patient handbook is grounded in the latest research and over a decade of clinical experience treating mold-related illness - written by Clinical Nutritionist Christina Santini.
Did you know that 20-50% of homes in major cities across Europe and The States are contaminated with harmful, often hidden, mold? And that mold exposure has been linked to brain fog, chronic fatigue, joint pain, digestive disorders, headaches, hormonal imbalances, and even reduced sperm quality?
This 40-page e-book guide outlines clear, evidence-based strategies for identifying and treating mold illness.
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Sugar Is Not Toxic: A Scientific Perspective
Sugar is not a toxin. You cannot “detox” from sugar. Sugar often gets a bad rap in today’s health-conscious world, with many headlines labeling it as “toxic.” But when we take a closer look at the science, the reality is more nuanced. Sugar, in and of itself, is not toxic — it is a natural component of many foods and plays important roles in human biology.
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NEW E-BOOK: HEAL FROM MOLD ILLNESS (DANISH ONLY)
NEW E-BOOK ON MOLD ILLNESS RECOVERY STRATEGIES OUT NOW - currently only available in Danish.
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Aloe Vera Supplementation Improves Facial Wrinkles and Elasticity and Increases the Type I Procollagen Gene Expression in Human Skin
Daily oral intake of 40 μg Aloe sterol was shown in a double‐blind clinical trial to significantly increase skin barrier function, moisture and elasticity.
Ultrasonographic results also suggested that the intake of Aloe sterol increases collagen content in the skin.
Read full studies here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2883372/
and here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7496846/
Wondering whether Ozempic is right for you?
Drugs like Ozempic are increasingly used for weight loss purposes. While calories in vs. calories out do matter and most of us are simply too sedentary, the cause of obesity is complex. Obesity is one of the biggest challenges we face today for various reasons - only some of which we are in control of. Some of us suffer from emotional overeating/ binge eating disorder that requires a completely different treatment approach than conventional dieting advice offers. Some of us have loads of environmental toxins in our body i.e. microplastics messing with our hormones. Some of us are not sleeping properly - poor sleep is directly linked to insulin resistance and weight gain. We really need to get better at understanding our own body and which things we can control. We also need to get better as practitioners in the health care system at working cross disciplinary together and understand the interplay of various factors to better help the client. Calorie counting is simply not cutting it anymore.
Read MoreWATCH MY TALK: Functional medicine strategies to protect ourselves from EMFs
This summer I was in Germany to give a lecture on how best to protect yourself - from a functional medical point of view - against the harmful effects of EMF radiation from our smartphones, wifi, baby monitors etc.
At present, it is common knowledge that men's sperm quality i.a. is significantly affected because we carry our mobile phones. close to the body.
More and more research is coming out about far more disturbing consequences of radiation damage - and no matter how inconvenient we may think it is to deal with, it affects our own and our children's health regardless of us closing our eyes to inconvenient facts.
Watch my talk on the health issues surrounding #EMF exposure and how to protect ourselves via functional medicine strategies.
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ARTICLE FEATURE: Why we struggle with weightloss resistance part 3 (DANISH ONLY)
This is part 3 out of 3 of a series I’ve written for Danish health magazine LNS about why we struggle with weightloss resistance.
Read the full article here (p 18-22): click here and feel free to share.
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Supplement focus: how PQQ might help better your sleep!
PQQ is an antioxidant and based on recent research, it shows to be more powerful at fighting free radicals than vitamin C - this directly impacts and lowers inflammation and stress in our body.
A small, 8-week study in 17 people found that taking 20 mg of PQQ daily resulted in significant self-reported improvements in sleep quality and fatigue. This is thought to be mainly due to its effect on normalizing cortisol levels.
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Should you take probiotics with antibiotics?
While it may seem contradictory, clinical research suggests that is helps to minimize the damaging side effects on your gut microbiome, if you take certain probiotics together with antibiotics.
The best probiotic to take with antibiotics are particular strains that can be taken alongside antibiotics, rather than separately.
These particular strains are
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Mobile phone use linked to high frequency hearing loss in the dominant ear
“Chronic usage mobile phone revealed high frequency hearing loss in the dominant ear (mobile phone used) compared to the non dominant ear”.
Read the full study here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918279/
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Why Nutritional Therapies Are Rejected By Mainstream Medicine
“The medical community has been slow to adopt targeted nutritional supplementation for mental health and healing—a form of rejection and resistance dubbed “The Tomato Effect.” But a new paradigm—a “redefined” perspective—is slowly but surely gaining ground.
For decades, I’ve struggled to understand the tragically slow pace that medicine adopts to the role of diet and nutrition on brain health. This article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) from 1984 has given me insight on why and it may be illuminating for you too. Please let me know your thoughts.
In the article I’m referring to, titled “The Tomato Effect,” the team of Dr. James Goodwin (internal medicine) and Dr. Jean Goodwin (psychiatry) wrote:
“The tomato effect in medicine occurs when an efficacious treatment for a certain disease is ignored or rejected because it does not ‘make sense’ in light of the accepted theories of disease mechanism and drug interaction.”
For the full article by Dr. James Greenblatt MD - read it here: https://www.psychiatryredefined.org/why-nutritional-therapies-are-rejected-by-mainstream-medicine/
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Lessons from 15 years in clinical practice: 4 Key Things That Cause Migraines
Headaches are almost as commonly accepted as the flu these days. And while there are many reasons why we suffer from headaches in our modern sedentary lifestyle, it is not something we should accept - it is a sign the something is off and painkillers alone is not going to bring our body back in balance even if they temporarily can help calm the pain.
Many of the same triggers that causes a simple headache are involved in the more severe migraine attacks. Migraines are not the same as regular headaches that most people experience occasionally. During a migraine attack, you may feel sharp, stabbing pain, typically on one side of the head. Migraines are much more intense than regular headaches and often come with other symptoms like visual disturbances, nausea and vomiting.
Headaches, especially migraines, can greatly affect your quality of life.
Prolonged migraines may result in a combination of chronic migraines and tension headaches.
While every body and biochemistry is unique, I have found some or all of factors to be the root causes of migraines in most cases:
Read MoreTo grain or not to grain?
That seems to be the main question on most people’s mind these days. Personally I always recommend taking advice on matters from professionals who are educated in the field you seek advice in, i.e. seek nutrition advice from professionals who are educated and hold a degree in nutrition science and seek medical advice and diagnostics from professionals who have a medical training. If we did that, and if we as professionals respected different educational backgrounds and trainings, instead of thinking “we know it all”, it would lead to a lot less confusion and malpractice in the health arena.
Anyway, today I want to share this video on the subject of grains with two very different takes on the matter - Dr. Perlmutter, a Medical Doctor and author of “Grain Brain” and Dr. John Douillard, DC, CAP a globally recognized leader in the fields of natural health, Ayurveda, and sports medicine. I find it incredibly nice that these two personalities in their own right are able to discuss their different takes on this almost religious matter in such a civil manner.
Read MoreNEW TALK: 4 HEALTH HACKS FOR WINTER
I am doing a new talk this Winter for companies. Ask your workplace to book this 60 minute talk and walk away with a better understanding of how you can work with your body and the seasons to gain effortless health and truly thrive in the body you are in.
While there are no short-cuts or magic formulas when it comes to health, it is key that we understand both our own body’s biochemical blueprint through lab testing in addition to how the intelligence of nature impacts us. So that we understand when is the time to support detoxification in the body and when is the time to nourish for hormonal balance. If we fight nature, health becomes a constant battle.
Rather we want to understand how we as human beings are connected to the intelligence in nature and embrace the changing seasons to best support our gut and brain health and just overall wellbeing.
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STUDY FINDS: ALARMING LEVEL OF CHEMICALS FROM YOUR REUSABLE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE!
hours in the bottles. There were hundreds of substances in the water -- including substances never before found in plastic, as well as substances that are potentially harmful to health. After a dishwasher cycle, there were several thousand," says Jan H. Christensen, Professor of Environmental Analytical Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences.
Read the full article here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220211102618.htm
Take-away? STOP using reusable plastic anything in contact with liquids or foods. Choose glass og stainless steel instead.
Read MoreNEW INTERVIEW: Cancer nutrition with Dr. Kurt Woeller D.O. →
Dr. Kurt Woeller D. O. is one of the pioneers in understanding biochemical abnormalities related to autism and neurological issues. I highly recommend working with him if you or anyone you know struggles with autism - his knowledge is unsurpassed.
His detailed biochemical understanding of health and disease is truly unique and I’ve followed his work for the last decade along with - unbeknownst to him - I happened to take a training course in organic acid testing led by Dr. Woeller approx a decade ago.
Today I had the pleasure of being on his newly released podcast “Doc Talks”. He is truly one of a select handfuld of incredibly knowledgable practitioners, I have been lucky enough to either be mentored by or work directly with - i.e. Dr. Eric Braverman MD, Dr. Deepak Chopra MD, Dr. Rau MD, Dr. Greg Melvin (who I also collaborate currently with on analysing my clients’ thermography scans) and Dr. Woeller D.O.