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Why You Feel Fatigued After Eating and How to Fix It

There are a few reasons that stand out when it comes to being fatigued after eating. Here are a few ideas and tips to help you avoid the dreaded energy slump. Four Causes of Feeling Fatigued After Eating 1. Low cortisol If you eat a meal that has a lot of carbohydrates, your body will produce insulin in response. insulin lowers the blood sugar and sometimes it does it very well and that can then cause a drop of your blood sugar below baseline. In some people who may have low cortisol, it can be very problematic [...]

Why You Feel Fatigued After Eating and How to Fix ItWendy Wells2025-05-08T19:25:00+00:00

Leaky Gut, Causes and Cures

"Maldigestion, malabsorption, and abnormal gut flora and ecology are often found to be primary contributing factors not only to gastrointestinal disorders but also to a wide variety of chronic, systemic illnesses."

Leaky Gut, Causes and CuresWendy Wells2023-07-02T23:40:05+00:00

Why do I have allergies?

At some point there was an exposure to the allergen when the health of your mucous membranes of your eyes, nose, throat, lungs, or gastrointestinal lining was compromised. This allergen then got through the protective layer into the blood stream, and caused a reaction - foreign substance alert!

Why do I have allergies?Wendy Wells2022-06-26T21:51:09+00:00

Food & You: The Body-Mind Connection

Food & You: The Body-Mind Connection There's no doubt about it: what we eat, and how much we eat, has a direct impact on our physical health. But did you know that those same choices also influence mood, mental alertness, memory, and emotional well-being? Food can act as medicine, have a neutral effect, or it can be a poison to the body and mind. When we have an imbalance, how do we know it is food? The trick is to determine if the food you are eating is causing the issue or there is something else happening. This is [...]

Food & You: The Body-Mind ConnectionWendy Wells2018-06-23T17:00:43+00:00

Auto-immunity, the what, where, why and how

My favorite question is "why?". I ask it many times in my mind during an intake until I really get to the root causes of the health concern. When we ask ourselves, our body, "why is this happening to me?", we can often find the answers ourselves. Our body is always trying to communicate to us what it needs and doesn't need. With awareness of the wisdom of the body, even in its dis-ease, we learn, grow, have hope, and enlighten ourselves and all that we touch. We learn to trust the body, its vital energy to heal itself, and [...]

Auto-immunity, the what, where, why and howWendy Wells2014-08-09T00:19:12+00:00

Another Cancer Cause Revealed

Colorectal cancer is the 3rd most common cancer diagnosed in men and women in the U.S. The American Cancer Society's estimates for 2014 are 96,830 new cases of colon and 40,000 new cases of rectal cancer. The lifetime risk is 1 in 20 or 5%. There are factors within our control to lessen our chances (research based) such as eating less red meat (beef, lamb, liver), especially processed meats (lunch meat, hot dogs). Also, increasing vegetable and high-fiber foods, and getting daily exercise have been proven to be effective. Obesity, is a strong risk factor within our control, as [...]

Another Cancer Cause RevealedWendy Wells2014-07-20T19:37:52+00:00

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