In this episode of The Health Edge John and Mark review the link between gastrointestinal balance and health. They explore leaky gut or intestinal permeability, SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), and dysbiosis as common causes of both gastrointestinal health concerns like GERD (reflux), IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and many non-gastrointestinal health issues e.g. asthma, eczema, autoimmunity, headaches, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, etc.

John and mark review common labs for consideration in the assessment of gut imbalances and briefly review a 5-R approach to gut health:

In this episode of The Health Edge John and Mark review the link between gastrointestinal balance and health. They explore leaky gut or intestinal permeability, SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), and dysbiosis as common causes of both gastrointestinal health concerns like GERD (reflux), IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and many non-gastrointestinal health issues e.g. asthma, eczema, autoimmunity, headaches, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, etc.

John and mark review common labs for consideration in the assessment of gut imbalances and briefly review a 5-R approach to gut health:

R- remove offending triggers

R-Replace e.g. digestive enzymes

R- Repopulate healthy flora with plant-based fermentable fiber, fermented foods and probiotics

R- Repair using lifestyle strategies and supplements

R- Relax, stress reduction

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark reviews the neuroscience linking stress and the fight-flight response with chronic complex disease and quality of life. He reviews the research of Richard Davidson PhD, Robert Sapolsky PhD, Herb Benson MD and Bruce McEwen who has advanced the understanding of allostatic load and health. Mark concludes with several lifestyle considerations for creating health that have been shown to reduce allostatic load and the many downstream mediators that undermine health.

CreatingHealth: Mind-Body Science and Allostatic Load

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark reviews the neuroscience linking stress and the fight-flight response with chronic complex disease and quality of life. He reviews the research of Richard Davidson PhD, Robert Sapolsky PhD, Herb Benson MD and Bruce McEwen who has advanced the understanding of allostatic load and health. Mark concludes with several lifestyle considerations for creating health that have been shown to reduce allostatic load and the many downstream mediators that undermine health.

Mark and John review the science linking lifestyle with “brain” diseases e.g. depression, ADD, ADHD, Autism Spectrum, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Multiple sclerosis, etc. They review powerful lifestyle interventions for preventing these common and debilitating health challenges.

Nutrition and prevention of Alzheimer’s

Bredesen-reversing Alzheimers

Mind, Mood and Food Powerpoint by Dr. Pettus

Mark and John review the science linking lifestyle with “brain” diseases e.g. depression, ADD, ADHD, Autism Spectrum, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Multiple sclerosis, etc.  They review powerful lifestyle interventions for preventing these common and debilitating health challenges.

John and Mark discuss recent science connecting exercise, movement and health as the Holy Grail lifestyle intervention. The benefits of core training and interval aerobics are examined.

John and mark discuss recent science connecting exercise, movement and health as the Holy Grail lifestyle intervention. The benefits of core training and interval aerobics are examined.

In this episode of The Health Edge, John and Mark discuss important biomarker blood tests for assessing and tracking cardio-metabolic risk.

Am J Clin Nutr-2013-Xun-1543-54

John and Mark review some of the “do not miss” cardiometabolic tests that every assertive steward of self-care should think about as part of their health portfolio…the quantified self.