by Loren Hannaford | Apr 12, 2024 | Functional Medicine, Gut Health
🌻 🌾 All things histamine 🌻 🌾 🤧 It’s allergy Season Histamine is nothing to sneeze at. Well, actually it is. It is the main chemical in our body that causes allergy symptoms (along with many other health issues) when our reaction to it goes awry. Given the time...
by Loren Hannaford | Mar 18, 2024 | Functional Medicine, Gut Health
https://vytalhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/For-blog.mp4 Wisdom and Practices for aging with a strong, healthy body and mind. In the realm of functional medicine, where holistic health takes center stage, the focus isn’t merely on halting the aging...
by Loren Hannaford | Feb 7, 2024 | Functional Medicine, Gut Health
What’s with heavy metals? As we began discussing the topic of this month’s blog, our minds went to Valentine’s Day and then, of course, chocolate! While most people revere chocolate as an unhealthy temptation, chocolate can actually be good for you. It...
by Molly Koivisto | Dec 1, 2023 | Functional Medicine, Gut Health
If you have had a SIBO breath test and seen your results, I bet you are probably wondering what do the results mean for you. General Interpretation Principles There are a few general guidelines that are useful in SIBO breath interpretation. The first is humans do not...
by Molly Koivisto | May 18, 2022 | Functional Medicine, Gut Health
The gold standard for diagnosing SIBO is aspiration (taking a sample) of small intestine contents during endoscopy. Obviously, this is quite invasive with some potential serious risks, and it also is quite expensive. That’s why SIBO breathing testing is how the...
by Molly Koivisto | Mar 17, 2022 | Functional Medicine, Gut Health
What is SIBO? SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. The symptoms of SIBO may include the following: gas, bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, GERD, constipation, anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, depression, weight changes and others. The most...
